education reform

2019 School Board Candidate Briefing Materials 0
- October 8, 2019
One of the Education Policy Center’s primary goals is to educate local education leaders about important education policy issues, thereby equipping them to make smart, well-informed decisions in their school districts. As part of that effort, the Education Policy Center staff provide biennial education policy briefings to all interested school board candidates, regardless of political
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The undeniable efficacy of charter schools 0
- October 17, 2017
Two studies were released this month from universities in California that demonstrate the effectiveness of school choice and the need for more options in education.
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New Study Skewers the Poverty Excuse in American Education 0
- December 17, 2015
I’m only six years old, but even I know that poverty is a terrible thing. I see the other kids at school whose clothes have holes in them, or who can’t afford new toys like the ones I have, or who are having serious family issues unlike anything I’ve experienced. And yes, I’ve noticed that […]
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Ugly Smear Column Tries, Fails to Shove Conservative Education Reform Aside 0
- November 11, 2015
I hope you all enjoyed a nice, long break from recent depressing edu-happenings over the last few days. I also hope that your disappointment is tempered by hope for the future. As my friend Ross Izard pointed out in a recent op-ed—and as my dad always says—it ain’t over ‘til the fat lady sings. I never have […]
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Don’t Fall Victim to MisNAEPery 0
- October 30, 2015
It’s NAEP season, my friends. The 2015 National Assessment of Education Progress results were released this week to a barrage of spin, rhetoric, and general “misNAEPery.” I’ve mostly seen this misNAEPery pop up in the form of certain folks using the data to show that education reform efforts aren’t working. (For now, we’ll ignore the […]
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Defenders of Fuzzy Math Do Students a Disservice 0
- June 6, 2007
The longer a student stays in the Colorado public school system, the less likely he is to be proficient in math.
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