March 16, 2011 10:19 PM UTC

Jon Caldara: Tell Us How You Really Feel

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• by: jaytee

(Clearly, the school board was just a formality! – promoted by Colorado Pols)

Head of the “nonpartisan” “libertarian” Independence Institute, Jon Caldara let his excitement run away with him today. He was  celebrating the Douglas County school board decision Tuesday night to give residents tax money to pay for private schools.

His first-blush email dispatch congratulates the work of two Independence Institute employees in convincing the board to “adopt several pretty radical school choice reforms” that “enhance the ability of DougCo families to make the right choice in education for their children.”

Oops. Then came a correction email. He apologizes for the fact that his  dyslexia led him to congratulate his staffers instead of the school board for making the wonderful school choice decision. Nor did he mean to imply that sending your kids to a private school was the “right decision.” It’s just expanded school choice that the Institute and Caldara support!

Dispatch No. 1:

I had to share this great news with you coming out of Douglas County. Thanks to our education stars from the Ed Policy Center Pam Benigno and Ben DeGrow, the DougCo school district decided to adopt several pretty radical school choice reforms last night! These reforms enhance the ability of DougCo families to make the right choice in education for their children. We are extremely proud of our Education Policy Center for all the hard work they did to help make this happen.

No. 2:

Hey everyone,

Sorry for emailing all of you twice in one day, but I’ve got to make a correction to the email I sent earlier. It appears my dyslexia got the best of me on this one. What I meant to say regarding the Douglas County school choice victory was that our Education Policy Center would like to congratulate the DougCo School Board for their decision to extend more school choice options for their parents and students. We are extremely proud of them for making such a monumental, pro-school choice decision.