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Raising concerns among many independent Internet entrepreneurs, a legislative bill to impose sales tax collection on many online retailers was sent back to the drawing board Wednesday. …Read the rest of my article at Watchdog Wire Colorado…. … [Read more...]
From the Independence Institute Amy Oliver Show: Teacher Tenure and a Tale of Two Court Cases (Podcast) HB 1262 Incentive to Reform Educator Pay Certainly Has Caught My Attention (Ed Is Watching) A Beautiful Day to Celebrate Coming Major School Choice Victory in Mississippi (Ed Is Watching) Finished One Good(read) Book This Week Humility: An Unlikely Biography of America's Greatest Virtue by David J. Bobb: I picked up the book because of the author's Hillsdale College connection and my own acquaintance with him during my freshman year. Largely familiar with the stories of the five profiled American leaders, I nonetheless found the virtuous thread binding it together to be worthwhile and edifying. Top Social Media Links of the … [Read more...]
Jefferson County Parent Teacher Association leaders have drawn criticism for making suggestions about gun violence against a new school board director. …Read the rest of my article at Watchdog Wire Colorado…. … [Read more...]
I was quoted in School Reform News regarding the Colorado Education Association's legal and legislative challenge of the state's 2010 tenure reform. More from the Independence Institute Jeffco Teachers Union Takes Political Spectacle from Boardroom into Classrooms (Ed Is Watching) State Debate on How to Spend Extra Education Dollars Has Me Twisted in Knots (Ed Is Watching) Top Facebook Links of the Week If You're Open to Hearing the Truth: Jefferson County school district controversy (Velocity Radio) Pitchers and Catchers Report, Life is Good: MVP Cabrera says he's stronger after surgery (ESPN) We Conservative Writers Can (sort of) Imagine, Too: Writers tend to the Left because they have imagination, not compassion … [Read more...]
I offered recorded commentary for an American Family Radio News syndicated report on the Colorado Education Association's legal and legislative challenge of the state's 2010 tenure reform. More from the Independence Institute Amy Oliver Show: Task Force Looks at Policy Answers for Online Learning (Podcast) Will President Obama Set Record Straight on How School Choice Has Helped Kids? (Ed Is Watching) Open Negotiations in Jeffco Schools? That Old Momentum Looks Like It’s Back (Ed Is Watching) Finished One Good(read) Book This Week Means of Ascent (The Years of Lyndon Johnson #2) by Robert A. Caro: If you have a sensitive moral conscience, you also will need a hard stomach. But this second installment in Caro's intensely … [Read more...]
The federal treasury is picking up bigger shares of Colorado state spending, though a new analysis shows the state is less dependent on Washington funds than most of its neighbors. …Read the rest of my article at Watchdog Wire Colorado…. … [Read more...]
I appeared on morning drive-time radio Thursday. Listen to me on AM 630 KHOW's Mandy Connell Show discuss the teachers union's new lawsuit to ensure job placement for ineffective teachers. From the Independence Institute School Choice Week Kicks Off; Good Luck Trying to Contain My Excitement (Ed Is Watching) Lawsuit to Protect Tenure Over Students Makes CEA Not Only Wrong But Lonely (Ed Is Watching) Charter Schools Continue to Grow; We Need More #SchoolChoice Now (Ed Is Watching) Honored One of the All-Time Great Composers This Week In honor of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 256th birthday (January 27), here's a recent performance of his memorable Symphony No. 40, Movement 1 (Molto allegro). Top Facebook Links of the … [Read more...]