EDUCATION - School Choice - Independence Institute

Amy Oliver Show: Ending the Education Plantation 0
- December 19, 2012
Senior education policy analyst Ben DeGrow guest hosts a conversation with John Conlin, founder and CEO of the new group End the Education Plantation. Conlin looks to lead a grassroots movement toward changing the K-12 system and empowering parents through Education Freedom Accounts.
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Colorado School Grades Website Returns to Inform Parents for Second Year 0
- December 18, 2012
Can you believe it’s been a whole year since the launch of the Colorado School Grades website? My friends at the Independence Institute are proud to be one of the 18 sponsoring partners of this helpful resource.
The passing of 12 months means a whole new set of data, and a lot of curious parents searching […]
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Ridgeview Classical Continues Exceptional Approach in Pursuit of Excellence 0
- December 17, 2012
Recently I told you about my Education Policy Center friends’ visit to Liberty Common High School in Fort Collins — which principal just so happens to be outgoing State Board of Education chair Bob Schaffer (whose farewell dinner earned a nice tribute in the Colorado Statesman). Well, if you’re going to make the 2-hour round […]
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Ed Reform Super Bowl Would Have Been Nice, But Florida Gets Tony Bennett 0
- December 14, 2012
Really quick for a Friday, the good news for the education reform movement this week is that “Indiana’s loss turned out to be Florida’s gain.” What am I talking about? The sad news that the Hoosier State’s commissioner of education Tony Bennett lost his re-election bid is quelled by the fact he agreed to take […]
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Eddie Picks Up Slack on Media Misses, Including Teacher Pension Costs 0
- December 13, 2012
I love lists, I love education, and I love to tell people about things. So it should be no surprise that my attention was caught by yesterday’s news release from Stanford: “Hoover Institution Education Experts Identify News Media Hits and Misses in 2012 Education Coverage.” The Koret Task Force on Education named five stories that […]
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Liberty Common HS Principal Bob Schaffer Honored for State Board Service 0
- December 5, 2012
Not many students can say their principal has served in Congress and chairs the State Board of Education, and has been a great champion for parental choice and positive educational transformation. The State Board this week honors the service of outgoing chair Bob Schaffer, who soon will be able to invest more of his energies as principal of the young but successful Liberty Common High School in Fort Collins.
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