Comments on: High-Quality Education Options Help Bring Michelle Malkin to Colorado http://www.ediswatching.org/2008/11/high-quality-education-options-help-bring-michelle-malkin-to-colorado/ Keeping an eye on Colorado laws, policies, and other developments that affect parents’ educational choices Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:30:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ben http://www.ediswatching.org/2008/11/high-quality-education-options-help-bring-michelle-malkin-to-colorado/comment-page-1/#comment-990 Ben Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:47:05 +0000 http://www.ediswatching.org/?p=136#comment-990 Colorado has it better than many states, but you're right: The hard work of providing high-quality education options to meet the needs of all Colorado parents continues. We have written about the issue of charter school waiting lists before. A very good way for this to happen is for more and more parents to speak out and get involved, and demand more choices. Here is one great way: http://www.ediswatching.org/2008/11/supporters-of-educational-freedom-please-sign-up-for-school-choice-works/ Even though the political environment is challenging, also be assured the Independence Institute not only is celebrating the school choice options we have, but is helping to fight for more. SchoolChoiceForKids.org shows not only the extent of choices available, but the boundaries to those choices. If I can be of further assistance in responding to your concerns, please contact me at ben-at-i2i.org Colorado has it better than many states, but you’re right: The hard work of providing high-quality education options to meet the needs of all Colorado parents continues. We have written about the issue of charter school waiting lists before.

A very good way for this to happen is for more and more parents to speak out and get involved, and demand more choices. Here is one great way:
http://www.ediswatching.org/2008/11/supporters-of-educational-freedom-please-sign-up-for-school-choice-works/

Even though the political environment is challenging, also be assured the Independence Institute not only is celebrating the school choice options we have, but is helping to fight for more.

SchoolChoiceForKids.org shows not only the extent of choices available, but the boundaries to those choices.

If I can be of further assistance in responding to your concerns, please contact me at ben-at-i2i.org

]]> By: Mary Renstrom http://www.ediswatching.org/2008/11/high-quality-education-options-help-bring-michelle-malkin-to-colorado/comment-page-1/#comment-984 Mary Renstrom Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:58:15 +0000 http://www.ediswatching.org/?p=136#comment-984 Options, what options? This middle class mom is wondering where are these options? Most charters still have huge wait lists or impossible lotteries for admission. Some charter schools (including the one my children attend) are slowly morphing back into regular public schools--complete with a big dose of politically correct indoctrination in the curriculum and among classroom teachers. Some have even started taking federal education dollars. Homeschooling is enormously expensive and difficult and not a realistic financial option for most families. Finally, there are no affordable private high schools for the middle class anywhere in the metro area. I say it is time for real education reform -- give me some of my tax dollars back in the form of a tax credit and let me make a real choice! Options, what options? This middle class mom is wondering where are these options? Most charters still have huge wait lists or impossible lotteries for admission. Some charter schools (including the one my children attend) are slowly morphing back into regular public schools–complete with a big dose of politically correct indoctrination in the curriculum and among classroom teachers. Some have even started taking federal education dollars. Homeschooling is enormously expensive and difficult and not a realistic financial option for most families. Finally, there are no affordable private high schools for the middle class anywhere in the metro area. I say it is time for real education reform — give me some of my tax dollars back in the form of a tax credit and let me make a real choice!

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