State 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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CDE Gathers Feedback on Social Studies Standards 0
- Academic Standards, Accountability, Blogs
- September 4, 2009
Colorado is making major revisions to the state’s academic standards. At the Independence Institute, we’re especially interested in the Social Studies standards. Our own Ben DeGrow has served on the subcommittee to draft new standards for h…
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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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Bad Decision for Children like Lexie: AZ Vouchers Struck Down 0
- Blogs, School Choice, Vouchers & Tax Credits
- March 26, 2009
To realize the impact of yesterday’s Arizona Supreme Court decision watch this video about a little girl named Lexie. Also, read the media release from the Institute for Justice. Lexie has multiple disabilities. Her public school was not able to meet her needs, but the state-funded scholarship program for children with disabilities gave her the opportunity to attend a private […]
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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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