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Last week, teachers at Denver's Bruce Randolph School asked the Denver Classroom Teachers Association and the board of Denver Public Schools to recognize the school as an "autonomous" school. Principal Kristin Waters emphasized that she wants to have ... read more

Permitting teachers, administrators and parents to control their own schools and, in turn, their children's destinies, is hardly controversial. Or rather, it shouldn't be. It's a given that Colorado teachers unions continually fight against ... read more

A local foundation today offered a $100,000 incentive for Bruce Randolph School to exclude itself from many provisions in the teachers union contract. Teachers and administrators from the school in northeast Denver have asked for autonomy from union ... read more

 DENVER â€" The Bruce Randolph School wants to do something no other traditional public program has ever done nationwide â€" operate autonomously within its district. That means it wants to run itself free of district ... read more

Denver's Bruce Randolph School started a revolution last week. It's a revolution we enthusiastically endorse, and hope will spread to additional schools. The school, which serves grades 6-10, asked to be released from many aspects of its union ... read more

The Bruce Randolph School wants to do something no other traditional public program has ever done nationwide â€" operate autonomously within its district. That means it wants to run itself free of district mandates. "We really need to be ... read more

Ask any public school teacher about what's wrong with education and pretty soon you'll find yourself talking about the problems with mandates from on high. You know, the broad, inflexible rules that seem to dictate every move they make. This week, ... read more

Kristin Waters, principal of Bruce Randolph School, wants more say in how the school's money is spent. (Craig F. Walker, Denver Post file photo )Two interesting developments occurred in Colorado education last week. One was business as usual, while ... read more

by DP Opinion on December 7, 2007 Re: "School wants to set own course," Dec. 6 news story. The leadership and staff of Bruce Randolph School deserve enormous praise for their courage and foresight in seeking waivers from union and district rules ... read more

Few noticed at the time, but the earth moved Tuesday night in Denver and the aftershocks might be felt for a long time to come. Appearing before the board of the Denver Classroom Teachers Association, the principal and other representatives of Bruce ... read more