Court Rules in Favor of DougCo Families

by Jon Caldara | 3:18 pm, February 28, 2013

Children win in Douglas County! What makes the Independence Institute so very different is that we play the long game. The left has been playing this game for decades and they are collecting their winnings now, while the right seems to be in a perpetual, panicked two-minute, hurry-up offensive. I often say that Einstein was [...]

Lawsuit Filed to Throw Out Colorado Primary

by Randall Smith | 7:48 pm, August 28, 2012

This could be interesting.

A former Colorado House candidate filed a lawsuit Monday asking a judge to void the result of her June primary because ballots were traceable and voting machines weren’t properly secured — concerns that election lawyers …

Seeing Stars: Better Late Than Never

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

It’s been a few days since my last Seeing Stars post thanks to work and family obligations.

In case you missed it, here’s Music Free Static episode 10 (despite my claim that’s episode 11). It’s mostly tech this week.

On to the links.

Colorado

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Seeing Stars: Union Conspiracy and Violence

by Randall Smith | 6:00 am, August 7, 2012

Conspiracy and violence seem to be stock in trade for unions. Is it any wonder that people are opposed to them?

On to the links.

Colorado

The evidence points to teachers unions conspiring with the ACLU in opposing Douglas County’s school choice …

Seeing Stars: Who Needs That Pesky First Amendment

by Randall Smith | 6:00 am, July 18, 2012

Both parties have representatives publicly talking about ignoring the First Amendment. The protections provided by the Constitution are not just there when convenient and easily discarded when not. It would be wise for everyone to remember that.

On t…

Union Concessions Not So…Concessional

by Joshua Sharf | 1:35 am, June 24, 2012

This morning, the Douglas County Federation of Teachers responded to the School Board’s thoughts on the state of contract negotiations. The response is notable, because it appears to walk back a number of concessions that the union had made in earlier negotiations. The union’s justification, laid out in a letter to its membership (see below), [...]

Seeing Stars: Education and Bigotry

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

Less sarcasm and more links. Get it before New York bans it.

Colorado

A CU Regent is proposing a tuition cut for illegal immigrants, once again, proving that not everything needs a new law.
The NRCC is planning on dropping $18 million in ads on t…

Education Reform and FREE Refrigerators!

by Jon Caldara | 4:10 pm, June 7, 2012

If you wanted an inside perspective on the open negotiations between the Douglas County Board of Education and their teachers union, take a look at Education Policy analyst Ben DeGrow’s article for Public Sector Inc, Challenging Union Power and Privilege: From Wisconsin to Colorado. Ben makes note that reforms are happening down in Douglas County [...]

PERA, the Unions, and You

by Joshua Sharf | 1:14 pm, June 3, 2012

One of the less-noticed points of contention at Douglas County’s open negotiations the other week was the status of school district employees who are actually on the union payroll.  Basically, union heads leave the classroom to spend their time representing teachers and the union, yet remain officially school district employees.  The district wants to end [...]

What I Saw At The Open Negotiations

by Joshua Sharf | 12:05 pm, May 25, 2012

Last night I attended the Douglas County teachers union contract negotiations conducted under the county’s new Open Negotiations policy.  This was the first meeting which teachers were able to attend, and the Douglas County Federation of Teachers – the local for the American Federation of Teachers – had called for teachers to show up in [...]

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