{"id":116687,"date":"2014-11-05T04:47:45","date_gmt":"2014-11-05T11:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/states-only-approved-initiative-concerns-teachers\/"},"modified":"2014-11-05T04:47:45","modified_gmt":"2014-11-05T11:47:45","slug":"states-only-approved-initiative-concerns-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/states-only-approved-initiative-concerns-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"State\u2019s only approved initiative concerns teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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And it\u2019s not clear how the little-noticed Proposition 104 will change the way teachers and school districts negotiate.<\/p>\n

The measure won with nearly 70 percent of the vote, the only one of four ballot measures to be approved by voters.<\/p>\n

It directs Colorado to join a handful of states in requiring school boards to allow the public to see negotiations on collective bargaining agreements, or union contracts.<\/p>\n

The measure does not apply to other governmental entities that negotiate with unions.<\/p>\n

Only about a fourth of Colorado\u2019s school districts have collective bargaining agreements, but those districts are larger and account for three-quarters of the state\u2019s public-school students.<\/p>\n

Some large Colorado school districts, including Jefferson County and the Poudre School District in Fort Collins, already negotiate in public.<\/p>\n

The measure was backed by the Independence Institute, a conservative think tank based in Denver. Supporters said it could help taxpayers understand a budget item that in some cases makes up the bulk of a school board\u2019s budget.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt brings more transparency to the process,\u201d said Ben DeGrow, the group\u2019s education analyst.<\/p>\n

The proposal was opposed by the state\u2019s largest teachers\u2019 union, the Colorado Education Association, and by the Colorado Association of School Executives.<\/p>\n

CEA spokesman Mike Wetzel called the measure vague.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re all about transparency in education, but the language is very broad. It doesn\u2019t really spell out how this will work,\u201d Wetzel said.<\/p>\n

Proposition 104 is a new law, not a constitutional amendment. So state lawmakers are free to try to make changes.<\/p>\n

Wetzel said it\u2019s too soon to say whether his group would push for legislative changes to clarify the new requirement.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt brings up more questions than answers, so we\u2019ll have to see how it plays out,\u201d Wetzel said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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