3A reference guide: Stop school bullies
Following my opinion editorial, school bullies asked me to prove my facts and figures. I warned them to be prepared to read because I brought hundreds of pages of documents and studies to back up my position. Below are links to information that I routinely use to make my points about this disasterous tax increase that voters are being bullied into supporting.
Counting Cash: The Facts about Per-Pupil Spending in Colorado
Heritage Foundation: Does Spending More on Education Improve Academic Achievement?
Separation of Degrees: State-By-State Analysis of Teachers’ Compensation for Master’s Degrees
Citizens’ Commission on Civil Rights: National Teachers Union and the Struggle Over School Reform
Remedial education in Colorado higher education: Page 25 shows Greeley Evans District 6 percentage of first time undergraduates that require remedial education in higher education.
Colorado per-pupil statisics including funding by school district.
Using this intellectual ammunition, we can stand up to school bullies. Vote NO on 3A! And join Citizens Against School Bullies.
April 29th, 2010 at 2:01 pm
[...] many of “civic leaders” at the meeting supported and were actively involved in 3A, the Greeley Evans School District 6 mill levy override. While almost no openly active opponents received an invitation. Yet, the District 6 community [...]
June 17th, 2010 at 6:00 pm
[...] important information to have when local school districts ask for a tax increase as happened with 3A in Greeley Evans School District Six. (3A went down in flames) Voters wanted to know the salaries [...]
June 17th, 2010 at 6:37 pm
[...] important information to have when local school districts ask for a tax increase as happened with 3A in Greeley Evans School District Six. (3A went down in flames) Voters wanted to know the salaries [...]