December, 2014 - Independence Institute

Justice’s Slow-Turning Wheel: CEA’s Opening Tenure Appeal Argument 0
- December 15, 2014
When I told you last week about the Colorado Supreme Court hearing in the Douglas County Choice Scholarship Program case, it came home just how slowly the wheels of justice turn. At least that’s how it seems from the perspective of a perpetual 5 year old. But I hadn’t given much thought to how redundant […]
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Amy Oliver Show: Dougco Community Rallies Around School Choice 0
- December 15, 2014
Great Choice Douglas County president Charcie Russell and local retired teacher Debbie Cohen talk about why they support the Douglas County School District’s Choice Scholarship Program.
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The greatest constitutional document of all 0
- December 15, 2014
This article was first published in The American Thinker. It is said that no second heir to the British throne has been named John because of the reputation of the first. King John (reigned: 1199-1216) could be charming and efficient, but he was ruthless and utterly untrustworthy, and several times he drove his subjects to
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CO Independent Cites DeGrow on Dougco Choice in Supreme Court 0
- December 12, 2014
A December 12 Colorado Independent story by Lisa Greim on the Douglas County Choice Scholarship Program’s hearing before the Colorado Supreme Court included a comment from senior education policy analyst Ben DeGrow about what a favorable ruling might mean: “There’s a wait-and-see attitude” among districts, DeGrow said. A Supreme Court ruling favorable to school-choice proponents
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NCTQ Slaps Down Colorado on Teacher Preparation: Will We Ever Learn?0
- December 12, 2014
There’s nothing to be proud about narrowly avoiding failure. It makes me nervous just to think about how Colorado still teeters on the edge when it comes to the quality of our teacher preparation. We know how important the role of the classroom instructor is for helping students learn, so the latest release of the […]
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Important Scribbles: What Drawings May Say About Lives at Home 0
- December 11, 2014
Unfortunately for you, faithful readers, I’m operating on a bit of a time crunch today. Because of that, we will forgo our usual lofty education discussion in favor of something a little different: Drawing. I can’t say I’m sad about the diversion; drawing happens to be one of my favorite pastimes. Besides, I’m sure you […]
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