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  • Forget HB 1292 Transparency Soap Opera: Make it an Old Gangster Film0

    • April 30, 2014

    Update, 5/1: Looks like no knees had to be broken after all…. Did you see that post I did a little over a week ago: “HB 1292 Transparency Headed for Happy Ending? Good Solution Still Needed”? Given last night’s events, I thought about just publishing that all over again today and hoping nobody would notice. […]

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  • Teachers vs. the Public on K-12 Education: Scratching the Surface0

    • April 29, 2014

    Earlier today one of my Education Policy Center friends got to watch most of an online telecast of a panel discussion titled Teachers versus the Public: What Americans Think about Schools and How to Fix Them. One of the co-authors of a recently released book by the same name, Dr. Paul Peterson, led the discussion. […]

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  • Amy Oliver Show: Moms Lead Effort to Protect Student Privacy0

    • April 29, 2014

    Jefferson County mom Sunny Flynn talks about the important effort she’s helping lead to keep student data safe and secure, including the recent demise of inBloom and two important bills at the state legislature.

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  • Denver Post: “Fundamental Fairness” in Jeffco Charter Student Funding Plan0

    • April 28, 2014

    In Colorado, school boards have the opportunity to improve charter funding equity locally. In a positive development, the Denver Post expressed support for the Jefferson County board’s decision to set aside an extra $3.7 million to bring their charter schools somewhat closer to parity with their district-run counterparts.

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  • Is It Time to Rethink the Colorado Department of Education’s Role?0

    • April 25, 2014

    A Friday is as good a time as any to step back, survey the education reform landscape, and question some underlying assumptions. The new Fordham Institute report The State Education Agency: At the Helm, Not the Oar summons us to rethink the role of a major player in the K-12 policy world. Here’s the question: […]

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  • Ownership of Federal Land: Answers Suggested by the Bundy Standoff0

    • April 25, 2014

    The Bundy stand-off in Nevada has induced several people to ask me about the extent to which the federal government can own land, at least under the Constitution’s intended meaning. As it happens, in 2005 I studied the issue in depth, and published the following article: Federal Land Retention and the Constitution’s Property Clause: The

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