EDUCATION - Opinion Editorials - Independence Institute

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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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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Colorado Teachers Should Know Their Rights to Leave the Union 0
- August 20, 2015
Busy back-to-school days present the only chance for many teachers to leave the union. But they can’t exercise the right if, like many Colorado workers, they don’t know it exists.
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U.S. History Course Now More Balanced 0
- August 11, 2015
Accusations of censorship against the Jeffco board and other critics linger. Given recent changes to APUSH, however, perhaps the most appropriate question to ask is who was censoring whom.
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Colorado Lags Behind Other States in Advancing Educational Choice 0
- June 12, 2015
As state after state puts parental choice and educational quality for all ahead of politics and entrenched interests, it is becoming increasingly clear educational choice is no longer a novel idea. Even so, Colorado has not yet adopted legislation to fully empower its parents and students. Educational choice has seen big victories around the nation
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Education Goal Should Be Less Testing, Better Accountability 0
- April 30, 2015
This legislative session’s monumental education debate has Colorado policymakers walking a dangerous tightrope. To benefit today’s K-12 students, they must promote wise policy that does not lean too far in either direction.
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