3+ hour, 55+ min ago   (1408+ words) Yes, ballot questions in Colorado often are unnecessarily convoluted, often involving one huge sentence that no normal person easily can parse. No, Initiative 234, which says “ballot questions shall be in plain language at no more than an eighth-grade reading level,…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1672+ words) Any of the following would be perfectly accurate and appropriate headlines for testing data released August 19 from the Colorado Measures of Academic Success: “Most students grades 3–8 behind in all subjects according to state testing.” “State testing shows overall low student…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (981+ words) GOLDEN–Jefferson County Public Schools, a district that has hemorrhaged roughly 10,000 students since 2019 — nearly a quarter of every student Colorado has lost statewide over that span — is asking homeowners to send it $133 million more. Once Colorado’s largest school district, Jeffco’s…...

2+ week, 51+ min ago   (1715+ words) It’s back-to-school season! But, because my family homeschools year-round, our routine for core academics will change little. My 11-year-old technically is entering sixth grade, but we’re already halfway through the challenging Dimensions Math sixth-grade program, which means my son is…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1484+ words) Colorado ranks 47th in crime and corrections, 45th in fiscal stability, and 39th in opportunity, according to U.S. News and World Report, Governor Jared Polis noted in July. Ha ha, just kidding! Polis proclaimed that “Colorado Ranked #1 in Education,” ignoring the low rankings in…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1358+ words) In private enterprise, producing more value for less cost than the competition is what makes a business profitable and successful. In the world of governments, doing the same is somehow deeply concerning. Colorado recently ranked #1 overall in education (#9 in Pre…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1294+ words) WASHINGTON, DC–Numerous legal briefs supporting local Colorado Catholic schools in their challenge to mandates around the state’s universal preschool program have been filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, setting the stage for another high-profile Colorado religious freedom case before…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1206+ words) Colorado taxpayers could soon be paying significantly more for K-12 education, despite little evidence it improves educational outcomes, or any guarantee the money will reach students. Voters will likely face two ballot measures this November election: Proposition NN (created by Senate…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (438+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS—Colorado College is putting a price tag on political activism — or rather, waiving it for its own students — by offering academic credit to undergraduates who spend the summer, among other offerings, working to “shut down immigration detention centers....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1064+ words) In a recent episode of Independence Institute’s Learning Curve education podcast, Erin Brantley and Ross Izard look at Mississippi’s dramatic improvement in public school reading achievement and whether Colorado can apply similar strategies to boost literacy outcomes through the state’s…...