Overcome with Excitement Today: Appeals Court Revives Dougco Choice Program!
I am going to be catching my breath all day, I’m so excited by this fantastic news from the Colorado Court of Appeals today: DENVER—The Independence Institute, Colorado’s leading pro-freedom policy voice, praised today’s decision to restore a groundbreaking school choice program previously struck down by a Denver judge. The Colorado Court of Appeals today […]
Appeals Court Panel Renews Dougco Families’ Hopes
The Independence Institute, Colorado’s leading pro-freedom policy voice, praised today’s decision to restore a groundbreaking school choice program previously struck down by a Denver judge.
Hip KIPP, Hooray! Major Research Shows Big Learning Gains for Challenged Students
A powerful research report released today from a big study confirms what anyone paying attention to the urban charter school movement already should have noticed. KIPP produces big gains for students: KIPP middle schoolers learn significantly more than comparison students, concludes a report by Mathematica Policy Research on 43 schools in 13 states plus the […]
Amy Oliver Show: Private Funds Honor 14 Successful Denver-Area Schools
Tom Kaesemeyer, executive director of the Denver-based Fox Family Foundation, talks about the latest round of monetary awards given by Foundations for Great Schools to recognize local schools that beat the odds in achieving successful results with challenging student populations.
How the Courts have Clarified the Constitution's Amendment Process
One source of security we have in using the Constitution’s amendment process is that the courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, have a long history of protecting the integrity of the procedure. Many of those who pontificate on the subject are largely unaware of this jurisprudence. Some have never investigated it. Some think the courts […]
Non-Union Kansas Teacher Groups Try for Equal Snow Fort–Er, School–Access
The last couple days I’ve been pretty busy playing outside, given all the snow we’ve been covered with here in Colorado. You should see the snow fort my friends and I put together in my backyard. We’ve set it up so no one else can get in — especially icky girls! If you try, beware […]
A Thumbnail Guide to Colorado State Government’s Spending Problem
Colorado state government has a spending problem. Although inflation-adjusted per capita personal income in Colorado is still below its 2003 level, state spending has risen every year since 1999. State tax revenue has risen, but it cannot keep up with the spending.
The Rest of the Story on School Funding, Minorities
Recent reporting that appeared in The Gazette insists Colorado racial minorities are harmed by less school funding than many other states receive. However, the I-News Network’s selective peek at the facts misleads readers and distracts them from real promising solutions.
Colorado’s Competitive Standing to Attract Business
This paper explores a compilation of Colorado rankings from the “2013 State and Business Tax Climate Index.”
Let’s Figure Out How PERA Can Fit Into Colo. School Finance Reform Debates
The long-awaited draft of the big school finance reform bill (144 pages in all its glory) is finally here this week. You can rest assured I will have more to say in the coming days as my Education Policy Center friends dig more deeply into it. For now, I just have to say how glad […]
It's Been Done Before: A Convention of the States to Propose Constitutional Amendments
In 1861, the states held a dry run for an Article V “convention for proposing amendments.” The event was the Washington Conference Convention or Washington Peace Conference. It was called by the Virginia legislature in January of 1861 in an effort to avert the Civil War. The idea was that the convention would draft and […]
Amy Oliver Show: Open Union Negotiations Coming to Thompson?
Loveland’s Nancy Rumfelt discusses an upcoming Thompson school board meeting at which local education leaders will consider a Liberty Watch citizen petition calling for greater transparency and an end to taxpayer funding of union activities.
