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Amy Oliver Show: DPS Removes Controversial Evaluation Language0
- October 18, 2012
Education Policy Center director Pam Benigno tells how Denver Public Schools has backed away from language promoting student social activism, and highlights the opportunity for others to expose absurdity in the education system and win a scholarship through the Citizen Journalism project.
READ MOREAmy Oliver Show: Denver Teachers Judged on Encouraging Social Activism0
- August 31, 2012
In this clip from the August 30 Amy Oliver Show, Education Policy Center director Pam Benigno discusses controversial new language in Denver Public Schools’ evaluation framework that gives the highest rating to teachers who encourage students to “challenge and question the dominant culture” and “work for social justice.”
READ MOREPam Benigno Challenges Political Agenda in Denver Teacher Evaluations0
- August 30, 2012
On Wednesday, August 29, Education Policy Center director Pam Benigno told Denver 9News education reporter Nelson Garcia that it’s an “abuse of power” for Denver Public Schools (DPS) to rate teachers in a way that can “promote a political agenda.” Click the image below to read the story and watch the video. According to DPS’
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Ed News Colorado Highlights Digital Learning Policy Roadmap0
- March 22, 2012
The Education Policy Center’s newly-released Digital Learning Policy Roadmap was headlined in the Denver-based nonprofit news service Education News Colorado‘s March 22 “Thursday churn”: The report, based largely on a national Digital Learning Now! campaign, evolved out of a Jan. 23 gathering co-sponsored by the institute and the Donnell-Kay Foundation and featuring Susan Patrick, CEO
READ MORECrafting Colorado’s Digital Learning Policy Roadmap0
- March 20, 2012
A number of policy obstacles stand in the way of Colorado having the kind of flexible and student-centered system that accommodates choice and innovation through the effective use of new technologies. Education Policy Center director Pam Benigno and the Donnell-Kay Foundation’s director of special projects Matt Samelson join senior policy analyst Ben DeGrow to discuss how Colorado online education leaders came together in support of key innovative ideas featured in the newly-released issue backgrounder “The Future of Colorado Digital Learning: Crafting a Policy Roadmap for Reform.”
READ MOREThe Future of Colorado Digital Learning: Crafting a Policy Roadmap for Reform0
- March 20, 2012
Nearly 50 Colorado online education leaders (including school district and charter school staff) and policy experts gathered Monday, January 23, 2012, to help craft a roadmap of digital learning policy priorities for the state. Participants worked together to help identify Colorado’s leading digital learning policy priorities in three major categories: Access and Eligibility, Funding, and Assessment and Accountability. Given a list of policy options that included Digital Learning Now’s recommendations, participants selected those they saw as the most important for Colorado to pursue in the near term and to offer additional ideas or suggestions. According to many of the state’s online leaders, the following policy changes would enhance opportunities for Colorado’s children to achieve educational success.
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