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  • American Birthright Social Studies Standards: A Discussion

    American Birthright Social Studies Standards: A Discussion0

    • February 13, 2023

    The Civics Alliance, a coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to improving America’s civics education, has created American Birthright: The Civics Alliance’s Model K-12 Social Studies Standards. The Civics Alliance is a project of the National Association of Scholars. Pam Benigno, director of Independence Institute’s Education Policy Center, interviewed Dr. David Randall, the Executive Director

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  • 2019 School Board Candidate Briefing Materials

    2019 School Board Candidate Briefing Materials0

    • October 8, 2019

    One of the Education Policy Center’s primary goals is to educate local education leaders about important education policy issues, thereby equipping them to make smart, well-informed decisions in their school districts. As part of that effort, the Education Policy Center staff provide biennial education policy briefings to all interested school board candidates, regardless of political

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  • Student-Based Budgeting: A Quick Colorado Primer0

    • September 24, 2015

    Independence Institute senior education policy analyst Ben DeGrow talks with Education Policy Center director Pam Benigno about the important but overlooked practice of student-based budgeting to better ensure dollars are reaching students to serve their needs. Six Colorado school districts have stepped up to adopt the system that puts more control and responsibility in the

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