Courts

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Jeffco’s Ken Witt Pokes Recall Advocates 0
- Blogs, Transparency
- October 9, 2015
Friday Fun Day has arrived yet again. I don’t have super-secret materials to share or an inspiring video to show you today. But I do have something pretty darn entertaining: A school board reformer in Jeffco calling the bluff of recall proponents in Jeffco by filing a complaint against… himself. Yes, that’s right. Tired of […]
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Colorado Supreme Court Nixes Negative Factor Challenge 0
- Blogs
- September 21, 2015
We’ve been talking a lot about the courts lately. Between the Dougco voucher decision, the ridiculous silliness going on in Thompson, and Washington’s bizarre decision that charter schools are unconstitutional, there hasn’t been much cause for celebration. I’ll admit to feeling pretty darn frustrated with the courts. Now, many of the folks on the other […]
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Thompson Majority Fights On for Local Control 0
- Blogs, Teachers
- September 17, 2015
Most of you probably remember that there’s sort of a thing going on in Thompson School District. Okay, maybe that’s a bit of an understatement. In actuality, Thompson now stands alongside Jefferson County as ground zero for one of the most important education battles in Colorado. More specifically, Thompson has been engaged in an ugly […]
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Wait, What? Washington Supreme Court Finds Charter Schools Unconstitutional 0
- Accountability, Blogs, Charter Schools
- September 10, 2015
I’ve got to admit, Little Eddie’s faith in judges’ ability to fairly decide education issues is beginning to fray. Or it would be accurate to say that I’ve moved past fraying, and that my confidence has fully fallen apart at the seams like the blanket I’ve been dragging around with me since infancy. Back in […]
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ACLU vs. Nevada Families: Another Big Anti-School Choice Case to Wait Out 0
- Blogs, School Choice
- August 31, 2015
The Pope is Catholic. The sun rises in the east, and sets in the west. The grass is green, the sky is blue. And certain parties will sue groundbreaking educational choice programs that promise to help give kids more opportunities. Two months ago, an ACLU-initiated case against the Dougco Choice Scholarship Program prevailed in the […]
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New Reason Foundation Video Explains Important Union-Related SCOTUS Case 0
- Blogs, Teachers
- August 7, 2015
Happy Friday, friends! I’ve written a lot of words this week, and I suspect you all need a bit of a reading break. You know what that means: Video time! Fortunately, the Reason Foundation has provided a great new video that will suit our needs perfectly. Yesterday, we talked about how much teachers unions dislike […]
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