DeGrow Chimes In on Denver School CSAP Testing Investigation
A story today on American Family Radio News (One News Now) about the pending investigation of two Denver schools for testing irregularities featured comments from senior policy analyst Ben DeGrow. In an interview with reporter Bob Kellogg, DeGrow noted that for at least one school (Beach Court Elementary), the evidence of inappropriate action was “fairly […]
Let Money Follow Students to the Course Level
Senior education policy analyst Ben DeGrow explains the themes and proposals in his new report Online Course-Level Funding. He and Education Policy Center director Pam Benigno discuss how Colorado’s current school finance system is a hindrance to customized student learning options made possible by digital technology, and what specific policy changes need to be made.
Candidate Romney Proposes Moving the School Choice & Reform Ball Ahead
It’s not every day when my parents turn on the radio and get to hear education policy top the national news headlines. But yesterday Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney gave a big speech to explain why improving education was “the civil rights issue of our era, and it’s the greatest challenge of our time.”
Hardly […]
Building Brain Skills to Develop Early Literacy
Larry Hargrave, founder and executive director of nonprofit Cognitive First, explains how his “Project PASS” reading intervention program works to diagnose and improve student brain skills to build the fundamental ability of phonemic awareness. Hargrave shares anecdotes of the program’s early successes as the group looks to expand its presence in Colorado.
Poverty Reduces Congestion
The soviets had a successful policy for minimizing traffic congestion: keep people too poor to drive. Environmentalists today want to use the same policy: tax the heck out of gasoline; prevent the development of Alberta tar sands (“keep the tar sands oil in the soil” says one group); stop the development of natural gas. The […]
“True North” Report Calls on Denver Public Schools to Refocus, Raise the Bar
A team of local education reform groups has partnered to release the new report True North: Goals for Denver Public Schools. It’s a quick, worthwhile read for anyone interested in improving the outcomes of American urban education. Denver Public Schools is often cited as a reform model for districts in other cities across the land, […]
ObamaCare: Dr. Orwell Will See You Now
The Obama administration can’t fix the actual substance of [its] health plan. Hence, their strategy is to obfuscate its problems with deceptive language and hope that voters don’t catch on. Continue reading
California Is Dying
The Obama administration has announced that it wants to spend a half-billion dollars buying high-speed rail cars in an obvious bid to create more businesses beholden to the administration as well as to its rail program. But more and more people are turning against the president’s dream of being the Eisenhower of high-speed rail. The […]
Fuller, Coulson and Ladner: Three Views on the Best Choice Policies to Pursue
Perhaps it’s just the school choice geek in me (ok, the school choice geek is me!), but I want to bring your attention to a worthwhile and important discussion. A couple weeks ago redefinED posted comments made by the longtime voucher supporter Dr. Howard Fuller at the recent American Federation for Children national summit. He […]
Insurance agents poised to stop selling medical insurance because of medical loss ratio mandates.
Insurance agents offer many people a valuable service of finding the best price on a the individual insurance plan that best fits their needs. But ObamaCare’s medical loss ratio requirements threaten to drive agents out of business. Continue reading
Medical device tax: “less innovation, fewer jobs, & and fewer lives saved,” says ZOLL Medical president
Another reason to fight against ObamaCare. Continue reading
Medical device tax: “less innovation, fewer jobs, & and fewer lives saved,” says ZOLL Medical president
Another reason to fight against ObamaCare. Continue reading
