Megan Freedman is a freelance writer and researcher, with a special focus on medical and wellness topics. She lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband and three children. A few years ago, back when my kids were barely walking and talking, a mom on the playground told me that she’d toured 20 schools to figure… Read More »
By Nate Easley, Ph.D. Executive Director, Denver Scholarship Foundation Denver Public Schools (DPS) Superintendent Tom Boasberg announced Jan. 23 that DPS graduation rates have risen by 23 percent over the last six years. I’m not surprised to see this continual gain in graduation rates. DPS is now the fastest-growing urban school district in the nation because… Read More »
by Alisha Janes With the rising number of English-language learners in Colorado, many parents searching for quality schools need to consider the quality of language instruction. Yet, the wide variety of programs and approaches make comparing schools for English-language learners a complex task. Here are a few key considerations for parents, including the type of program,… Read More »
By Michael Petrilli (@michaelpetrilli) Executive Vice President at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute In the middle of the last decade, in urban communities across America, middle- and upper-middle-class parents started sending their children to public schools again—schools that for decades had served overwhelmingly poor and minority populations. From the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., to… Read More »
Colorado School Grades is a coalition of 18 partner groups. Our guest posts feature these organizations and others, who will offer tips and advice for parents who want to choose or improve a school. by Tim Farmer, Policy Director for the Professional Association of Colorado Educators Since the launch of ColoradoSchoolGrades.com two years ago, the Professional… Read More »
By Kaitlin Pennington, Education Policy Analyst at the Center for American Progress Over the past several years, the connection between teaching quality and student achievement has been a much-discussed topic among education policymakers and practitioners—and for good reason. Research conclusively shows that quality teaching matters to student learning. In fact, it has been identified as the most important school-based… Read More »
Last week, two of Colorado School Grades’ 18 partners took to the airwaves to discuss this year’s school grades. Here is a podcast version of the show, featuring Ben DeGrow of the Independence Institute and Kristina Saccone from Colorado Succeeds
by The Thomas B. Fordham Institute’s Adam Emerson (@adamjemerson), former Director of School Choice Programs, & Michael Brickman (@BrickM), National Policy Director This year, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute released a groundbreaking study, What Parents Want: Education Preferences and Tradeoffs, that examined the educational goals and school attributes that are most important to parents. Fordham teamed with market-research firm Harris… Read More »
Colorado School Grades is a coalition of 18 partner groups. Our guest posts feature these organizations and others, who will offer tips and advice for parents who want to choose or improve a school. By Shelby Edwards, Senior Fellow, Colorado Children’s Campaign No matter if you are a parent in Durango or Denver, Dolores County or… Read More »
Colorado School Grades is a coalition of 18 partner groups. Our guest posts feature these organizations and others, who will offer tips and advice for parents who want to choose or improve a school. by Marya DeGrow, Research Associate – Education Policy Center, The Independence Institute Colorado law allows students to open enroll in a public… Read More »