EDUCATION - Vouchers & Tax Credits - Independence Institute

Devil’s Advocate: Tax Credits for Colorado K-12 Education 0
- July 23, 2013
Education Policy Center director Pam Benigno discusses the case for scholarship tax credits in Colorado as a way to give low- and middle-income students more educational options.
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Washington Post Highlights Benigno’s Reaction to DougCo Choice Program Ruling 0
- April 25, 2013
In a Washington Post article about the Colorado Court of Appeals ruling in favor of Douglas County’s Choice Scholarship Program, Associated Press writer Steven Paulson quoted the Education Policy Center director’s reaction to the welcome news
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Amy Oliver Show: Appeals Court Brings Good News for Douglas County School Choice 0
- March 5, 2013
Charcie Russell from Great Choice Douglas County discusses last week’s good news from the Colorado Court of Appeals that gives hope for more educational options to students and families through the school district’s innovative Choice Scholarship Program.
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Appeals Court Panel Renews Dougco Families’ Hopes 0
- February 28, 2013
The Independence Institute, Colorado’s leading pro-freedom policy voice, praised today’s decision to restore a groundbreaking school choice program previously struck down by a Denver judge.
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Appeals Court Weighs Dougco Choice Program: Will Families Be Able to Give Thanks?0
- November 20, 2012
On November 19, the Colorado Court of Appeals heard arguments in the case of Larue v Colo State Board of Education. At issue is the Douglas County Choice Scholarship Program, unanimously adopted by the school board in March 2011, which allowed up to 500 students greater access to private education options. Cautious optimism awaits a decision coming in “due course,” probably in early 2013.
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Emails Expose Dougco Union’s Voucher Opposition 0
- August 1, 2012
In 2011, when the Douglas County Board of Education adopted a groundbreaking private school choice program, the few public comments made by local union officials expressed a measure of approval. However, two newly disclosed emails strongly suggest the same officials (paid at the time by taxpayer funds) were cheering for and coordinating with the ACLU, as the organization filed a lawsuit to shut down the program.
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