EDUCATION - Opinion Editorials - Independence Institute

A Step Backward on School Transparency 0
- April 22, 2014
The Denver Post’s editorial concluded that the adoption of House Bill 1292 would make Colorado “a national leader in transparency” for public education. It got the story mostly right.
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School Boards Push Teacher Accountability 0
- February 27, 2014
Union leaders are actively challenging school principals’ newfound authority to keep the worst teachers out of their classrooms. The state legislative majority has shrunk from the chance to reward the best teachers. But some local school boards have begun to take the reins of reform. Research shows teachers who get the most out of students
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Education Spending Transparency Doesn’t Require Massive Tax Hike 0
- January 16, 2014
Colorado potentially faces a wasted opportunity in undertaking a push for greater school financial transparency. If state leaders talk up transparency as a new project and in vague terms, then they may miss the benefit of lessons already learned and fail to create a genuinely useful online tool. Part of Amendment 66’s billion-dollar promise was
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Tax Hike Won’t Deliver on its Promise 0
- September 9, 2013
Many Coloradans share a strong commitment to improving students’ educational opportunities and outcomes. However, Amendment 66 offers little hope of getting us there.
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Forward-Thinking School Reforms Popular in DougCo 0
- August 21, 2013
As Douglas County leaders continue charting the nation’s boldest course for local education innovation, political foes have taken the fight to a different front. Charges against the reform-minded school board fail in the light of truth but have the chance to catch on with many voters.
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The Rest of the Story on School Funding, Minorities 0
- February 23, 2013
Recent reporting that appeared in The Gazette insists Colorado racial minorities are harmed by less school funding than many other states receive. However, the I-News Network’s selective peek at the facts misleads readers and distracts them from real promising solutions.
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