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| Colorado Loses Race to the Top: Now What? | ||||
| Run Time: 0:12:58 | Play Now | MP3 | 09/01/10 |  |
Randy DeHoff from the State Board of Education recaps how Colorado fell
short in the Race to the Top federal grant competition, and discusses the
aftermath for the state's teacher tenure and evaluation reform (SB 191),
Common Core academic standards and more. |
Ben DeGrow | Education |
| The New Energy Economy Exposed | ||||
| Run Time: 0:16:36 | Play Now | MP3 | 08/18/10 | |
Energy policy analyst William Yeatman joins Amy Oliver to discuss the new energy economy's massive deceptions. A new law mandating alternative energy sources account for 30% of all energy production by 2020 is much more costly that it might appear. Listen as William and Amy pick apart the accounting tricks and falsehoods surrounding the new energy economy. |
Amy Oliver | Energy |
| Kit Carson: Innovation School Rural Pioneer? | ||||
| Run Time: 0:10:33 | Play Now | MP3 | 08/02/10 | |
Since Colorado pioneered the Innovation Schools Act in 2008, enabling
district-run public schools to seek greater autonomy over program and
personnel, only schools in Denver have seized the opportunity. Until now,
that is. Kit Carson superintendent Gerald Keefe discusses how his rural
district is pursuing innovation school status in order to enact new policies
for evaluating and dismissing teachers. |
Ben DeGrow | Education |
| Resolved to Fight for Local Control | ||||
| Run Time: 0:10:23 | Play Now | MP3 | 07/26/10 | |
Have state and national officials overstepped their bounds in setting education policy? Gerald Keefe, superintendent of Kit Carson School District in rural eastern Colorado, explains why his district has taken the lead in resisting national standards and advocating for the rights of local school boards to set curriculum requirements. Kit Carson has approved a resolution to submit to the Colorado Association of School Boards Delegate Assembly that calls for a coordinated effort to fight for local control. |
Ben DeGrow | Education |
| Let's Talk About a Spending Revolt with Pam Pryor | ||||
| Run Time: 0:12:15 | Play Now | MP3 | 07/13/10 | |
Amy Oliver from Mothers Against Debt sits down with Pam Pryor from SpendingRevolt.com to talk about high taxes, big debt, and enslaving our future generations. |
Amy Oliver | Fiscal Policy |
