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Voices: As state charter law turns 20, one of its champions seeks new role »

Voices: As state charter law turns 20, one of its champions seeks new role
| Jun 18th, 2013 | 0 comments

Ben DeGrow traces former Lt. Gov. and current DPS board hopeful Barbara O’Brien’s work shepherding the state’s charter school law into existence.

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Voices: Good high schools — choice and opportunity »

Voices: Good high schools — choice and opportunity
| Jun 13th, 2013 | 3 comments

Van Schoales, head of A+ Denver, argues that families should be informed about the quality of high schools and student outcomes when choosing where to send their children to school.

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Voices: Expanding math tutoring in Denver »

Seth Vander and Tim Johnson of the Denver Math Fellows program discuss how daily small group math instruction can help improve student outcomes.

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Voices: Housing and Public Schools »

Voices: Housing and Public Schools
| Jun 11th, 2013 | 21 comments

Alexander Ooms argues that the traditional system of neighborhood school enrollment is unfair and inequitable.

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Voices: A new budget for Jeffco schools »

Voices: A new budget for Jeffco schools
| Jun 5th, 2013 | 2 comments

Jefferson County Public Schools board President Lesley Dahlkemper outlines services that will be restored or maintained in her district thanks to a new influx of funds from ballot measures approved last year.

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Voices: Reflections from a Dougco parent »

Voices: Reflections from a Dougco parent
| Jun 4th, 2013 | 12 comments

The parent of a recent graduate from Douglas County’s schools, Karen McGraw, argues that the district’s schools have changed for the worse since her children started school.

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Voices: We can’t test for personal responsibility »

Voices: We can’t test for personal responsibility
| May 24th, 2013 | 0 comments

Adams State University President David Svaldi argues that students should be held more responsible for their own academic outcomes.

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Voices: New law broadens online and blended education supports »

The Colorado Children’s Campaign’s Reilly Pharo and the Donnell-Kay Foundation’s Matt Samelson outline changes a new law will bring to online and blended learning in Colorado.

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Voices: A call for conversation around closing schools »

Voices: A call for conversation around closing schools
| May 16th, 2013 | 9 comments

Veteran educator turned consultant Peter Huidekoper, Jr., lays out his thoughts around the pros and cons of closing schools, and calls for more conversation.

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Voices: Reducing the need for remedial ed »

Voices: Reducing the need for remedial ed
| May 14th, 2013 | 0 comments

The executive director of Colorado GEAR UP, Scott Mendelsberg, highlights attempts around the state to prepare students for college and reduce the need for remediation.

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