RIP, C-FLEX? This Year Perhaps, But Bring Back the Debit Card ASAP
Yesterday I celebrated the fantastic news that Alabama has become the 43rd charter school state. In that post I noted that Alabama is behind the curve (and way behind Colorado) on public school choice,...
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Broad Brush “Limited Impact” Claim Vindicates Progress of Prop 104
Last week I posted a case study from the Thompson School District, an example of how NOT to negotiate an employee agreement. Just because the popularly enacted Prop 104 has opened the door on these...
View ArticleColorado, Time to Observe National Charter Schools Week Eddie-Style
It’s a little bittersweet writing near the end of National Charter Schools Week, a couple short days after Colorado’s legislative session concluded with very little progress made on behalf of choice...
View ArticleDenver Post Editors Hit Back-to-Back Homers for Students, Parents
My dad told me about these crinkly pieces of paper with print on them that people used to get, something they would read to find out what’s going on in the world. I guess they’re called “newspapers”?...
View ArticleFact-Challenged (or Math-Challenged?) Jeffco Recallers Send Wrong Messages
You can learn a lot by observing people’s actions, not just their words. How do you “get politics out of our schools”? More politics. How do you “restore democracy”? By trying to overturn the will of...
View ArticleUnion Complaints Obscure Need for Fair, Level Playing Field
It’s hard not being the only game in town. In two of Colorado’s largest school districts, the unions are used to having a privileged role in helping to run new teacher induction sessions. This week...
View ArticleWhat’s New? PDK/Gallup Survey Flubs School Choice Question Once More
For being so young, it feels like I’ve really had to repeat myself a lot lately. Not “Get off my lawn”-type of repetition, but still… it gets a little annoying sometimes. Just in the last couple weeks,...
View ArticleTennessee Study Sequel Pours More Cold Water on Pre-K Enthusiasm
I’m going to be honest with everyone. Getting education policy right is hard work. There are no silver bullets out there. Some things (like school choice) show small but consistent benefits in study...
View ArticlePut Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Jeffco’s Ken Witt Pokes Recall Advocates
Friday Fun Day has arrived yet again. I don’t have super-secret materials to share or an inspiring video to show you today. But I do have something pretty darn entertaining: A school board reformer in...
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Don’t Fall Victim to MisNAEPery
It’s NAEP season, my friends. The 2015 National Assessment of Education Progress results were released this week to a barrage of spin, rhetoric, and general “misNAEPery.” I’ve mostly seen this...
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