Education Policy Center

Arizona’s #EdDebitCard Begins Opening Doors to Choice and Personal Learning 0
- EDUCATION - Blogs, EDUCATION - School Choice
- August 29, 2013
One thing I like to keep my eye on, peering to the southwest, is the progress of Arizona’s unique and intriguing Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program. Last time we checked, the ESA was one of two Arizona school choice programs set for expansion (unfortunately, the Corporate Tax Credit program expansion was vetoed). The initial pool […]
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Amy Oliver Show: Fighting Federal Overreach and Untangling the Knot 0
- EDUCATION - Academic Standards, EDUCATION - Radio & Podcasts
- August 29, 2013
Marcia Neal from the State Board of Education takes on the tangled knot of Common Core standards, federal overreach, and state-level education reforms.
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08/28/13 0
- EDUCATION - Newsletters
- August 28, 2013
Education Policy Center Newsletter August 28, 2013
— As Debate Grows, New Report Breaks Down Amendment 66
— DeGrow Looks at State of Reform in Dougco, Greeley, and Beyond
— Benigno Begins to Educate Colorado about Tax Credits
— Kafer’s Blended Learning Report Attracting Interest
— Reform Issues Hit Raaki Garcia Show, Little Eddie’s Blog
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Amendment 66: Unfair and Overpriced 0
- EDUCATION - Issue Backgrounders, EDUCATION - K-12 Funding
- August 28, 2013
Amendment 66 on the November 2013 Colorado ballot proposes a nearly $1 billion statewide income tax increase to pay for a new school finance formula and other education funding priorities. A majority vote at the polls would activate the policy changes in Senate Bill 213, approved by the legislature’s Democratic majority and Gov. John Hickenlooper. The policy package tied to approval of the tax increase proposal raises four primary concerns.
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