EDUCATION - Charter Schools - Independence Institute

No Excuses: STRIVE to Do Better 0
- August 18, 2014
One day not so long ago, my father sat me down for one of his famous heart-to-heart chats. I’d done poorly on a math quiz (it turns out that two plus two does not equal a picture of a dragon eating a stick figure), and I knew I was in big trouble. But he didn’t […]
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Colorado Charter Schools Serving Students and Families Well 0
- July 31, 2014
More Colorado families are choosing their children’s educational path than ever before. As of last year, charter schools were serving 11 percent of Colorado’s K-12 public school students. That’s more than 96,000 charter students attending more than 210 charter schools.
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Amy Oliver Show: Blended Learning Grows Denver “Roots”0
- July 24, 2014
Jon Hanover talks about his his role as founder of the newly approved, innovative blended learning Denver charter school Roots Elementary—opening in fall 2015.
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Let’s Stop Shortchanging Colorado’s Charter Schools 0
- May 15, 2014
Parents who choose a charter school are learning their children most likely are being shortchanged. While recent moves in Colorado would make progress toward evening up funds for charters, the quest for equity still has a long way to go.
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Amy Oliver Show: Charter Schools Look for Fairer Funding 0
- May 12, 2014
Colorado League of Charter Schools president Nora Flood explains the funding shortfalls public charter schools face compared to their district-run counterparts, discussing a groundbreaking new study and a controversial proposal in Jefferson County.
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DeGrow Weighs In On Dougco, Race to the Top for Choice Media’s Reform School 0
- March 21, 2014
Senior education policy analyst Ben DeGrow was the featured guest (via Skype) on the March 20 edition of Choice Media’s Reform School, with host Bob Bowdon. The 22-minute video of brisk conversation focused on newsworthy K-12 education stories.
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