EDUCATION - School Choice Archives - Independence Institute

How a Colorado school board race has national implications for education and religious liberty 0
- July 30, 2017
A wise man once said that all politics is local. Nowhere is that aphorism better illustrated than Douglas County, Colorado, where education politics and an ongoing constitutional fight over educational choice have converged to create perhaps the most consequential school board election in modern American history. Here, in a largely suburban county thousands of miles removed from the national stage of Washington, D.C., the futures of tens of thousands of students across America may well be decided.
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The Challenges of Opening a Charter School: Three Colorado Case Studies 0
- July 18, 2017
The steady expansion of charter schools in Colorado has introduced these autonomous public schools to communities across the state. Yet significant misunderstandings about charter schools, their purpose, and the nature of their existence remain. Outside of education policy circles, few are aware of the diversity of charter schools, the wide variety of student populations they
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The battle is over, and school choice won 0
- April 18, 2017
Choice opponents’ protestations, sweeping statements, and heated rhetoric may serve well as a temporary balm for the fact that their rigid vision of education is rapidly fading into the mists of history, but they ultimately cannot slow the inexorable march of educational progress.
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Blaine’s Shadow: Politics, Discrimination, and School Choice 0
- March 29, 2017
More than three dozen states have some type of Blaine clause in their state constitutions. These problematic clauses prohibit government aid to “sectarian” institutions. Though this language has been euphemized to stand for the “separation of church and state,” such an outlook misinterprets the religious protections outlined in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution
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Altering Courses: A Profile of Crossroads School 0
- June 23, 2016
In “Altering Courses,” Senior Education Policy Analyst Ross Izard describes his time at Crossroads School in Longmont, Colorado. Described lovingly as the “island of misfit toys where everybody fits,” Crossroads is a private, faith-based alternative school for at-risk middle and high school students. Started in 2010 with the specific goal of serving children whose needs
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Intervening for Success: A Profile of the Havern School for Children with Learning Disabilities 0
- March 28, 2016
Havern’s intervention model, rich history, and tight-knit community form the foundations of a truly inspirational school.
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