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  • Friedman Survey Finds Big Shift on Standardized Testing, Not to Mention….0

    • June 30, 2014

    For someone who has what some would consider an unhealthy fascination with education surveys, it has been awhile since I really delved into one of them. Back then, the big concern was about PDK/Gallup’s wording of a key question about school choice — adding the ominous phrase “at public expense.” This latest survey of a […]

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  • Congress shouldn’t be running the transportation system0

    • June 30, 2014

    Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden has proposed a three-month transportation bill. Three more months, he says, will give Congress a chance to figure out a long-term solution. The only problem is that Congress had three months three months ago and did nothing. Meanwhile, Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Bob Corker, R-Tenn., have proposed to increase gas

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  • Problems in the Recess Appointments Case (Even though Rob was cited again)0

    • June 29, 2014

    (This article originally appeared in The American Thinker.) I applaud the result of the recess appointments case and I am happy to have been cited again in a Supreme Court opinion (this time by Justice Scalia). But in several respects the case exemplifies what is wrong with constitutional jurisprudence today. In National Labor Relations Board

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  • Holyoke’s Pursuit of Innovation Status Raises Real Questions to Answer0

    • June 25, 2014

    Among the big people around me, there’s a fair amount of cheering and groaning and Monday morning quarterbacking. Apparently, that’s what the day after a primary election does to you. I’ll leave the politics to them, and spend just a few moments on an interesting story that slipped in last week. Chalkbeat Colorado’s Kate Schimel […]

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  • Looks Like There Are Ways to Get More Great School Leaders on Board0

    • June 24, 2014

    One of the main building blocks of a successful school clearly and undoubtedly is quality leadership. Just as clearly and undoubtedly, most school districts in Colorado and nationwide need more great principals to do more great things for kids. The problem is particularly pronounced in some of the largest urban school districts with the highest […]

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  • Rising Energy Prices Lead to the Highest Inflation Rate in 18 Months0

    • June 24, 2014

    By Henry Zhang On June 17th, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its monthly consumer price index report. This included statistics regarding consumer prices in May 2014 and year-to-year inflation. Of note is that in the Western Region[1], from May 2013 to May 2014, electricity prices rose 2.8 percent and total energy prices rose

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