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2015 School Board Candidate Briefing Materials 0
- September 25, 2015
The Education Policy Center has received numerous requests for the information it provided to school board candidates across Colorado this year. One of the 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,
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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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Freedom Minute: JeffCo Mom Won’t Tolerate Bullying 0
- September 8, 2015
JeffCo Mom Linda Pelon explains why she won’t stand for the bullying she’s witnessed at JeffCo school board meetings. Despite raising teacher’s salaries and funding a new school without debt, the reform majority has been on the receiving end of opponents’ bad behavior.
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