McShane is Right: Choice Team Needs to Do More Than Cry about “Bad Schools”
This morning I’m going to be like that geeky kid at the front of the class, eagerly raising his hand and exclaiming, “Ooh, ooh, I know! Call on me!” The question the imaginary teacher is asking: “What one education policy article do you need to read this week?” If I sit here and wait until […]
State Debate on How to Spend Extra Education Dollars Has Me Twisted in Knots
When it comes to the question of education funding, I take a glance over at the Golden Dome and wonder: Are we headed for a big clash, or will there be an unexpected meeting of the minds? The stage has been set with the demise of Amendment 66 and a hefty balance of more than […]
Jeffco Teachers Union Takes Political Spectacle from Boardroom into Classrooms
It’s ugly moments like what took place Saturday that can make me squeamish about watching this world of education policy. A staged spectacle of adult interests, where accusations of disrespect are bolstered by a loud and visible display of public disrespect. This 2-minute Revealing Politics video of Saturday’s Jefferson County school board meeting paints the […]
Open Negotiations in Jeffco Schools? That Old Momentum Looks Like It’s Back
It’s that time of year again, so it must mean that old Colorado school district open negotiations momentum is back. Last year our hopes were raised in Thompson and Adams 12, but the same old closed-door procedures carried the day. This little edublogger learned a lesson in patience. Two years ago House Bill 1118 proposed […]
DeGrow Responds On Air to Teachers Union Tenure Lawsuit
In response to the Colorado Education Association’s public announcement that they are filing a lawsuit and supporting legislation to undo a key provision of the state’s 2010 tenure reform, senior policy analyst Ben DeGrow has taken to the airwaves. In a recorded interview with American Family Radio News (One News Now), DeGrow explained that the […]
Will President Obama Set Record Straight on How School Choice Has Helped Kids?
I guess being president means you get to say whatever you want. Now let’s be clear: Most of the big-people politics goes over my head, and I don’t bother to get into all that. But when the leader of the free world chimes in on school choice, it can’t help but capture my attention. (H/T […]
Amy Oliver Show: Task Force Looks at Policy Answers for Online Learning
Elizabeth Davis, principal of Colorado Calvert Academy, discusses the role of a new online education task force she’s serving on and shares thoughts on how digital learning opportunities can help serve students.
AAE Teachers Sound Off for School Choice, Blended Learning, and Fiscal Responsibility
Consistent and reliable, or boring and predictable? Exactly one year ago today I posted about the new AAE member survey that showed broad support for more teacher options. So here we are 365 days later looking at… what? The latest national survey from the nation’s largest non-union teacher organization: the Association of American Educators. Key […]
02/04/14
Education Policy Center Newsletter February 4, 2014
In this issue
— DeGrow to Serve on New Online Education Task Force
— Families Join School Choice Week Celebration
— Center Responds to Union’s Anti-Reform Lawsuit
— Financial Issues Top Education’s Legislative Agenda
— Douglas County Report Sent Statewide
— Vigilant Eddie Blogs as 2014 Gets Underway
Good Information is the Fuel That Makes Good Policies Like Course Choice Work
Today we move beyond the growing annual celebration of National School Choice Week (and fun pictures from my Education Policy Center friends’ Thursday night event). Now right in front of us stands Digital Learning Day and the growing reminder that we need to expand the notion of school choice to include course choice! Nearly two […]
Spanish-Speaking Families Celebrate School Choice at Institute
On Thursday, January 30, more than 50 people came to the Independence Institute’s Freedom Embassy for dinner and a special showing of the Spanish-language version of Waiting for Superman. The event was part of the fourth annual National School Choice Week celebration.
Charter Schools Continue to Grow; We Need More #SchoolChoice Now
Where did the time go? Unbelievably, National School Choice Week is coming to a close. It’s been a fun ride. Last night, a bunch of kids and parents showed up at the Independence Institute to watch Waiting for Superman in Spanish (more about that later). And today at Noon-1 PM local time (2-3 PM Eastern) […]
