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Entries by Alan Gottlieb from 02/2010

Choose Your Poison

| Posted 02.02.2010 | Denver
Read More: Colorado Taxes, Tabor, Colorado Springs, Jefferson County Colorado, Colorado Constitution Amendment, Denver News

Sure, Colorado Springs is known for its ultra-conservative politics. But did average citizens there have any idea what they were about to lose when they said no to a property tax increase?

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When Worlds Collide

| Posted 02.09.2010 | Denver
Read More: Colorado-Education-Cuts, Colorado Education, Denver Politics, Denver Public Schools, Colorado Education Reform, Denver News

Denver's more affluent public school parents may soon feel they're being asked to ante up their children's education to the greater good.

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Wake-Up Call

| Posted 02.17.2010 | Denver
Read More: Textbooks, Education, Education Reform, Public Education, Textbook Publishers, Texas State Board of Education, Denver News

The Texas State Board of Education could soon transform some of what kids are taught into outright religious propaganda and pseudo-science.

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Remedial Shame

| Posted 02.24.2010 | Denver
Read More: High School, Education Reform, Jefferson County, Public Education, Denver Public Schools, Dps, Denver News

If there is an acid test for K-12 education, it is whether high school graduates are prepared to take college classes without needing remediation. Aurora fails that test in a big way. So does Denver.

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