Colo.’s Parent Trigger II Survives First Test: Maybe HB 1149 Can Win Bipartisan Support

by Eddie | 5:01 pm, February 7, 2012

My Education Policy Center friends asked me to stop playing around in the snow long enough to give a quick update and comment on something I mentioned last week. As Ed News Colorado reports, Rep. Don Beezley’s “Parent Trigger II” successfully passed its first obstacle with a favorable 7-6 party line vote in the House [...]

Groundhog’s Shadow or Not, Colorado’s Parent Trigger II a Small Step Forward

by Eddie | 11:49 am, February 2, 2012

Even if the Groundhog hadn’t seen his shadow this morning, the reluctant news would still be well more than six weeks of Colorado’s legislative session remaining. Too early for me to be ground into the dust, but at the same time too many important things going on for me to run back and hide in [...]

Another School Choice Trifecta: Jared Polis, Bill Cosby, Ben DeGrow… Swish!

by Eddie | 2:01 pm, January 27, 2012

Since yesterday’s school choice trifecta was so successful, why not another one to help bring a smashing conclusion to National School Choice Week? We’re in the heart of basketball season — it’s not March Madness time yet — but still “trifecta” gets me thinking about making that long-range jumper for student-centered education reform:

Yesterday, Colorado’s U.S. [...]

School Choice Week Good News Trifecta: Nationwide, Arizona ESAs, Ohio Vouchers

by Eddie | 3:38 pm, January 26, 2012

While School Choice Week has me in a happy frenzy, it doesn’t leave me as much time for blogging. But in my few spare moments, I wanted to share a few timely developments fitting for this week’s big festivities:

The Alliance for School Choice has released the latest version of the School Choice Yearbook… The big [...]

Foundation Gives High-Performing Poorer Denver Area Schools Cause to Celebrate

by Eddie | 12:59 pm, January 24, 2012

Today’s lead story at Ed News Colorado highlights the disparity in private parent and community giving within Denver Public Schools. Reporter Charlie Brennan notes that no school raked in more than the nearly $230,000 at Bromwell Elementary, a school with a low 8 percent study poverty rate. The general findings are no surprise, yet nonetheless [...]

Get School Choice Juices Flowing: “Kids Aren’t Cars,” Parent Trigger II and Milk (!)

by Eddie | 4:16 pm, January 23, 2012

I can hardly believe that School Choice Week is already here. For my Colorado friends, remember that there are several great events between now and Saturday, especially a cool “Kids Aren’t Cars” movie night I hope you can come to.
Here in Colorado the legislature kicks off School Choice Week with the introduction of House [...]

Guess Implementing Digital Learning Policy Changes in Colorado Not as Easy as It Looks

by Eddie | 5:13 pm, January 18, 2012

As last year was winding down, I told you that the issue of K-12 online and blended learning would be a big one going forward for Colorado in 2012. With the legislature now in session and the first-ever Digital Learning Day just around the corner, I found a timely article that deserves some attention here [...]

Friday the 13th Brings Bad Indiana Judicial News for Anti-School Choice Crowd

by Eddie | 11:20 am, January 17, 2012

While I sit and wait and tap my feet for some word on the appeal of the Douglas County choice scholarship injunction, here’s some important good news for you. A very similar statewide program enacted last year in the Hoosier State has been upheld in a January 13 decision:

A Marion County judge ruled Friday that [...]

No Excuses Time: Attend a Colorado School Choice Week Event (January 22-28)

by Eddie | 3:21 pm, January 13, 2012

The second annual National School Choice Week is coming up soon. It’s almost time to stop gearing up and to start getting into action. For most of my fellow Coloradans, there aren’t any good excuses to not be able to attend even of the numerous events going on during the week of January 22-28:

On Thursday [...]

No Excuses Time: Attend a Colorado School Choice Week Event (January 22-28)

by Eddie | 11:58 am, January 13, 2012

The second annual National School Choice Week is coming up soon. For most of my fellow Coloradans, there aren’t any good excuses to not be able to attend even of the numerous events going on during the week of January 22-28, from a Kids Aren’t Cars movie night at the Independence Institute’s new Denver digs to two American Exceptionalism townhalls with nationally-known speakers and a special Saturday morning event designed just for teachers. I hope to meet you at one of them.

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