What Is Colorado Bright Beginnings?
- June 16, 2010
Think private school choice is brand new with an unproven track record? Think again! Senior Education Policy Analyst Ross Izard is here to set us straight!
READ MOREThe Havern School for Children with Learning Disabilities does amazing work down in Littleton, Colorado. Learn about this incredible school in Senior Education Policy Analyst Ross Izard’s second Profile in Private Education, “Intervening for Success: A Profile of the Havern School for Children with Learning Disabilities” here: https://www.i2i.org/intervening-for-success-a-profile-of-the-havern-school-for-children-with-learning-disabilities.
READ MOREJoshua Dunn, professor at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs and author of Complex Justice, deconstructs Denver District Court Judge Sheila Rappaport’s December 9 decision for the plaintiffs in the school finance case Lobato v State. Dunn says the judge’s “absolute contempt for the constitution” is unique among the hundreds of rulings in similar cases nationwide that he has read and analyzed, and identifies clear grounds for a very likely appeal.
READ MOREOn August 12, 2011, a Denver District Court judge enjoined the Douglas County Choice Scholarship Program. Douglas County School District board president John Carson discusses the injunction and the next steps for the school district and the families involved.
READ MOREAt the May 5 meeting of the Jefferson County Board of Education, representing Colorado’s largest school district, Jefferson County Education Association (JCEA) president Kerrie Dallman said she was “perplexed” that open teachers union negotiations had become such an issue and credited “Ben DeGrow and the Independence Institute” for bringing it attention.
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