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  • Instability of sustainability: green agenda ignores science and technology0

    • March 31, 2013

    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

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  • Some Humor on the Corruption of the the Modern University0

    • March 31, 2013

    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

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  • Looking to the Next Wave of Learning Innovation, and Doing It “My Way”0

    • March 27, 2013

    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 […]

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  • 03/27/130

    • March 27, 2013

    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

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  • Protecting People Against "Gun Control"0

    • March 27, 2013

    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

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  • Amy Oliver Show: Falcon 49 Proposes Initiative to Enhance Online Learning0

    • March 26, 2013

    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.

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