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Teachers: Act NOW To Get Your Political Refund

by | 12:27 pm, December 15, 2011

Today is the last day that Colorado teachers can get their political union dues back through the “every member option” mechanism. We got word that the CEA refund website was down earlier today, but that it is now back up again. (If you can’t access the electronic form, please send an email to Linda Lutz [...]

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After Injunction, What’s Next for Douglas County?

by | 3:46 pm, August 15, 2011

Last week a Denver District court judge ruled to stop the Douglas County Choice Scholarship Program (voucher program). Education Policy Center director Pam Benigno spoke with Douglas County School District board president John Carson this morning on iVoices.org. Take a listen to this iVoices podcast to hear how the school district is dealing with the [...]

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Channel 7 Likes Us!

by | 11:41 am, August 3, 2011

Along with the completely insane Lobato education case, this week marked the beginning of the legal battle over Douglas County’s school voucher program. The suit was brought by the ACLU and “concerned” parents. They are asking a Denver judge to block the program, or in legalese – grant an injunction. 7NEWS is covering the courtroom [...]

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Lobato-mizing the State Budget

by | 11:58 am, August 1, 2011

A lawsuit filed 6 years ago taking Colorado to court over how we fund education finally started today in Denver. The case is officially called Lobato v. Colorado and it specifically concerns K-12 education funding. The lawsuit claims that by not handing over the entire Colorado budget to K-12 education, the state is in violation [...]

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VIDEO: Douglas County School Vouchers

by | 11:23 am, July 14, 2011

If you’ve got 2 minutes and want to learn about the real stories behind Douglas County’s innovative school voucher program, please watch this video. These stories are often overlooked by the mainstream media. Please share these stories with…

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Public Education Negotiations Should Be Public

by | 2:59 pm, May 3, 2011

Doesn’t it seem a little odd that a public institution like K-12 education would shield its union negotiations from the people who fund them? Public education implies that the public ought to be made aware of meetings that affect them. Unfortunately in Jefferson County, union negotiations have not be open to the public. Despite the [...]

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Colorado Considers “Parent Trigger” Legislation, the Show

by | 12:44 pm, March 7, 2011

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“Parent Trigger” Legislation to Transform Schools

by | 10:59 am, March 4, 2011

Check out Devil’s Advocate tonight at 8:30 PM on Colorado Public Television 12 as I am joined by State Representative Don Beezley and the Independence Institute’s Ben DeGrow to discuss Don’s “parent trigger” legislation, which would empower parents to transform a low performing schools into a charter or innovation school. Re-broadcast the following Monday at [...]

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Citizens’ Budget Facts Part Deux

by | 3:10 pm, January 27, 2011

These little nuggets are taken from our massive Citizens’ Budget project, headed up by Fiscal Policy Center director Penn Pfiffner.
1. Further reform of PERA must be one the highest priorities of this General Assembly. Although PERA boasts assets with market value of $32.9 billion, its total liabilities were nearly twice that amount – $56.3 [...]

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Photos from OneNation Labor/Peace/Socialism Rally In DC

by | 5:12 pm, October 2, 2010

One of our correspondents in DC sent these pictures of the pro-communist labor-sponsored OneNation rally on the Mall in Washington, October 2, 2010.

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