Empowering Colorado Educators Through Classical Principles
Of all the occupations in the country, the one with the highest level of burnout is teaching. As many as 44% of teachers report that they always or very often […]
Charter vs. Private Schools: What’s the Real Difference?
At no time in history has the issue of school choice been a hotter topic. On July 4th of this year, the federal government passed a law that includes a […]
What Colorado’s New Graduation Requirements Mean for Your Scholar
“A shockingly large share of graduating high-school seniors are not prepared to go to college.” — Chester E. Finn, Jr.; “The Fog of College Readiness”, 2017 Colorado is one of […]
Classical Education vs. Modern Curricula: Why Some Parents Are Making the Switch
Albert Einstein once said that it was insane to expect different results when we keep trying the same thing over and over again. We have long known that our country’s […]
Arizona’s Reading Framework: Are Public Schools Meeting Early Literacy Grades?
Learning to read is one of the most difficult cognitive achievements people ever have in their lives, yet children must master this feat in their first five or six years. […]
A Return to Rigor: How Classical Education is Reshaping Colorado Classrooms
The bar is dropping. Passing criteria for high school graduations are lowered like the height of the stick in a limbo contest. Symptoms of this problem are seen in such […]
Soft Skills vs. Technical Skills: What Today’s Scholars Really Need to Thrive
When you hear a stampede in the next five years, don’t think of either horses or zebras. Think Generation Z. They’re the individuals who will make up over one-third of […]
How Charter Schools in Colorado are Raising the Bar for Public Education
Colorado is home to one of the most extensive school-choice landscapes in the country. Parents seeking a school to match their children’s needs and styles of learning can choose between […]
Beyond the Classroom: How Classical Education Prepares Scholars for College and Careers
What method of teaching has been in practice for two and a half millennia, has developed the minds of some of our country’s greatest leaders, and is still in practice […]
Are Arizona Schools Failing Their Teachers?
In ancient Greek mythology, Sisyphus was given the eternal task of rolling a huge boulder up the side of a mountain, aiming for the top, but the boulder would always […]