Tag: School Choice
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Two indicted after allegedly forging signatures for 2024 school choice ballot initiative
The authorities are searching for two out-of-state residents accused of forging signatures to get an initiative on the 2024 general election ballot. An April 16 indictment includes three felony charges and one misdemeanor against both Cherell Long of Nevada and Martin Arellano of Texas, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday. The initiative was for Amendment…
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GUEST COLUMN: Empowering Colorado’s parents and workforce
Colorado parents know a simple truth that policymakers too often ignore: no two children learn the same way. Yet for decades, weve asked families — especially working and middle-income families — to fit their children into rigid systems instead of building systems that fit children. Thats starting to change. At a recent press conference, Gov.…
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EDITORIAL: Applause anew for Polis on school choice
Kudos once again to Gov. Jared Polis for standing up — and sticking out his neck — for a promising federal initiative that incentivizes school choice. Thanks to the governor’s recent decision to OK our state’s participation, Colorado’s kids and their counterparts in 26 other states now stand to benefit from this significant stride in…
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GUEST COLUMN: National School Choice Week is something to celebrate
Great schools change lives. School choice puts families in the driver’s seat. As our nation marks National School Choice Week, America has real momentum to celebrate. What once started as a set of policy reforms has become something more lasting: an expectation. Families increasingly believe they can and must have meaningful options for their children’s…
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EDITORIAL: A welcome assist for school choice in Colorado
Jared Polis ranks high among our state’s “education governors,” a list that over the years has included Democrat Roy Romer and Republican Bill Owens. Polis shares with Romer and Owens not only a firm command of the top issues facing the state’s schools but also a fervent commitment to providing Colorado’s kids wide-ranging educational opportunity. …
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Disputed charter school funding measure gets a pivotal hearing before the Kentucky Supreme Court
School choice has resurfaced as a hotly debated issue in Kentucky
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As Trump Shakes Up Oversight of Special Ed, Frustrated DC Parents Want Change
New York, NY (The 74) Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter After a year in a small preschool class for children with disabilities, transition into kindergarten was rough for Andrea Jones’ son Kelsey. He would cry and run off during fire drills. Teachers put his desk…
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Big Education Issues at Stake as Supreme Court Hears Religious Charter Case
New York, NY (The 74) Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter In a case with far-reaching implications for the nation’s education system, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether denying a charter contract to an Oklahoma Catholic school qualifies as religious discrimination under the…
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Colorado Education Association condemns text sent to voters
Colorado’s largest teachers union is warning voters about a text message recently sent out that implies they support Amendment 80 on the upcoming general election ballot. The text includes audio of Colorado Education Association President Kevin Vick suggesting that he is in favor of school choice. This is accompanied by a message stating that approving…