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re "Johnson: Teachers who dare are taught a political lesson" (Bill Johnson, Rocky Mountain News, 3/11/06) http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/news_columnists/article/0,1299,DRMN_86_4533504,00.html To the Editors: Bill Johnson is too smart to ha… more »

Here's the first of at least two articles by John Stossel describing the disaster that is the relationship between unions and our public schools: "Teacher Unions Are Killing the Public Schools" By John Stossel, RealClearPolitics.com, 2/15/06 http://… more »

see "State eyes free preschool Blagojevich plan would offer program to all 3- and 4-year-olds" Chicago Tribune, 2/12/06 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/content/education/chi-0602120370feb12,1,4150605.story Following California, Colorado, and… more »

see "Dallas ISD proposes hiring illegal immigrants Estimating that the city needs 700 more bilingual teachers, officials want law changed http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/3643665.html (AP via Houston Chronicle, 2/7/06) In a story th… more »

Thanks to former Congressman Bob Schaffer for this excellent note: Friends, colleagues: Dr. T.O. Moore is the Headmaster at Ridgeview Classical Schools in Fort Collins. This year, Ridgeview High School received Colorado’s top public school rating… more »

In case you missed it, you can see John Stossel's 20/20 special about public education in America, "Stupid in America", at this url: (My blog software might not allow it to be clickable, so you might have to copy and paste it into your browser or vide… more »

I received a beginning-of-legislative-session e-mail from Andrew Romanoff, the Democratic Speaker of the House in the Colorado legislature. His very first proposal outlined in the e-mail is this: 1. Invest in early childhood education. Every chil… more »

PUBLISHED in the Rocky Mountain News, 1/30/06 http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/letters/article/0,2777,DRMN_23966_4425681,00.html re "Blacks blast DPS plan" (Rocky Mountain News, 1/12/06) http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/education/article/0… more »

[from Reason.com] Stupid in America At Reason.com, John Stossel offers a preview of his special report, Stupid in America, which airs tonight on ABC. Stossel writes: "...we gave identical tests to high school students in New Jersey and in Belgium.… more »

For those of you who may not be aware of existence, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education ("FIRE") is worth a look, both to see what they do and to contribute a few dollars. They are similar to one of my favorite organizations, the Institu… more »