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Power Technical: Preparing Educated and Ethical Leaders in the Trades 0
- January 27, 2020
Power Technical (PTEC) is a career and technical education-focused public charter school in the James Irwin Charter Schools network. Authorized by Falcon District 49, the school serves students from across the Colorado Springs area who choose to pursue an education built around preparation for careers in skilled trades. In addition to instruction in core academic
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2019 School Board Candidate Briefing Materials 0
- October 8, 2019
One of the Education Policy Center’s primary goals is to educate local education leaders about important education policy issues, thereby equipping them to make smart, well-informed decisions in their school districts. As part of that effort, the Education Policy Center staff provide biennial education policy briefings to all interested school board candidates, regardless of political
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Student-Based Budgeting: A Quick Colorado Primer 0
- September 24, 2015
Independence Institute senior education policy analyst Ben DeGrow talks with Education Policy Center director Pam Benigno about the important but overlooked practice of student-based budgeting to better ensure dollars are reaching students to serve their needs. Six Colorado school districts have stepped up to adopt the system that puts more control and responsibility in the
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Student-Based Budgeting Means Fairer and More Effective Education Spending 0
- September 24, 2015
Given pressing budget limitations, how districts allocate money to schools matters more than ever. Some local education providers have successfully kept unavoidable cuts away from services that aid students.
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Freedom Minute: JeffCo Mom Thanks Dedicated Teachers 0
- September 17, 2015
JeffCo Mom Patti Peters thanks the dedicated teachers at her kid’s high school who keep their focus on the classroom rather than participate in the distractions that have affected some schools in the district.
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Future of Education in Colorado Being Decided in Local School Districts 0
- September 10, 2015
A war is raging for the very soul of education in Colorado. Local education reform’s fiery collision with powerful entrenched interests has turned Jefferson County and Thompson school districts into high-stakes battlefields.
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