2023 Handbook on K-12 Policy Issues for Colorado School Board Members
- October 16, 2023
A new Independence Institute billboard in Pueblo tells teachers about their limited opportunity to stop paying money to the union, while a new poll released today by the Independence Institute shows more than 82 percent of Coloradans support allowing union employees to leave their union without force or penalty.
READ MOREJon Hanover talks about his his role as founder of the newly approved, innovative blended learning Denver charter school Roots Elementary—opening in fall 2015.
READ MOREWhat do Americans think about standardized testing, Common Core, vouchers, and charter schools? Paul DiPerna shares insights from the Friedman Foundation’s new K-12 education national survey.
READ MOREJackie Burt talks about educational lessons learned from students as founder of the private lab school Orsch in Gunnison, Colo.
READ MOREEducation Policy Center staff provided input for a Denver Post story about the Jefferson County school board’s looming decision regarding the finalist for the superintendent position, reported today by John Aguilar: Ben DeGrow, education policy analyst with the Independence Institute, said McMinimee has deep roots in Jefferson County. He grew up in Arvada and Littleton
READ MORERep. Kevin Priola discusses attempts in the last legislative session to change the school funding system, increase transparency, and reward great teachers.
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