accountab

Implementing Bell’s Blueprint recommendation No. 34 to require new laws be reviewed after a few years

Type: Blueprint for Opportunity 2006
Published Date: December 4, 2006
Author: Miller, Adrian

SB06-79 is a good start, but we should build on it by requiring every new law or bill establishing or changing a program of state government contain both an accountability clause and an explicit declaration of its intended results and benefits. The legislature should ensure there are adequate staff resources to perform these reviews effectively, and the final reviews should be made public. Laws that have not worked should be amended or repealed.

Colorado schools: Are we succeeding or failing?

Type: Commentary & Letters
Published Date: January 25, 2004
Author: Hartman, AndySharp-Silverstein, Jennifer

A Boulder Daily Camera commentary comparing and contrasting Colorado (SB 186) and federal (No Child Left Behind) laws that deal with student and school accountability.

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