New AAE Member Survey Shows Again that Teacher Opinion Isn’t Monolithic
- November 4, 2011
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Looming Legislative Session Evokes More Heartburn than Hope for K-12 Issues0
- January 8, 2013
Run for cover, and hold onto your wallets! The first session of the 69th Colorado General Assembly is underway. While school finance reform (and an accompanying tax increase referral) stands at the head of the line, a slew of other K-12 issues can be expected to receive consideration — everything from teacher licensure to collective bargaining and a number of bureaucratic regulations. Supporters of school choice and reform ought to buckle up for a bumpy ride!
READ MORETop 10? Yes, But ‘C’ for Colorado on Students First Policy Report Card0
- January 7, 2013
Not too long ago I was telling you about new information out grading Colorado schools’ performance. But how is Colorado doing in applying policies that promote an excellent, equitable and efficient education system? Today the national group Students First released its first-ever State Policy Report Cards.
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How did Colorado do? Depends how you look at it. […]PBS Features Rocketship Education Charter Expansion, Continuing Innovation0
- January 3, 2013
“Nobody has figured out how to mass produce high-quality, cost-effective schools,” PBS correspondent John Merrow explained on a televised feature last week about the successful Rocketship Education public charter school network. Thanks to Joanne Jacobs for bringing to my attention the interesting 9-minute video about how to replicate an innovative and successful education model:
The piece […]
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While School Choice Moves Forward, Don’t Expect Smooth Sailing in 20130
- January 2, 2013
Well, a new year has come, and you favorite edublogging prodigy is back from a well-deserved break playing with Legos and wishing for more snow. Before things start to heat up again, it’s time for a little more perspective. Jay Greene guest blogger Matt Ladner sent Happy New Year’s greetings by directing our attention to […]
READ MOREAttacking Dougco school board, union leaders swing… and miss0
- December 21, 2012
By Ben DeGrow Christmas is just days away. While many students in Colorado schools are starting their long-awaited breaks, the disgruntled teachers union leadership in Douglas County is stepping up their smear campaign. And while they stretch the truth to attack the school board that bid them adieu, their attacks also leave behind some collateral
READ MOREDenver’s Rocky Mountain Prep Opens Door to Cutting-Edge Learning Success0
- December 20, 2012
The Education Policy Center recently visited a Denver charter school on the cutting edge of blended learning in Colorado. Rocky Mountain Prep follows in the footsteps of successful forebears that serve high-need student populations — placing a foundational emphasis on high expectations with competent, caring and dedicated teachers — while testing an innovative approach that could help disrupt a broken system.
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