Transparency in the Jeffco School District
Ever wonder what Jefferson County teachers and administrators spend your money on? Natalie Menten was curious enough to dig up the credit card receipts to see just where the Jeffco school district was spending your money. The results will surprise you. Tune in as Natalie and Amy Oliver discuss the importance of transparency and accountability in government spending.
Putting Education – Not Unions – First
This year brought the biggest electoral Democratic wave in more than three decades. Yet Colorado teachers union officials may have lost, rather than gained, political ground.
Assessing Colorado Rural Public School Performance
How do Colorado’s rural school districts stack up in the area of academic performance? Research associate Paul Mueller joins Education Policy Center director Pam Benigno to discuss his new Issue Backgrounder Assessing Colorado Rural Public School Performance. Two school districts in particular are highlighted as examples of “beating the odds” when it comes to effectively educating a high-minority or high-poverty student population.
Assessing Colorado Rural Public School Performance
Author Paul Mueller analyzes performance data from the School Accountability Reports for all 86 rural Colorado school districts, and compared them to demographic factors traditionally associated with lower achievement. Two school districts – Sargent and La Veta – are cited as examples of “beating the odds” with effective instruction despite a high-poverty or high-minority student population.
