2023 Handbook on K-12 Policy Issues for Colorado School Board Members
- October 16, 2023
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Colorado’s K-12 Testing Debate: What Should Stay and What Should Go?0
- January 30, 2015
If there is a single word that defines the 2015 K-12 education conversation in Colorado and the United States, that word is “testing.” While testing and evaluations help set critical floors for quality, smart reforms can lift students even higher.
READ MOREFreedom Minute: What’s in Store for K-12?0
- January 15, 2015
In this 1-minute Independence Institute Freedom Minute video production, education policy analyst Ross Izard highlights the major emerging K-12 issues for the new legislative session:
READ MOREAmy Oliver Show: Covering the New Colorado School Grades0
- January 5, 2015
Kristina Saccone of Colorado Succeeds talks about highlights from the new release of Colorado School Grades, which gives parents an easy-to-understand A-through-F rating of Colorado public school performance.
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Amy Oliver Show: What’s Really Behind Jeffco Controversy?0
- October 10, 2014
The dynamic Education Policy Center duo of Ross Izard and Ben DeGrow explain the political power struggle going on in the Jeffco school district, the possibility of recalls, and how some have chosen to bully one female board member.
READ MOREIzard, DeGrow Point Out Union Role in Jeffco Protests0
- October 3, 2014
The teacher sickouts and student walkouts in Jefferson County have drawn national headlines, but the true reasons behind the action have not received as much play. A national Reuters story explaining the Jeffco school board’s October 2 vote to create a more inclusive and transparent curriculum review process features insights into the manufactured controversy provided
READ MOREAmy Oliver Show: Breaking Down Jeffco Myths0
- October 2, 2014
Jefferson County Students First executive director Sheila Atwell discusses the school board’s now performance pay plan, the goals to increase student achievement, and the true story behind the highly publicized teacher sickouts and student protests.
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