If the Education Department Can’t Be Closed, at Least Fix It by Breaking It Up
Oct 23, 2024
If the Education Department Can’t Be Closed, at Least Fix It by Breaking It Up
The 74
Closing the U.S. Department of Education is an evergreen goal for conservatives. Created in 1979 as a payoff to teachers unions for their support of Jimmy Carter’s presidential campaign, the department is by far the smallest Cabinet-level agency and has accumulated a grab bag of functions that could — and should — be handled by others at the state and federal levels.
This morning, Governor Polis signed Senate Bill 145 into law—an important step forward for charter school facility funding and transparency in local bond planning.
Littleton Independent
In recent years, STEM School Highlands Ranch has grown beyond the limits of its building — and the school is looking outside of Douglas County School District for an expansion.
Chalkbeat
A southern Colorado elementary school that backers have called “Colorado’s first public Christian school” has dropped its religious discrimination lawsuit against the state less than four months after filing it.
Colorado Commissioner of Education Susana Córdova visited GOAL High School’s Thornton Drop-In Center to learn more about the school’s personalized, relationship-focused approach to education.
