The Daily Churn: Wednesday
What’s churning:
Colorado’s beat-down at the hands of federal Race to the Top evaluators not only cost the state $175 million in education reform funds, it set off a round of finger-pointing and recrimination that looks likely to continue for a while. The Denver Post’s lead editorial this morning leveled a blast at the Colorado Education Association for opposing the state’s second-round R2T application. Term-limited State Rep. Michael Merrifield, a Manitou Springs Democrat and teachers’ union stalwart, told the Post that supporters of last spring’s teacher evaluation