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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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DeVoss should ‘persist’ despite liberal opposition 0
- February 21, 2017
Free-thinking, ambitious, successful women are to be respected and empowered, even if their opinions diverge from those of a specific ideology. We should applaud DeVos’s tenacity in the face of attempts to silence and marginalize her.

The attacks will no doubt continue. Nevertheless, DeVos should persist.
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Having a choice in education can make a huge difference 0
- January 25, 2017
This week is National School Choice Week, which means it’s time to once again celebrate the power of educational choice.

This week is a celebration of more than an interesting theory or idea. It’s about making a difference in thousands of students’ lives every day.
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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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