Sure, this ruling nudged the union back behind the line of scrimmage on one play. But parents and other community stakeholders in our schools are staring in dismay as they
If you had any doubt how much clout teachers unions have in Colorado school districts that are shackled to labor contracts, look no further than a court ruling just last week. It underscored union members’ contractual rights whenever they are asked to explain themselves to their superiors. School districts are bound in a straitjacket.
And then consider what it says about the state of public education in Colorado’s metro areas, where organized labor wields collective bargaining power over our schools.
The decision in question, by the Colorado Court of Appeals, actually went against the union the Denver Classroom Teachers Association in a court action it had filed against Denver Public Schools.
“We are drowning in cases,” Beth McCann, the district attorney of Denver, testified last month. “My attorneys, they’re having anxiety attacks, migraines. They have trials set every month for the