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Education Policy Center Newsletter

From The Independence Institute

August 20, 201

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In this issue-- Back-to-School Week Brings Drama, Politics in Jefco-- A(nother) Fight or the Future o olora!o "!ucation #eorm-- $e% Pa&er Sho%s olora!o Stu!ent-Base! Bu!geting on the #ise-- 'nstitute elerates hir! Annual "m&lo*ee Free!om Week-- "!ucational hoice +arches n

!ac"#to#$chool %ee" !rings &rama, Politics in 'e(co

As ki!s hea! ack to school in Jeferson ount*, a recall election is no% ociall*

un!er%a* to !islo!ge the three reorm-min!e! ma.orit* memers o the Jeferson

ount* Boar! o "!ucation/

While stu!ents &re&are to hit the ooks, om&lete olora!o e!ucation re&orter

Sherrie Pei has hit the &a0ement, %orking har! to gi0e Jefco resi!ents the acts

the* nee! to make goo! !ecisions/ 1er 23no% Beore 4ou 5o6 series on the Jefco

recall has alrea!* she! light on the issues o the su&erinten!ent7s salar*, the

su&&ose! teacher e8o!usrom Jefco schools, an! claims o ull*ingagainst oar!

memers/

+ean%hile, a ra0e Jefco mom thanke! the oar! or %orking to hel& stu!ents in a

ne% 'n!e&en!ence 'nstitute Free!om +inute, an! a Denver Post column*

e!ucation &olic* anal*st #oss '9ar! e8amine! %hat changes to the A!0ance!

Placement :/S/ 1istor* (AP:S1) tell us aout last *ear7s 2censorshi&6 contro0ers* inJefco/ #oss also ;lme! a Free!om +inuteon the to&ic, %hile Sherrie .oine! host Jon

al!ara an! halkeat e!ucation re&orter $ic 5arcia to !iscuss the AP:S1 issue on

Devils Advocate/

+ore rom "! 's Watchinge0el Pla*ing Fiel!

A)nother* Fight +or the Future o+ Colorado Education e+ormJefco isn7t the onl* !istrict %here oth alarm ells an! class ells are ringing this%eek/ hom&son School District has een emroile! in an ugl* ;ght %ith its local

teachers union o0er the !istrict7s collecti0e argaining contract/ +ost recentl*, the!istrict %as !ragge! into non-in!ing aritration to !eci!e, among other things,%hether the oar! has the authorit* to re.ect a a! contract/ >ittle "!!ie chime! inon the !eate, an! e!ucation re&orter Sherrie Pei co0ere! the aritration hearingin!etail/

he aritration re&ort is ack, an! its ;n!ings are not rien!l* to the oar!/ $ot thatthis result shoul! e sur&rising? the aritrator %as selecte! * the union or hisstrong &ro-laor recor! in the olora!o ourt o A&&eals/ "!ucation &olic* anal*stsBen De5ro% an! #oss '9ar! !iscusse! the aritration re&ort, hom&son7s ongoingstruggle, an! the signi;cance o oth hom&son an! Jefco on the August @ StacyPetty Show on @@C 3F3A/

he hom&son school oar! %ill no% nee! to 0ote on %hether to acce&t or re.ectthe re&ort, &ossil* setting u& a union-le! la%suit that coul! ultimatel* !eci!e%hether locall* electe! school oar!s across ha0e the authorit* to re.ect contracts%ith %hich the* !isagree/ he 0ote %ill ha&&en the night eore school starts/

he "! enter team %ill e careull* %atching this incre!il* im&ortant &rocess, an!%ill continue acti0el* su&&orting school oar!s7 right to make !eterminations in theest interests o their !istricts/

+ore rom "! is Watchinget +e #e&eat +*sel nce Again< olora!o $ee!s ourse hoice$e% Stu!* 1ighlights Success in $e% rleansA Worth* eleration o 'nstant 5rati;cation< $ ourt :&hol!s hoice

"!!ie has een %arming u& or the return o school %ith another atch o great

&osts on a 0ariet* o other 3-@E issues here in olora!o an! aroa!