The Douglas County Board of Education won a big victory last week, with the Colorado Court of Appeals ruling in favor of the Choice Scholarship Program that has been tied up in court for nearly two years. More legal wrangling is likely, with an appeal to the state Supreme Court expected. Whatever the outcome, the [...]

One of the three most contentious issues in the Douglas County open teacher negotiations has been that of the union’s full-time employees (FTEs), who work full-time for the union, but who remain on the district payroll. As with the matter of dues collection, on June 8, DCFT President Brenda Smith made the case for FTEs, and [...]