Instability of sustainability: green agenda ignores science and technology
Could this happen in Colorado? Maybe… A Wall Street Journal article reports what some in Colorado’s energy industry know, too much reliance on wind and solar can make an electric grid unstable and lead to power outages. California regulators and energy companies met last week out of fear that the state’s electric grid is so […]
Some Humor on the Corruption of the the Modern University
A high school senior who has just gone through the college admissions process humorously reflects on her experience in this Wall Street Journal op-ed. Her column is a good P.S. to my recent posting on what’s wrong at modern universities. Beneath the humor, the analysis by Suzy Lee Weiss of the skewed criteria many admissions […]
Looking to the Next Wave of Learning Innovation, and Doing It “My Way”
How many education programs do you know that make Frank Sinatra songs pop into your head? At least that’s what some of the big people I know tell me. (H/T Ed News Colorado) Well, the Colorado Springs Gazette‘s Carol McGraw today featured such an online program from the Widefield School District that is tailored to […]
03/27/13
Education Policy Center Newsletter March 27, 2013
— Center Proclaims Good News for DougCo from Appeals Court
— Center Sheds Light on Anti-Reform Attacks in DougCo
— DeGrow Tackles Big School Finance Reform Debate
— From Online Learning to K-12 Scholarships: Catch the Latest Podcasts
— Eddie Excited by National School Choice Developments
Protecting People Against "Gun Control"
My recent address in Grand Junction on the Colorado gun control laws has received widespread notice. This is particularly so of the part pointing out that the same arguments used by the legislative majority for gun control could be used to restrict other constitutional rights, such as free speech and sexual choice. I’ve reproduced the […]
Amy Oliver Show: Falcon 49 Proposes Initiative to Enhance Online Learning
Chris Wright, vice president of the Falcon 49 school board, talks about the Digital BOCES proposal, his district’s latest innovative initiative to increase support for online and blended learning programs that are working to meet the needs of students across Colorado.
Indiana Supreme Court Ruling a True, Lasting March Madness Victory for Kids
Update, 3/27: For more perspective on the magnitude of yesterday’s court victory, read this redefinED commentary by Institute for Justice attorney Bert Gall, who argued the Indiana case. I’m feeling just a little jealous of Indiana today. Just a little now–this is Colorado after all. I’m not talking about the fact that the Hoosiers made […]
Much Ado About Thumping: Denver Post one-sided story
By Simon Lomax Be afraid. Be very afraid… That was the Denver Post’s front page article on March 16, which profiled a couple – Mieko and Charles Crumbley – who claim seismic surveying near Brighton, Colo. damaged a groundwater well on their property and put cracks in some of the walls in their home. But the […]
All This Talk about Course Choice Makes Colorado Debates Seem So 20th Century
While the big school finance reform legislation at the Colorado State Capitol explores reshuffling the dollars in a 20th century system — and dashing my youthful hopes along the way — other states continue to plow ahead with the idea of course choice. Students are enabled to customize their education by choosing courses regardless of […]
The Modern University: Giving Honors to the Dishonorable
If you want an illustration of what is wrong with higher education today, a good one is what I had to sit through when my daughter Deborah graduated a few months ago. Deborah is a native Montanan, born when my wife and I lived in Missoula. She recently received her masters degree from the University […]
New Digital Learning Report Card Charts Familiar Path for Colorado to Improve
It’s time to send Colorado home with another report card (figuratively, I mean — not sure how you would do that literally). Back in January I pointed out the release of 3 national education policy report cards. Colorado got a C from Student First for some key teacher and choice policies, a B from the […]
David Schnare: We’re putting global warming on trial in Colorado
David Schnare, the Director of Environmental Law Center at the American Tradition Institute and lead attorney in a lawsuit (ATI v. Epel) against Colorado’s 30 percent renewable energy mandate said in an interview on the Amy Oliver Show on Thursday that global warming will be put on trial when he argues that the mandate violates […]
