From The Durango Herald: For one ballot measure facing voters in November, the question will come down to whether sunshine is a good government measure or a burden to the local control negotiating process.
Proposition 104 would require open meetings for school boards during collective bargaining or employment contract negotiations.
The ballot question comes amid a political backdrop in which tensions between school boards, parents, teachers and unions are dominating the landscape.
The most recent example comes with the Jefferson County School Board. The board recently approved a compromise that originally started as a proposal to evaluate history curriculum to promote patriotism and free markets.
School boards in Douglas and Jefferson counties have grown more conservative after recent elections. Also, Douglas County used executive sessions to conduct closed meetings, adding to the controversy
Jon Caldara, president of the libertarian-leaning Independence Institute who is pushing the ballot drive, said the goal of Proposition 104 is simply to shine a light on teachers’ contract negotiations.
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