Education Policy Center, Author at Independence Institute

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Listen! Constitution Posts in Audio Format, read by Rob Natelson 0
- Constitution
- February 21, 2024
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Notice to Readers from Rob Natelson 0
- Constitution, CONSTITUTION - Supreme Court
- February 10, 2022
Salon.com issued a defamatory article it has refused to correct.
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The Rise of K-12 Blended Learning in Colorado 0
- EDUCATION - Issue Papers, EDUCATION - Online Education
- July 17, 2013
Online tools combined with face-to-face instruction create what is known as blended learning. Effective integration of technology can allow more efficient use of instructional time and save schools money. Colorado is well positioned to implement and test blended learning programs on a larger scale. Charter and district public schools have begun to implement blended learning models and have seen promising results.
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Ways Forward on Five Key School District Policies 0
- Education, EDUCATION - Issue Papers
- July 22, 2024
The Education Policy Center has educated Colorado school board members about policy issues since 2005. Ways Forward on Five Key School District Policies is a publication designed to give school board members a starting point when considering five impactful policy changes. Each school district is unique and requires a tailored approach; therefore, numerous policy variations
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Colorado Foster and Kinship Children 0
- Education, EDUCATION - ESA, EDUCATION - Issue Papers
- November 15, 2023
Foster and kinship children too often miss out on supplemental services and activities. A new breed of program called a Supplemental Educational Support Account (SESA) would provide a set amount of annual funding for each student that can be used for services such as tutoring, therapies, music lessons, specialized programs, transportation, and a wide variety
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2023 Handbook on K-12 Policy Issues for Colorado School Board Members 0
- Education, EDUCATION - Issue Backgrounders, EDUCATION - Issue Papers, EDUCATION - Latest on K-12 Issues, EDUCATION - Publications
- October 16, 2023
One of the Education Policy Center’s primary goals is to educate local education leaders about important education policy issues, thereby equipping them to make intelligent, well-informed decisions in their school districts. Biennially, we update our K-12 policy issues school board member handbook to provide leaders with historical and current information from a common-sense perspective on
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Merit Academy: A Story of Perseverance 0
- Education, EDUCATION - Charter Schools, EDUCATION - Colorado School Profiles, EDUCATION - Publications, EDUCATION - School Choice
- May 8, 2023
Merit Academy: A Story of Perseverance tells the eventful story of how citizens in the small community of Woodland Park realized a gap in educational options. Determined to meet the needs of families, they worked against all odds so that families wouldn’t have to drive their children long distances to other communities. Read about Merit
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