Amy Oliver Show: Dougco Schools Launches Parent-Friendly App
- August 28, 2012
Sheila 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 MOREThe Colorado Education Association sent a pre-emptive message this year to teachers, telling them to “beware” information from the Independence Institute on the Every Member Option political refund.
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 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.
READ MOREBen DeGrow debunks promises made in ads supporting the Amendment 66 education tax hike, and talks about how the measure redistributes income tax dollars from some rural Weld County districts to Greeley.
READ MOREDr. Paul Peterson, director of Harvard University’s Program on Education Policy and Governance, makes the case that American schools and students are lagging in performance, with potentially harmful effects for the future economy.
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