Colorado K-12 Funding for the 21st Century: Toward Mass Customized Learning?

by Eddie | 3:24 pm, May 17, 2012

I’m a little bit tired today, having Tweeted up a storm at the Donnell-Kay Foundation’s Colorado Summit on Blended Learning. I have neither the time nor the energy to recap the great presentations from the likes of iNACOL’s David Teeter, Utah Senator Howard Stephenson, New Hampshire Deputy Commissioner Paul Leather, Colorado Department of Education Assistant [...]

Adams 12 Teachers Fired for Alleged Theft Resurrects Tenure Reform Debate

by Eddie | 11:36 am, May 16, 2012

On Monday night, Denver CBS4 investigator Rick Sallinger broke a story about Adams 12 dismissing two teachers for allegedly bilking thousands of dollars in PTO funds that were supposed to go for student trips. I never like to see such a story as the one featured in the 3-minute video. Interviewed by Sallinger, school board [...]

Please Stand Up for Colorado!

by Jon Caldara | 1:02 pm, May 15, 2012

As an organization married to principles, not politics or politicians, we at the Independence Institute have it easy. We stand unequivocally for the ideals presented in the Declaration of Independence – the document that inspired our name. Part of my job as head of the Institute is to lead the fight for free markets, individual [...]

Tale of Two ‘A’s: Alabama Buries Charter Bill, Arizona Expands ESA Choice

by Eddie | 9:54 am, May 15, 2012

I’ve been telling you a lot lately about education goings-on in Colorado, and with good reason. There has been plenty to comment on. Yet once in awhile it’s good to step back and take a look at some other states. Today, specifically, I wanted to share with you a few thoughts about new developments from [...]

Seeing Stars: This Session has Special Needs

by Randall Smith | 6:00 am, May 15, 2012

Day two of the Colorado General Assembly’s special session and the signature bill of the session has already died in committee. The rest of the bills were pretty much only there to tie up loose ends and few were controversial. If the session isn’t over…

NREL: Get rid of fossil fuels

by amy | 2:45 pm, May 14, 2012

We’ve translated President Obama’s “all of the above” energy policy before. Basically, it’s to rid the US of energy from fossil fuels. Now, no translation is needed.
Dan Arvizu, director of Colorado’s own National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a taxpayer-funded arm of the Department of Energy, says “fossil fuels should be phased out by 2040 to [...]

The Bright & Not-So-Bright Spots of Colorado’s Latest 3rd Grade Reading Scores

by Eddie | 1:42 pm, May 14, 2012

Can you believe it? Last week I didn’t write anything about the release of the CSAP TCAP results for 3rd grade reading. The state’s overall share of proficient 3rd grade readers (74 percent) is slightly better than the previous year. Colorado can still do better. To me, this is one of the most fundamental measures [...]

EPA “Doesn’t Live In The Energy World”

by Joshua Sharf | 1:20 pm, May 14, 2012

In a recent hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee, EPA administrator Gina McCarthy said under questioning by U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Committee Chairman Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., that her agency – despite issuing regulations that will have a profound affect on electricity production in the United States – “doesn’t live in [...]

“Local Control” – Absolute or Absolut?

by Joshua Sharf | 12:59 pm, May 14, 2012

Recently, WhoSaidYouSaid showed Colorado state Rep. John Soper, D-Thornton, telling public school employees to “go someplace else” if they didn’t like being due-paying members of the Colorado Education Association. Soper was speaking in opposition to HB12-1333, a bill that would have permitted teachers to opt out of union membership any time, with a 30-day notice. [...]

Seeing Stars: 3 Trillion Barrels

by Randall Smith | 6:00 am, May 14, 2012

That’s how much oil is sitting under Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Obama’s EPA will be sure we never see it. Also unseen is the end of the legislative session in Colorado as the Assembly spins up for Hickenlooper’s special session. I’m sure it will be “s…

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