Education Policy Center

American Birthright Social Studies Standards: A Discussion 0
- Education, EDUCATION - Radio & Podcasts
- February 13, 2023
The Civics Alliance, a coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to improving America’s civics education, has created American Birthright: The Civics Alliance’s Model K-12 Social Studies Standards. The Civics Alliance is a project of the National Association of Scholars. Pam Benigno, director of Independence Institute’s Education Policy Center, interviewed Dr. David Randall, the Executive Director
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Public School Choice and Authorization in Colorado 0
- Education, EDUCATION - Charter Schools, EDUCATION - Issue Papers, EDUCATION - Publications, EDUCATION - School Choice
- December 20, 2022
Colorado public school choice, while widespread, is limited by authorization processes and requirements that can be burdensome for new schools of choice, particularly when those processes involve hostile authorizing entities.
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An Examination of Colorado and Federal Laws Regarding Transgender/Gender Noncomforming Students and Employees 0
- Education, Education - Legal Issues
- October 3, 2022
School districts have been adopting polices regarding the rights of LGBTQ students and employees. On September 1, 2022, Independence Institute’s Education Policy Center hosted a webinar titled: An Examination of Colorado and Federal Laws Regarding Transgender/Gender Noncomforming Students and Employees. Eric Hall, a Colorado Springs attorney with Sparks Wilson, P.C., explained what the law requires
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Curriculum Transparency: A Must for Effective Parent-Teacher Partnerships 0
- Education, EDUCATION - Issue Papers, Education - Legal Issues, EDUCATION - Publications, EDUCATION - Transparency
- April 29, 2022
Due to extended periods of virtual learning, heightened social tensions, and extensive media coverage of a variety of hot-button issues, parents have taken a keener interest in the business of their children’s education than at any other time in recent memory. Parents have demanded more access to information regarding which curricula schools adopt, which educational
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