en-us Colorado's Free Market Think Tank Independence Institute Independence Institute: Colorado's Free Market Think Tank Independence Institute: Colorado's Free Market Think Tank http://www.ivoices.org Webmaster@i2i.org (Editor) 2007 Webmaster@i2i.org (webmaster) clean iVoices.org by the Independence Institute feedback@i2i.org Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:13:30 GMT http://www.ivoices.org/images/i2iprintlogo.jpg http://www.ivoices.org Independence Institute, Free Market, Colorado, Jon Caldara, Dave Kopel, Randal O'Toole Randy DeHoff from the State Board of Education recaps how Colorado fell short in the Race to the Top federal grant competition, and discusses the aftermath for the state's teacher tenure and evaluation reform (SB 191), Common Core academic standards and more. Wed, Sept. 01, 2010 22:39:00 GMT 12:58 Ben DeGrow feedback@i2i.org (Ben DeGrow) race, top, education, funds, funding, cea, nea, union, teachers Energy policy analyst William Yeatman joins Amy Oliver to discuss the new energy economy's massive deceptions. A new law mandating alternative energy sources account for 30% of all energy production by 2020 is much more costly that it might appear. Listen as William and Amy pick apart the accounting tricks and falsehoods surrounding the new energy economy. Wed, August 18, 2010 22:39:00 GMT 16:36 Amy Oliver feedback@i2i.org (Amy Oliver) new, energy, economy, green, price, cost, CEI, cap, trade Since Colorado pioneered the Innovation Schools Act in 2008, enabling district-run public schools to seek greater autonomy over program and personnel, only schools in Denver have seized the opportunity. Until now, that is. Kit Carson superintendent Gerald Keefe discusses how his rural district is pursuing innovation school status in order to enact new policies for evaluating and dismissing teachers. Mon, August 02, 2010 22:39:00 GMT 10:33 Ben DeGrow feedback@i2i.org (Ben DeGrow) kit carson, schools, teaching, degrow Have state and national officials overstepped their bounds in setting education policy? Gerald Keefe, superintendent of Kit Carson School District in rural eastern Colorado, explains why his district has taken the lead in resisting national standards and advocating for the rights of local school boards to set curriculum requirements. Kit Carson has approved a resolution to submit to the Colorado Association of School Boards Delegate Assembly that calls for a coordinated effort to fight for local control. Mon, July 26, 2010 22:39:00 GMT 10:23 Ben DeGrow feedback@i2i.org (Ben DeGrow) rural, school, district, local, control, education, resolution, degrow Amy Oliver from Mothers Against Debt sits down with Pam Pryor from SpendingRevolt.com to talk about high taxes, big debt, and enslaving our future generations. Tues, July 13, 2010 22:39:00 GMT 12:15 Amy Oliver feedback@i2i.org (Amy Oliver) spending, tax, debt, mothers, against, revolt, fiscal, pam pryor, amy oliver Amy Oliver from Mothers Against Debt catches up with Gretchen Hamel from Bankrupting America (http://www.bankruptingamerica.org/) to get an update on what they've been working on. Gretchen talks about some of the new projects they are working on and how regular taxpayers can get involved. Mon, July 12, 2010 22:39:00 GMT 10:54 Amy Oliver feedback@i2i.org (Amy Oliver) debt, national, bankrupt, america, deficit, gretchen hamel, amy oliver Xcel Energy has just introduced its tiered pricing system. Does it make any sense? Will it make our energy system more efficient? Does it penalize those who might be saving energy with higher bills? Amy Oliver talks Xcel with Mike Krause in this iVoices.org podcast. Fri, July 02, 2010 22:39:00 GMT 11:45 Mike Krause feedback@i2i.org (Mike Krause) xcel, energy, tier, pricing, green, alternative, wind, solar, coal, oil Tara Ross joins Amy Oliver to talk about the importance of the electoral college. What is it? What does it do? How does it protect American citizens? Find out in this podcast! Fri, July 02, 2010 22:39:00 GMT 10:31 Amy Oliver feedback@i2i.org (Amy Oliver) electoral, college, representative, democracy, tara ross, amy oliver, electors Second Amendment expert and critical asset to the McDonald v. Chicago Supreme Court victory Dave Kopel sits down with Amy Oliver to talk about the victory and what this means for gun rights in America. Wed, June 30, 2010 22:39:00 GMT 16:27 Amy Oliver feedback@i2i.org (Amy Oliver) heller, mcdonald, supreme, court, chicago, gun, ban, kopel We hear the questions everyday from folks who want to help us collect signatures or who support what were doing: what exactly will this initiative do? How in the world can we stop the federal government from imposing Obama Care on us? How many signatures do you guys need? How can I help? Those are great questions. Jon Caldara and Mike Krause made their way into the iVoices.org studio to answer those questions and address some other concerns that you may be having with the whole ballot initiative process. Wed, June 30, 2010 22:39:00 GMT 09:38 Mike Krause feedback@i2i.org (Mike Krause) obama care, health, care, reform, obamacare, caldara Colorado Attorney General John Suthers gives an update on the defense in Lobato v State a case being funded by taxpayers on both sides to argue whether the courts should make taxpayers provide more funding for K-12 education. Last fall the state supreme court ruled 4-3 that judges have the power to change school funding policies. Seeking to demonstrate that Colorado schools are reasonably and adequately funded, the AGs office is collecting extensive financial records from every school district in the state. Thu, June 24, 2010 22:39:00 GMT 12:01 Ben DeGrow feedback@i2i.org (Ben DeGrow) education, funding, school, lobato, suthers, degrow Surprise, surprise! The state is strapped for cash once again, and like usual, it wants more of our money. Makes you wonder why all the money we shell over just isn't enough. Transparency guru Amy Oliver checks in with Mike Krause about the state's funding crisis, our poor transparency website, and other topics of interest to us taxpayers. Wed, June 23, 2010 22:39:00 GMT 14:20 Mike Krause feedback@i2i.org (Mike Krause) budget, transparency, tax, spend, debt, local, government A parents role in a childs education starts from birth. Colorado Bright Beginnings empowers parents with the guidance, knowledge and tools to create a bright beginning for their children. Listen to the Education Policy Centers Raaki Garcia-Ulam interview Maria Soto from Metro Denvers Bright Beginnings, and learn about the support they provide to families. Wed, June 16, 2010 22:39:00 GMT 07:24 Raaki Garcia-Ulam feedback@i2i.org (Raaki Garcia-Ulam) school, bright, beginnings, colorado TARP, AIG, Citibank, GM Hasnt Congress received the no more bailouts message yet? Brett McMahon of Associated Builders and Contractors explains D.C.s latest attempted overreach to bail out private union pension funds with taxpayer money to the tune of $165 billion (or even more). Wed, June 09, 2010 22:39:00 GMT 11:32 Ben DeGrow feedback@i2i.org (Ben DeGrow) union, labor, bailout, TARP While many are well aware of the active push for greater federal government control of health care, what about in the area of education? Colorado State Board of Education member Peggy Littleton explains her concerns with the Race to the Top requirement that Colorado and other states sign on to the Common Core Standards, leading the state down a path toward national curriculum and assessments. Tue, June 08, 2010 22:39:00 GMT 09:05 Ben DeGrow feedback@i2i.org (Ben DeGrow) education, reform, tenure, race, top, funding, union