How Far Will Colorado Reform “Human Capital” to Win Race to the Top?

Education leaders here in Colorado have shown a great deal of interest in the federal Race to the Top dollars, a multi-billion dollar program that we are told is designed to spur reform. In order to be eligible for rewards, states will be rated according how well their policies and goals line up with innovative […]

Don’t Let Union and Congress Grinches Stop D.C. Opportunity Scholarships

Remember the poor kids in our nation’s capital who benefit from the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program?
Last night D.C. Parents for School Choice Executive Director Virginia Walden Ford sent out an email alerting supporters about a new troubling development from Capitol Hill:

Just an hour ago, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the omnibus bill that kills […]

Hoping Race to the Top Spurs Colorado Funding, Teacher, STEM Innovations

Katie Redding at the Colorado Independent reported yesterday on the official recommendations for Colorado’s application to receive Race to the Top federal reform dollars. One of my Education Policy Center friends got a chance to chime in:
Ben DeGrow, education policy analyst for the free-market Independence Institute, found much to like about the application, particularly the […]