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Koch group, unions battle over Colorado schools race (Must read..a great story)
Politico ^ | 11/2/2013 | Stephanie Simon

Posted on 11/03/2013 9:00:20 AM PST by ken5050

I just happened to wander over to Politico this morning...which I rarely do...and stumbled across this amazing story (Link below) about the successful changes that conservatives are making in a local school district in the Colorado suburbs. For Politico..it's a reasonably fair story ( ignore the headline ) and well worth reading. But I'm wondering why we haven't heard much more about it?


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KEYWORDS: colorado; kochbrothers; politico; stephaniesimon
The idea that a newly elected school board would end tenure, and refuse to negotiate with the teacher's union; instead, they negotiate contracts with EACH teacher individually, and pay them based upon the value of what they do..i.e. a physics or math teacher is worth $20k MORE than an arts teacher. That's wonderful Heck, it AMAZING!!!.

So why is this the best kept secret on the planet? This is 100x better than the reforms that passed in Wisconsin last year.

Anybody know about this? Have any information, links? This is how we take take back control of our schools,and end the unions' dominance.

Enjoy the read: "Koch group, unions battle over Colorado Schools race"

1 posted on 11/03/2013 9:00:20 AM PST by ken5050
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To: ken5050

Dang them evil racist Koch bros.


2 posted on 11/03/2013 9:04:16 AM PST by rktman (Let sleeping wives lie.)
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To: ken5050

This would be a wonderful thing for schools. Sing it from the rooftops. No more tenure. And salary based on skills, why should a P.E. teacher make as much as a Chemistry teacher?


3 posted on 11/03/2013 9:06:02 AM PST by Qwackertoo (Going into Politic Free Zone Momma Grizzly hibernation for a while after this week, maybe forever.)
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To: ken5050

The liberals, read: UNIONS, are spending big bucks and sending out confusing literature saying the Republican/Conservative candidates “...are too liberal for our children.” I just saw a car with a back window sticker 2’x3’ with the saying, “These 4 candidates {naming the conservative candidates} are too liberal for our children. Vote conservative vote for {named the 4 liberals}.”


4 posted on 11/03/2013 9:06:55 AM PST by CodeToad (Liberals are bloodsucking ticks. We need to light the matchstick to burn them off. -786 +969)
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To: ken5050
Kudos to those who seek to free the youth of America from the chains of conformity imposed by so-called "progressive" forces.

And, the fight goes on! Came across the following free enterprise public service message on education, and it seems to fit in here. It was sponsored by a former North Carolina textile company whose owner's concern about the "Nation at Risk" report's sad findings resulted in the recommendations contained in the message:

 photo EducationAd-FreeEnterprisePrinciples.jpg

5 posted on 11/03/2013 9:18:16 AM PST by loveliberty2
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To: ken5050

The press is owned by Obama and his goons - that’s why we haven’t heard about this. “It’s not news until the New York Times says it’s news....”


6 posted on 11/03/2013 9:22:28 AM PST by GOPJ (Show me just ONE example of an Islamic country where non Muslims are treated with equality.TimLee)
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Can’t quite agree..there are many, many, conservative media outlets..Wash. Examiner, and web sources..FOX News, Daily Caller, etc, etc. etc..POlitico of all places does the story..only because of the supposed influence of the Koch bros.. ( just like they covered Bloomberg’s $$ in the recall elections, eh?)


7 posted on 11/03/2013 9:42:41 AM PST by ken5050 (Benghazi investigation update: "The plot thickens, like Hillary Clinton's ankles.." (longfellow")
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Thanks ken5050.


8 posted on 11/03/2013 10:27:44 AM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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To: george76

Anybody know about this? Have any information, links? This is how we take take back control of our schools,and end the unions’ dominance..

“Koch group, unions battle over Colorado Schools race”
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/koch-group-unions-battle-over-colorado-schools-race-99252.html?hp=r2


9 posted on 11/03/2013 10:39:06 AM PST by Whenifhow
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To: rktman

Can someone write a brief blurb or post a reliable link on exactly who these Koch brothers are, specifically how they are related to conservatives? I know nothing about them, but I’m in a “discussion group” with conservatives and liberals. The liberals keep bringing them into arguments/discussions like I’m supposed to know who they are. My impression, they have been dredged up in attempt to make it appear they are the George Soros of conservatism. Thanks.


10 posted on 11/03/2013 10:43:11 AM PST by FrdmLvr ("WE ARE ALL OSAMA, 0BAMA!" al-Qaeda terrorists who breached the American compound in Benghazi)
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http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/08/30/100830fa_fact_mayer

Most of what’s on line paints them as evil obama killers.


11 posted on 11/03/2013 11:03:22 AM PST by rktman (Let sleeping wives lie.)
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My impression, they have been dredged up in attempt to make it appear they are the George Soros of conservatism.

You have it exactly right. It's classic leftist projection--the leftists accuse us of what they're doing, in an attempt to deflect criticism or to insulate themselves from the results of their perfidy.

12 posted on 11/03/2013 12:05:08 PM PST by Doug Loss
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To: SunkenCiv

So how did Ed Koch get involved in this? It sounds like the ex-mayor has more influence dead than he did alive.


13 posted on 11/03/2013 6:18:03 PM PST by Berosus (I wish I had as much faith in God as liberals have in government.)
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