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- January 15, 2016
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I’ll Stick My Toe into the Fordham-Cato School Choice Argument… for Five Minutes0
- January 16, 2014
There’s nothing quite like taking a step into no man’s land, wandering into an argument between friends. A lot of us are on the school choice bandwagon together, but that certainly doesn’t mean everyone has the same views of what a program should look like. The Fordham Institute this week unveiled its “public accountability and […]
READ MOREDenver State’s New Largest School District; Falcon 49 Open Enrollment Soars0
- January 15, 2014
Yesterday we officially learned how many students showed up to Colorado public schools at the beginning of October. The enrollment figures made a little bit of a splash. Why? The news that for the first time in many years Jefferson County R-1 no longer serves the most students. But just barely: As expected, the new […]
READ MOREA Little Progress on Students First Policy Report Card No Reason to Stop Going0
- January 14, 2014
Some people may wonder why I like talking about report cards on schools and state education policies so much. Well, the answer is simple: Because they’re not MY report cards that MY parents have to sign. It’s hard for me to be objective about that “Unsatisfactory” mark I got in finger painting. Seriously harder than […]
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“If I’ve Told You Once…”: K-12 Financial Transparency Isn’t New to Colorado0
- January 10, 2014
The message of school financial transparency is great. The goal is admirable and frankly, should be a no-brainer in this complex technological age. But if Colorado leaders ignore what already has been done, we needlessly put ourselves a step behind in ensuring taxpayers are aware of and have ready access to complete and meaningful information on revenue and spending. Let’s not pretend K-12 financial transparency is a new idea, or unknown in practice, here in Colorado. Is that too much to ask?
READ MOREShouldn’t Dougco Score Higher on Brookings’ Choice and Competition Index?0
- January 9, 2014
A story in yesterday’s Chalkbeat Colorado brought my attention to a newly released Brookings Institution study called the 2013 Education Choice and Competition Index. Well, that certainly got my attention. Rather than rate states, Brookings developed a rubric to grade 100 of the nation’s largest districts on “thirteen categories of policy and practice” related to […]
READ MOREEvidence Doesn’t Back Keeping Kids “English Language Learners” Longer0
- January 8, 2014
Yesterday I talked about the new legislative session and some of the issues I will be watching. On the list is a discussion of changes to programs that serve students from families who don’t speak English as a native language. The Chalkbeat Colorado legislative preview mentioned what sort of action might be in the works: […]
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