New Study Examines Private School Affordability
Last week, Bellwether Education Partners released a study on recent trends in private school access and affordability. Recent years, the report notes, have seen widespread closures of Catholic schools, which have long provided quality private education to many less-affluent communities. Combined with increases in non-religious private school tuitions that have outpaced inflation and wage growth, […]
Some Ongoing Challenges to State Blaine Amendments and Clauses
In light of the Supreme Court’s granting certiorari to Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue last month, it is worthwhile to highlight the fact that the Montana case is not the only ongoing challenge to a state ban on the provision of aid to religious or “sectarian” institutions. Currently, 37 state constitutions feature Blaine amendments, which […]
Some Ongoing Challenges to State Blaine Amendments and Clauses
In light of the Supreme Court’s granting certiorari to Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue last month, it is worthwhile to highlight the fact that the Montana case is not the only ongoing challenge to a state ban on the provision of aid to religious or “sectarian” institutions. Currently, 37 state constitutions feature Blaine amendments, which […]
Secretary DeVos and Her Education Freedom Scholarship Proposal Visit Colorado
Last week, United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visited our state to speak in Colorado Springs at an event organized by Parents Challenge to celebrate the 20thanniversary of the organization’s founding. As now seems to be the case with most public officials, DeVos was greeted by picketers, some of whom seemed to have little […]
Secretary DeVos and Her Education Freedom Scholarship Proposal Visit Colorado
Last week, United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visited our state to speak in Colorado Springs at an event organized by Parents Challenge to celebrate the 20thanniversary of the organization’s founding. As now seems to be the case with most public officials, DeVos was greeted by picketers, some of whom seemed to have little […]
U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Blaine Case
The United States Supreme Court announced on Friday, June 28, that it intends to hear Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, a case which seeks to answer whether a state’s decision to terminate “a generally available and religiously neutral student-aid program simply because the program affords students the choice of attending religious schools” constitutes a […]
Teachers Generally Unaware of Landmark Court Ruling, Per New Study
On Monday, June 24, Teacher Freedom, a group dedicated to informing educators of their rights and opportunities in the realm of organized labor, released the results of a recent study aiming to gauge teacher attitudes toward labor unions and union membership a year after the United States Supreme Court’s Janus v. AFSCME decision. Among the study’s […]
U.S. Supreme Court has the Opportunity to Bolster School Choice
The United States Supreme Court is slated to soon announce whether it intends to hear Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, a case which seeks to answer whether a state’s decision to terminate “a generally available and religiously neutral student-aid program simply because the program affords students the choice of attending religious schools” constitutes a […]
Denver and Colorado Charter School Performance in a National Context
Earlier this year, Bellwether Education Partners produced an update to its 2015 study on “The State of the Charter Sector.” The publication provides a broad overview of the charter school landscape across the United States and presents several general findings. First, concerning the charter movement as a whole, it demonstrates that following a period of […]
Homeschooling Summer Opportunities
In the 1980s the Colorado homeschool movement grew rapidly as thousands of parents grew disenchanted with the public school system for various reasons. Secular and religious homeschool organizations formed to offer families networking opportunities for the parents and activities, classes, and social enrichment for the children. Although homeschooling in Colorado is formally “deregulated” in the […]
Jeffco Ignores Concerned Parents about Controversial Curriculum
According to our own Pam Benigno, an elementary school in Jefferson County has been quietly working to install a controversial curriculum while it and the district continue to provide parents with misleading information concerning opt-out opportunities. Assembled by AMAZEworks, the curriculum in question addresses a broad range of issues that relate to various spheres of […]
One Size Doesn’t Fit All in College Enrollment
Whether by design or not, Chalkbeat recently published two complementary articles on efforts to affect college attendance rates among high school students, one detailing a nationwide approaches that didn’t work, the other focusing on a program at a school right here in Colorado that did. In the first case, organizations such as the College Board […]
