school choice
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Foes of school choice in DougCo rest their case on an odious policy with a dark history
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Debate surrounding state constitutional “Blaine Amendments,” which prohibit government aid to “sectarian” institutions, has reached a crescendo as a result of the high-profile school board race in Douglas County. As deeply consequential litigation over Blaine Amendments and parental choice hangs in the balance between two opposing slates of school board candidates, some anti-choice interest groups…
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‘It’s time to stop turning over schools — and turn over the Denver school board’
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It’s time to vote out the Denver Public School board and vote in a new slate committed to kids and community. Since 2005, the DPS leadership has adopted a free-market business model in governing public education. Under the guise of quality control, neighborhood schools serving the most vulnerable populations have been closed, veteran educators have…
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Douglas County should expand, not limit, educational freedom
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It’s becoming harder for opponents of education freedom to come up with legitimate reasons families should not have more options when deciding the best possible education options for their children. The U.S. Supreme Court made it more difficult with a pair of recent rulings, including one that said denying approximately 500 families in Douglas County the ability to…
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Republicans reach out on a subject near and dear to them: school choice
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Much of the school-choice agenda – charter schools, in particular – has evolved over the past few decades from a once-obscure Republican cause to a bipartisan initiative to a nonpartisan and, by and large, non-political given. Even presidents of both parties have championed charters; after all, parents of every political stripe, and of none, love…
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Jeffco school board candidates square off in first public forum
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What a different two years makes. The first forum for the five candidates vying for three seats on the Jefferson County Board of Education took place Wednesday night. Everyone was polite and civil and agreed more than they disagreed. But the lines were clearly drawn on several issues, most notably transparency around the district’s budget,…
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Colorado Republicans tell national conservatives that school choice is working
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Republican elected officials from Colorado welcomed conservative leaders from around the country Thursday, arguing that the Centennial State makes the case for school choice efforts. Speaking at the American Legislative Exchange Council’s annual meeting in Denver on was state Treasurer Walker Stapleton, who is considering a run for governor, and state Rep. Owen Hill, R-Colorado…
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Q&A with Colorado’s Ed Jones: Walk a mile (or three) in this former state senator’s shoes
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Ed Jones has come a long way since his childhood in Hattiesburg, Miss., in the segregated South of the 1940s. After mustering out of the Army at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs in 1963, he made the city his new home. He would go on to run for office – and win – unheard of…
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Nation’s top conservative donors descend on Colorado Springs for Koch confab
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Billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch provide the daily bread for their formidable national network of conservative organizations and activists – and their extensive circle of like-minded donors helps turn water into wine. All of them are converging on Colorado Springs this weekend to share inspiration and develop strategy for three days at The Broadmoor.…
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Senate Republicans to lead Colorado Springs rally for charter schools Thursday
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Republicans in the Colorado legislature are expected to turn out strong Thursday for a lunchtime rally for charter schools in Colorado Springs. A Celebration of Charter School Families begins at 12:30 p.m. at Colorado Springs Early Colleges at 4405 N. Chestnut St. The rally is sponsored by the conservative school choice organization Ready CO and the…
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Conservative group Americans for Prosperity launches campaign to promote ‘school choice’ in Colorado
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The conservative Americans for Prosperity this week launched a “six-figure school choice ‘It’s Working’” campaign following a politically charged legislative session on the subject. The effort – which runs through July – includes a promoted video, mail, digital and social advertising, according to the organization. Events and “grassroots advocacy” also will accompany the campaign.…