by jseat | Mar 18, 2011 | Denver Colorado, education funding, President Obama, Reform, school choice, vouchers
Douglas County Schools did something landmark in the realm of education this week. On Tuesday, the board UNANIMOUSLY approved a voucher plan of $4,575 each, for up to 500 students in the district to attend private schools. As a stronger believer in choice, I view this...
by jseat | Mar 2, 2011 | Colorado, Denver Colorado, education funding, Hickenlooper, School
Many of you already know that Governor John Hickenlooper has proposed a $375 million cut to education funding. In theory, I can understand the rationale behind it; after all, education spending is currently tying up 40% of Colorado’s budget and after spending some...
by jseat | Feb 15, 2011 | achievement, college, Denver Colorado, Graduation Rates, Reform, remediation, School, self-esteem
I am not sure how they can explain this one away! The Denver Post reported last week that while High School dropout rates have dropped and more students are graduating, colleges are reporting that they are now having to provide more remedial classes.This doesn’t...
by jseat | Feb 2, 2011 | Bruce Randolph School, Denver Colorado, Denver Public Schools, Graduation Rates, Improving Schools, President Obama, Reform, State of the Union 2011
Guest Blog by Megan MicletteLast week, Colorado got a special nod from President Obama during his State of the Union address. “Take a school like Bruce Randolph, in Denver,” he said, “three years ago, it was rated one of the worst schools in Colorado… but last May,...
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