charter schools
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NOONAN | Now’s the time to see who’s getting — and spending — in the guv’s race
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The Colorado governor’s race illustrates the new normal in campaign finance. Candidates need millions to win a primary. Six of eight candidates in the GOP and Democratic primaries have raised more than a million dollars. Victor Mitchell and U.S. Rep. Jared Polis have multiple millions through self-funding as of the most recent reports. Former state Sen. Michael…
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IN RESPONSE | Education reformers tried to hold Democrats hostage
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On April 14, 3,400 leaders and activists from across Colorado came together to proudly proclaim our long-held beliefs that all children in Colorado deserve an equitable public education. I am proud to have been the lead organizer for the state-level push and the author of the equivalent resolution passed at the Denver County Democratic Assembly…
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Q&A with Jesse Mallory | ‘Economic liberty will be realized on the community level’
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Worried about the future of freedom? Rest assured; assorted advocacy groups on America’s political right are doing your bidding – though it’s often enough on the far-off battlefront of our nation’s capital. Americans for Prosperity is fighting the fight in the trenches alongside you – in your state, in your community, one issue after another. Hence,…
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Unions have a stranglehold on public ed — while Colorado kids suffer
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Just in case there remained some doubt in anyone’s mind that the Democratic Party’s leftward lurch in Colorado was effectively divorcing the party from any affection it may have had for meaningful education reform, the party f aithful put those doubts to rest. At the Colorado Democratic Assembly two weeks ago, the participants not only…
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THE PODIUM | A question every candidate must answer about education
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Every two years, the nation’s schools get their own report card, and this year’s report card contains stunning results for Colorado families. The U.S. Department of Education administers the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which is commonly referred to as the “the nation’s report card” because it is administered in all fifty states. It…
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Colo. Democrats reject education-reform group at state assembly
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Delegates at the Colorado Democratic state assembly Saturday sent a clear message to the state chapter of Democrats for Education Reform: You don’t have a place in our party. After booing down the head of the education reform organization, who described herself as a lifelong Democrat, delegates voted overwhelmingly Saturday to call for the organization…
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Craig Hulse goes from Uber to uber-education reform
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Ready Colorado, the conservative champion of school choice that is growing its profile on the state’s political scene, has tapped ride-sharing giant Uber to recruit a new vice president. The education advocacy group announced Monday it has hired Craig Hulse, “a widely respected policy and legislative expert” who most recently was Uber Technologies’ public affairs…
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Q&A with Karen Middleton: It all comes down to equal treatment for the sexes
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The #MeToo movement must seem like déjà vu to Karen Middleton. The former state lawmaker, longtime education policy wonk, self-described “fierce feminist” – and nowadays, point person for abortion-rights advocacy in Colorado – took her seat in the legislature a decade ago in the wake of the Capitol’s last big sexual-misconduct scandal. It was her…
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This Week at the Capitol: Feb. 19-23
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NOTE: Monday, Feb. 19 is President’s Day and both the House and Senate are closed. Here are the legislative committee hearings of note for the week ahead in the Colorado Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. Click here and scroll down to committee hearings to listen online. …
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Local school boards to Colorado board of ed: Butt out on charter schools
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For those who believe strongly in the premise of local control of school districts by the people elected to run them, the idea that the Colorado State Board of Education can overrule local decisions on charter schools rankles. Case in point: Jefferson County. Last year, the local school board gave grudging approval to a charter…
