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U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of School Choice!0
- June 30, 2020
Today, in a long-awaited ruling on state Blaine Amendments, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of three Montana mothers who wished to enroll their children in religious schools with the assistance of a scholarship. The ruling was a blow to opponents of school choice but created a day of celebration for the organizations and
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The COVID-19 Disruption of K-12 0
- March 31, 2020
Educators of all types, including parents, have a tremendous challenge before them. Our Colorado public education system is working hard to continue with learning in the best way that they can from the state level down to each individual classroom. Teachers care about their students and have spent countless hours preparing lessons that can be
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Power Technical: Preparing Educated and Ethical Leaders in the Trades 0
- January 27, 2020
It’s national school choice week, and this year the annual celebration of school choice coincides with the release of the Independence Institute’s latest charter school profile. Power Technical (PTEC), the subject of the profile, is a career and technical education-focused public charter school in the James Irwin Charter Schools network. Authorized by Falcon District 49,
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Oral Arguments in the Montana School Choice Case are Today 0
- January 22, 2020
Today, in fact right now, the United States Supreme Court is scheduled to finally hear the oral arguments in the case of Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, which the Court agreed to hear back in June of last year. In 2015, lawmakers in Montana moved to make their state the 18thin the nation to
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Free Movie Screening: Miss Virginia 0
- January 16, 2020
In celebration of this year’s National School Choice Week, the Independence Institute will be hosting a free, public screening of Miss Virginia on January 29 at 6PM. The movie tells the story of the school choice advocate Virginia Walden Ford, her efforts to secure better educational options for her son and others like him, and her role in the establishment
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Deadline for Teachers to Receive Up to $65 is Almost Here 0
- December 12, 2019
It’s already mid-December, which means that the deadline for teachers to request a refund of their CEA Every Member Option dollars is fast approaching. In fact, the deadline is only a few days away on December 15. Every year, a specified sum of money ($41 in 2019-20) is deducted from the paycheck of every full-time
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