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Amy Oliver Show: Breaking Down Jeffco Myths 0
- October 2, 2014
Jefferson County Students First executive director Sheila Atwell discusses the school board’s now performance pay plan, the goals to increase student achievement, and the true story behind the highly publicized teacher sickouts and student protests.
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Amy Oliver Show: Scholarship Tax Credits Win in Courts 0
- September 12, 2014
The Cato Institute’s Jason Bedrick celebrates a New Hampshire court victory for scholarship tax credits, while observing the strategy of school choice opponents to continue with a series of lawsuits against Florida’s highly successful scholarship tax credit program.
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Amy Oliver Show: Can Colorado Have Testing Flexibility and Accountability?0
- August 29, 2014
Colorado State Board of Education chair Paul Lundeen talks about his goal to give schools and districts more flexibility in the standardized testing regime, while keeping academic results transparent and comparable and the system accountable to parents and taxpayers.
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Amy Oliver Show: Liberty Common HS Breaks State ACT Record 0
- August 21, 2014
Liberty Common High School (LCHS) principal Bob Schaffer and senior Jesse Zuniga talk about what goes into their school this year shattering the state’s record score on the ACT test, with a 28.63 average.
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Amy Oliver Show: National Employee Freedom Week and Teacher Options 0
- August 15, 2014
On a special National Employee Freedom Week edition, Professional Association of Colorado Educators regional membership director Tim Farmer discusses the difficulty teachers in many school districts face in trying to exercise their right to end union membership.
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Amy Oliver Show: Blended Learning Grows Denver “Roots”0
- July 24, 2014
Jon Hanover talks about his his role as founder of the newly approved, innovative blended learning Denver charter school Roots Elementary—opening in fall 2015.
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