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Education by the Numbers – 2024 Data
IntroductionStudent data, including attendance, assessment scores, graduation rates, enrollment...
School Choice: Why CHOICE Makes The Difference in Colorado’s Education System
Why is School Choice important?Students are DifferentHaving access to a variety of schooling...
Navigating the Digital Age: The Effects of Social Media on Student Behavior and Learning
Smartphones and social media have revolutionized communication, learning, and entertainment, but their pervasive presence has resulted in harmful effects on children and young adults.
2024 Legislative Review
The 2024 legislative session is wrapped up and we’re happy to report that expanding and protecting...
Reforming School Funding in Colorado
Produced during the 2024 legislative session to help educate lawmakers and the public about the need to reform our school finance funding formula.
Satire Ad: Movie Night
One of the three school choice satire video ads we released in late 2023, Movie Night effectively communicates the value of choice when it comes to where to send your child to school…or what to watch on movie night.
Satire Ad: Clown
In this satirical ad we highlight the need for school choice by showing how, just like picking the right clown for a birthday party, families should have options when it comes to choosing the best education for their child.
Satire Ad: Pants
In this satirical video, we show why school choice is crucial: just like shopping for pants, one size, style, and color doesn’t work for everyone.
Help Us Defend and Expand School Choice in Colorado
In this video, we explain why school choice is crucial for empowering families and improving education in Colorado.
Navigating the Digital Age: The Effects of Social Media on Student Behavior and Learning
Smartphones and social media have revolutionized communication, learning, and entertainment, but their pervasive presence has resulted in harmful effects on children and young adults.
The History of School Choice in Colorado
From the birth of charter schools to Douglas County’s litigated Choice Scholarship Program, here’s the history of school choice in the State of Colorado.
What does the Colorado State Board of Education do?
Though the State Board of Education oversees and approves a multi-billion dollar budget and makes policies that govern Colorado’s 170+ school districts, it remains a relatively obscure aspect of our state’s government.
High Quality Schools Heat Map
The Colorado high-quality Schools Map seeks to answer a simple question: Who has access to the top public schools in Colorado? Importantly, this map gauges practical access to the top schools by accounting for things like driving time and the number of seats actually available in the school relative to the local population.
Open Doors, Open Districts
The number of parents exercising the power of school choice options is far more than most public policy debates in Colorado suggest. Over 145,000 students, or over 16 percent of the public school population, “choice” into a traditional public school other than the one assigned to them based on their address.
Education by the Numbers – 2024 Data
IntroductionStudent data, including attendance, assessment scores, graduation rates, enrollment...
School Choice: Why CHOICE Makes The Difference in Colorado’s Education System
Why is School Choice important?Students are DifferentHaving access to a variety of schooling...
2024 Legislative Review
The 2024 legislative session is wrapped up and we’re happy to report that expanding and protecting...
2023 Legislative Review
The legislative session has finally come to an end, and despite it being difficult for conservative policies in general, there was bipartisan support for a number of bills we drafted, supported, and testified on.
Reforming School Funding in Colorado
Produced during the 2024 legislative session to help educate lawmakers and the public about the need to reform our school finance funding formula.
Satire Ad: Movie Night
One of the three school choice satire video ads we released in late 2023, Movie Night effectively communicates the value of choice when it comes to where to send your child to school…or what to watch on movie night.
Satire Ad: Clown
In this satirical ad we highlight the need for school choice by showing how, just like picking the right clown for a birthday party, families should have options when it comes to choosing the best education for their child.
Satire Ad: Pants
In this satirical video, we show why school choice is crucial: just like shopping for pants, one size, style, and color doesn’t work for everyone.
Help Us Defend and Expand School Choice in Colorado
In this video, we explain why school choice is crucial for empowering families and improving education in Colorado.
A Community’s Fight for a High Quality School
Watch as University Prep charter school works with their community to open in Adams 14, one of Colorado’s lowest-performing districts in the state.
A School for Every Kid
A School for Every Kid Produced alongside the Colorado Charter School Institute, “A School for...
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POLL: 2023 Colorado Voters on Education Issues
Ready Colorado commissioned a poll by Cygnal to measure where Colorado voters stand on important educational issues.
POLL: 2022 Colorado Voters on Education Issues
Charter schools have nearly a 3:1 favorable image and 76% of voters believe that parents should have a say in what their children are taught.