CEA Shamefully Opposes SB 191 and Effective Teaching
For students to achieve the best outcomes, they need teachers and principals to be as effective as they can be. To make that happen, we first need a clear and fair way to know which teachers are effective. We need to do more to invest both teachers AND principals in student academic success. And we [...]
Private School Choice Helps Students, Saves Money? Lawmakers Say Too BAD; Lobbyists Make SHAMEFUL Claims
On consecutive days this week at the State Capitol, Colorado lawmakers once again killed two private school choice bills. HB 1295 and HB 1296 would have provided tax credits so families could choose a non-public school.
Even the fact that both bills would have saved public schools money on a per-pupil basis during these hard [...]
Indiana Takes a Stand for Private School Choice
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 scholarship tax credit program. The program gives companies and individuals a 50 percent tax credit in return for their donation [...]
A Collective Temper Tantrum
Acting like spoiled children, over a three-day period, several hundred Boulder Valley teachers held a collective temper tantrum. Our government-run education system has trained teachers to expect a raise whether or not the money is available and whether or not they are good teachers.
When a spoiled child misbehaves, who must share in the blame? (Usually it’s the parents, but in this case it is [...]
Colorado Charter School Champion
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 [...]
Bad Decision for Children like Lexie: AZ Vouchers Struck Down
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 [...]
“Unhappy Parents” Use Bad Judgment
In today’s Denver Post there is a story by Jeremy P. Meyer about the parents of 67 students from Hanson PreK-8 School located in Adams 14 School District. The parents are boycotting the CSAP because they are unhappy that the principal has been placed on leave for undisclosed reasons, the elimination of the year-round schedule, and changes to [...]
