Senior policy analyst Ben DeGrow joined Jefferson County Board of Education director Laura Boggs as guests on 850 KOA’s Mike Rosen Show for a full hour to discuss the controversy over open union negotiations in Colorado’s largest school district. Go here to listen to a podcast of the 11 AM hour from the May 4 edition of the show.

To get up to speed on the controversy, read Ben’s recent op-ed “Open Negotiations Should Be Consistent Practice.” For a fuller length treatment of the issue, read Ben’s 2010 issue backgrounder “Colorado Education and Open Negotiations: Increasing Public Access to School District Bargaining.”