Myth-Buster Marcus Winter Blows Up Anti-Charter Talking Points… Again
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for longer than I’ve been alive, then most likely you’ve heard of the show MythBusters. As the name would imply, the show’s hosts are out to disprove some commonly held misperceptions. What’s really cool is sometimes these guys get to crash things and blow up stuff to help […]
Necessary Infrastructure or Technocratic Tinkering?
If there’s one thing I know for sure, it’s that debates between national education experts are good things. They are almost always interesting, often helpful, and unfailingly entertaining for little policy geeks like myself. Maybe that’s why I was so excited to see two of my favorites, Andy Smarick from Bellweather Education Partners and Jason […]
Amy Oliver Show: Falcon 49 Forges Smarter Budget Path
Falcon 49 Chief Business Officer Brett Ridgway explains how his school district’s unique model pushes important budget decisions down to the school level.
“The Education Debit Card: It’s Everywhere You Want to Learn”
Not long ago, my mom came along with me to the toy store to buy a new set of Legos. When it came time to pay, mom pulled out a piece of plastic from her wallet and handed it to the cashier. It was like magic! The store treated the card like real money, and […]
Freedom Minute: Education Debit Card
Senior education policy analyst Ben DeGrow introduces the Education Debit Card, a school choice program that is gaining popularity in different states.
How Do We Get the Student Data Coin to Land on Both Sides?
Have you ever had a day where it just seemed like “Heads they win, Tails you lose”? On those days it may not seem like it, but the truth remains that there are two sides to the coin. (And no, I’m not talking about the coin flip required in Jeffco’s union contract to determine which […]
3/6/15
Education Policy Center Newsletter March 6, 2015
In this issue
— Report Points to Promise of Performance Pay in Harrison
— Covering Collective Bargaining and Other Sacred Elephants
— Center Digs Deeper into Testing Conversation
— New Video Shines Light on Local School Choice Week Celebration
— School Choice Captures Eddie’s Attention
Down Goes ESEA Reauthorization?
As the “Great Testing Mess of 2015” grinds on, one of the questions that’s been in the back of the education world’s collective mind is how a federal ESEA reauthorization might affect state’s situations. We’ve talked before about some of the weird politics behind the reauthorization effort, and I even speculated that things may not […]
Amy Oliver Show: Fund Helps Meet Charter Facilities Needs
Northstar Commercial Partners Founder and CEO Brian Watson talks about his group’s Education Opportunity Fund, which provides facilities expertise and support to Colorado charter schools.
Give Me Serious Charter Policy Debate over Silly Anti-Charter Deception
When it comes to education policy, there are serious discussions and there are — ahem — less serious discussions. Recently, we’ve seen this truth play out regarding public charter schools. First, and most interestingly, the serious discussion. Education Next hosted a point-counterpoint between the chairman and executive director of the District of Columbia Public Charter […]
Another Victory For Choice: Alabama’s STC Program Wins the Day
I love to see choice win. In fact, I’m hoping that we will have a favorable ruling on the Douglas County Choice Scholarship Program from the Colorado Supreme Court any day now. In the meantime, I’ll have to make due with another victory for scholarship tax credits down south. Just this week, the Alabama Supreme […]
Devil’s Advocate: The Education Elephant in the Room
Dr. Donna Nicholson and Dr. Karen Kay Harveydiscuss their new book, Sacred Elephants: The Catastrophic Crisis in Education Impacting the Decline of America. How is our education system failing our kids today?
