Education Politics

Thompson Stands Up for Change 0
- May 7, 2015
Some famous guy at some point in history once said that the hardest part of any effort is taking the first step. How right he was. Even at the tender age of five, I can tell you that it’s hard to do big, scary, important stuff. But you don’t need to take my word for […]
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Drumroll, Please: The Great Testing Debate of 2015 Nears Conclusion 0
- May 5, 2015
This is it, my friends. We have entered the final phase of the Great Testing Debate of 2015 as the legislature speeds toward the finish line. We’ve been talking about testing since the session began back in January (and even before then), but it looks like we’re nearing the end of the discussion. While we […]
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NEA President Reminds Us That Education Policy Belongs in Legislatures, Not Courts 0
- May 1, 2015
I don’t want to write about the teachers union today. I already did that this week, and it resulted in a whole bunch of grownups calling me and my friend Ross Izard ugly names. When I told Ross, he just laughed and said “If you’re catching flak, you’re over the target.” I don’t really know […]
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High-Stakes Game of Legislative Testing Chicken Nears Point of No Return 0
- April 30, 2015
There’s nothing quite like the last-minute drama of a Colorado legislative session to fire up the creative juices. Last year at this time, I imagined the crazy showdown over transparency in the Student Success Act as an old gangster film. This time around, the big looming education issue is what to do about testing. No […]
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If You Want Something Done Right: CEA Steps into Thompson’s Union Negotiations 0
- April 22, 2015
After observing many of them on the playground, I can say that bullies are interesting creatures. Usually, they figure they can just push you around without any resistance. But stand up to them just a little, and they have to reevaluate. That reevaluation usually involves a two-step process. First, they try out nasty underhanded tactics […]
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Whichever Way You Look, Colorado Seems to be Stuck in a Testing Rut 0
- April 14, 2015
I came across a story in yesterday’s Los Angeles Times under the headline: “Majority of California’s Latino voters highly value school testing.” Given the state of affairs in Colorado, how could something like that escape my attention? A majority of Latino voters, 55%, said mandatory exams improve public education in the state by gauging student […]
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