From The Denver Post: Reasonable people can agree that open and accountable government is generally a very good thing for taxpayers. It’s critical, though, that this transparency happens in a thoughtful way.

Proposition 104, which voters will see on their ballots this November, has a seemingly simple premise: to require any meeting of a school board or between any representative of employees and the district where a collective bargaining agreement is being discussed, to be open to the public. However, the key word there is “discussed,” because it could end up creating a lot of unnecessary confusion and bureaucracy for Colorado’s school districts and could end up costing taxpayers more money in the end.

By using the term “discussed” instead of “negotiated,” which is far more specific, everyday conversations that occur between teachers and administrators about things like snow days, student schedules, and professional development would have to be made open to the public under this measure. That’s why teachers, administrators and school executives all oppose this measure, because they shouldn’t have to be concerned about sending a press release out with 24 hours’ notice to have these common, vital conversations.

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