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Denver Post Editors Hit Back-to-Back Homers for Students, Parents 0
- July 1, 2015
My dad told me about these crinkly pieces of paper with print on them that people used to get, something they would read to find out what’s going on in the world. I guess they’re called “newspapers”? Apparently, some websites actually have newspapers, or so I’m told. The last few days, the editors of one […]
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Waiting for Dougco Choice Ruling? Florida, Kansas Serve Up Good News 0
- June 11, 2015
Education policy and the courts: Usually not a match made in heaven. Though often there’s a very good reason to pay close attention. Like six months ago, when I proclaimed my excitement that the landmark Douglas County school choice case finally reached a hearing at the Colorado Supreme Court. Sorry if I got anybody’s hopes […]
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New “Article V Information Center” Helps Federal Reform Efforts 0
- April 16, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 16, 2015 Contact: Rob Natelson, 303-279-6536, ext. 114 or Rob@i2i.org New “Article V Information Center” Helps Federal Reform Efforts DENVER — The burgeoning “convention of states” movement wants to save the republic, and the Independence Institute is pitching in to help. The Institute’s new “Article V Information Center” website provides journalists,
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Tick, Tock: Accountability Clock Leading Some CO School Districts to Watershed 0
- April 9, 2015
Tick, tock. Tick, tock. Not many clocks today actually make that noise anymore. But even with the digital timepieces we’re more accustomed to now (and are pretty much all little people like me have known), if you set the alarm you know that it’s bound to go off at some point. Whether it’s a soothing […]
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Middle-Income Families Have Long Track Record in Building Colorado Charters 0
- April 7, 2015
Even someone as young as me has heard the familiar expression, “Everything old is new again.” That’s what I couldn’t help thinking today when my Education Policy Center friends told me about Richard Whitmire’s new Education Next piece titled “More Middle-Class Families Choose Charters.” Maybe that’s just because I’m so attuned to watching these things […]
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Denver’s SchoolChoice Program Keeps Growing 0
- March 16, 2015
I love when people talk about school choice as a “movement.” The word just does such a good job of conveying a sense of momentum and highlighting the fact that an increasing number of families are looking for more options for their kids. A Chalkbeat story illustrated that kind of momentum this morning, reporting that […]
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