Elected Officials

Legislative Committee Halts Charter School ‘Witch-Hunt’0
- Blogs, Charter Schools
- December 10, 2009
When it comes to public performance audits, there’s a difference between good governance and oversight on one hand, and a far-reaching fishing expedition on the other. The latter SHAMEFUL act is what a handful of Democrat state legislators (Rep. …
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Indiana Takes a Stand for Private School Choice 0
- Blogs, K-12 Issues, School Choice, Vouchers & Tax Credits
- July 1, 2009
June 30, 2009 was a GOOD day for thousands of Indiana children in the home state of the Friedman Foundation and the GEO Foundation, two long-time school choice advocates. Governor Mitch Daniels signed into law a 2.5 million corporate and individual …
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Good News from the Gold Dome 0
- Blogs
- May 19, 2009
Good picks by a Republican leader! Colorado Senate News has reported that Republican Senate leader Josh Penry will appoint a Democrat to the Interim Committee to Study Financing of Public Schools. The Democrat is education reformer Michael Johnston, …
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Colorado Charter School Champion 0
- Blogs, Charter Schools
- May 12, 2009
Once again, charter schools survived Colorado’s legislative session. There are many legislators from both political parties that deserve to be praised for their support of charter schools. However, Sean Bradley, the Director of Governmental Affairs for the Colorado League of Charter Schools, deserves a loud “shout out” from all those who support charter schools. He […]
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Waivers for Public Schools: A Good Step for Reform 0
- Blogs
- March 19, 2009
Today, two public schools received waivers from 40 state statutes, 32 district policies, and 18 collective bargaining agreement provisions. The Colorado State Board of Education unanimously voted in favor of granting waivers to two Denver Public Schools, Manual High School and Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment.

The schools are the first “Innovation Schools” under a law […]
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Bad News for Families: State Cuts Printed School Report Cards 0
- Accountability, Blogs, School Performance
- March 10, 2009
Yesterday the Joint Budget Committee cut the printing of next year’s School Accountability Reports (SAR). Also, a bill going through the legislature that will make major changes to Colorado’s accountability system does not include printing of the new reports. Not sending home a SAR (aka school report card) keeps parents in the dark about a school’s student performance. […]
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