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Heads Up, Colorado: Demand for Florida Scholarship Tax Credits Growing Fast 0
- July 30, 2013
Demand for scholarship tax credits is skyrocketing in Florida, as more than 50,000 children now are being served by the 12-year-old program. With more evidence that the expanded choice helps students and motivates families, it only gives Colorado all the more reason to consider seriously its own program to encourage more donations to K-12 scholarship organizations. Think of all the good we can do by helping Colorado Kids Win!
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School Choice Enhances Results, Expands Understanding of “Public Education”0
- July 29, 2013
Okay, all you education transformers out there, I’ve got something for you to take to heart. Seriously, here’s your opportunity to pay attention, ponder, process, and personalize. If someone asked you to define or explain what public education is, what would you say? For that purpose, I urge you to read a great new essay […]
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Big North Carolina School Choice Win Leads to Celebration, Vigilance 0
- July 25, 2013
It seems like a good day to step back and savor a big school choice victory. The American Federation of Children today applauds the major new voucher program: The new Opportunity Scholarship program was passed yesterday as part of the state budget, which is expected to be signed into law by Gov. Pat McCrory. The […]
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Think Outside the Box, Young Man: Greeley Takes Interest in K-12 Innovation 0
- July 24, 2013
There’s a growing appetite to change the way schools run and learning is delivered at the local level. The forward-thinking innovative programs of Douglas County and Falcon 49 have raised interest in a number of areas. One of those school districts is Greeley 6 in northern Colorado, which my Education Policy Center friend Ben DeGrow […]
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Adams 12 Doesn’t Need to Remain the Misreported Media Punching Bag 0
- July 23, 2013
Let the head-scratching commence. If you read this article by Yesenia Robles in today’s Denver Post, you’d think that Adams 12 school district had been hoarding money and just started to fix the problem, thanks to the watchful eye of the teachers union: After a year of deflecting accusations of questionable and unethical budget practices, […]
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Indiana is Inspirational, But Let’s Not Just Dream about More Colorado School Choice 0
- July 18, 2013
I work hard to spread the word about options and innovations in education. But once in awhile, the summertime heat provides a great chance to sit back and dream, too. Today I dreamed that this Herald Bulletin article, “Parents have more school choices,” was appearing in a Colorado newspaper: With an expansion approved by the […]
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