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Unity is Strength: Independence Institute Staff Take the Plunge and Unionize 0
- April 1, 2015
You know, maybe I’ve been too hard on teachers unions. Just this year, I’ve celebrated their declining membership rates, poked fun at their colossal loss of money in the 2014 election cycle, and had a little too much fun reliving an extraordinarily entertaining “battleflop” by Jeffco’s local teachers union. Who can blame me? My big […]
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A Dandelion on a Battlefield: Taking a Timeout to Celebrate 2015′s Daniels Scholars 0
- March 27, 2015
Another Friday has arrived, my friends. In Colorado education, this week saw the continuation of an increasingly ugly fight over testing, accountability, and opt-outs. It will get worse before it gets better, but we don’t need to talk about that today. No, Fridays are happy days. And because I’m a stubborn young man about my […]
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The Most Important Policy Field Trips Are the Ones I’m Not On 0
- March 20, 2015
Fridays are always better when they involve policy field trips, don’t you think? This morning, I had the pleasure of sitting in on a floor debate on SB 45, which some of you will remember I wrote about a while back. SB 45 may well pass in the Senate, but it doesn’t have much chance […]
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K-12 Bureaucratic Barriers a Problem? Who Ya’ Gonna Call? Cage-Busters!0
- March 17, 2015
It’s not a completely unfair characterization to suggest that a specialty for 5-year-old boys is busting things. Or at least enjoying watching others bust things. This post won’t help disabuse anyone of that impression. Last week I cheered to see Marcus Winters flex his charter school myth-busting muscles. Today I bring your attention to a […]
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“The Education Debit Card: It’s Everywhere You Want to Learn”0
- March 10, 2015
Not long ago, my mom came along with me to the toy store to buy a new set of Legos. When it came time to pay, mom pulled out a piece of plastic from her wallet and handed it to the cashier. It was like magic! The store treated the card like real money, and […]
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Education Reform Policy Online Boot Camp Just Might Want You!0
- February 20, 2015
If you’re anything like me (and for your sake, be thankful if you’re not), the idea of a free and open online course on the inner workings of education reform is kind of like Christmas and birthday all rolled into one. I didn’t even ask Santa for such a thing, but lo and behold, the […]
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