CO-04 (Special Election)
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(R) Greg Lopez
(R) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Joe Biden*
(R) Donald Trump
80%
20%↓
CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
90%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
90%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
(R) Ron Hanks
40%
30%
20%
CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(R) Deborah Flora
(R) J. Sonnenberg
30%↑
15%↑
10%↓
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Dave Williams
(R) Jeff Crank
50%↓
50%↑
CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
90%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) Brittany Pettersen
85%↑
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
(R) Janak Joshi
60%↑
35%↓
30%↑
State Senate Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
State House Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
May 06, 2010 11:55 PM UTC
4 Comments
I don’t buy it. The only argument the proponents seem to have is how big the problem is. No one disagrees; everyone wants schools to work for the poor and for all children. This bill was hastily thrown together, jeopardizes jobs by giving fifty percent of a teacher’s performance evaluation to their Principal (some Principals are bad Principals!), and is just more standardized testing which does nothing to help students learn.
This bill is a union-buster. That’s all it is. That’s why all of the Republicans are on board with it. There is not one progressive molecule of change in this bill. It would be a huge step backward for our teachers and our kids.
I don’t think you can call it a union buster as it will not eliminate a single union position. It will change what union member has a given union position, but they all remain union positions and no positions are eliminated.
As to the problem, this bill addresses a core issue on improving schools. You are absolutely right that it is dependent on how it is implemented. And that is why we must demand they implement it well, including replacing the bad principals.
This bill was not quickly thrown together, I have it from a State Senator that this bill has been forming for months and that CEA was invited to take part in the build up of it since the beginning.
I am confused as to how this is a “union-busting” bill. Can someone please explain it to me how this actually hurts the Teachers Union?
I also would love to hear some ideas on how we judge the students performance other than standardized testing. I am not, nor have I ever been a fan of standardized testing but I have also never been able to give an answer on what else we can offer to judge a students achievement.
As to the evaluation being given to the Principals, I think %50 is far too high a number. The evaluations, in my eyes, should more focus on how well the students are doing then what the personal opinion of a principal may be. But, let’s face it, it is the Principals responsibility to make sure their students are doing well, so they should have some say. Just not fifty percent of the say.
Just my two cents.