Debating Education Reform Online
- March 10, 2011
Plans to publicly challenge Colorado’s educator evaluation law show the priorities of the state’s largest teachers union stand directly opposed to what students need, Independence Institute education analysts say.
READ MORETodd Engdahl of Chalkbeat Colorado highlights the school funding and other K-12 policy debates emerging at the State Capitol as the legislative session gets underway.
READ MORESheila Atwell of Jeffco Students First talks about making local education reforms possible by giving voice to parents who are concerned about the direction of schools, and discusses the prospects for positive changes in Colorado’s largest school district.
READ MOREEducation Policy Center director Pam Benigno looks back to what motivated her early involvement in K-12 reform and looks forward to student-friendly changes Colorado could adopt, including scholarship tax credits.
READ MOREOn the November 6 edition of 9 News, senior education policy analyst Ben DeGrow shared his thoughts on where Jefferson County Schools might go in the wake of a surprising election of three conservative reform candidates to the five-member board: …he does not believe that everything happening in Douglas County will make its way into
READ MOREBen DeGrow reviews the good news from election night, including the demise of Amendment 66 and the strong showing of many pro-reform school board candidates across Colorado.
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