2023 Handbook on K-12 Policy Issues for Colorado School Board Members
- October 16, 2023
Heartland Institute education research fellow Joy Pullmann shares impressions from her recent visit to Douglas County, Colorado, as she explores how some schools seek to innovate rather than fall in line with the Common Core.
READ MOREJefferson County mom Sunny Flynn talks about the important effort she’s helping lead to keep student data safe and secure, including the recent demise of inBloom and two important bills at the state legislature.
READ MOREJeffco school board director John Newkirk deflates some myths surrounding the new board majority’s work to raise student achievement, reward new and high-quality teachers, increase transparency, and fund students fairly.
READ MOREThroughout the United States, class size reduction (CSR) is heralded as an effective way to improve academic outcomes. However, the research surrounding the effects of CSR is inconclusive at best. It is often difficult to determine the reliability of the studies conducted on the topic, and much of the research wavers between small, temporary academic gains in certain student groups and no gains at all.
READ MORESenior 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.
READ MORERobert Rumfelt of Liberty Watch explains how opponents of reform in Thompson School District have manufactured a controversy against the new conservative school board majority, making it as far as the pages of the Denver Post.
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