Ben DeGrow

Ben DeGrow (ben@i2i.org) is senior education policy analyst for the Independence Institute, a free-... (read full bio)

Kansas Law Lets Teachers Choose Political Donations

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April 30, 2013

A labor expert is praising a new Kansas law for promoting teachers' freedom to make informed political choices, and opinion polls show strong public support for it, including union members and gove
Kansas Teacher Association Clashes with Union Over Equal Access

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February 25, 2013

Ryan Noel just wanted his fellow teachers to see him receive money for his classroom.
Colorado Board of Education Hears Common Core Critics

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December 07, 2012

Challenges of cost, control, and quality have caused some Colorado education leaders to take a second look at the state’s adoption of national academic standards.
Indiana Vouchers Boost Public School Funds

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June 11, 2012

Barely more than a year old, Indiana’s voucher program has grown in popularity, sent an extra $4 million to public schools, and yielded clear evidence of taxpayer savings.
Nation’s Largest Teachers Union Sees Unprecedented Membership Decline [short]

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May 27, 2012

The nation’s largest teachers union experienced an unprecedented decline in membership last year, a development with potentially large impacts on classrooms and state politics.
Nation’s Largest Teachers Union Sees Unprecedented Membership Decline

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May 26, 2012

The nation’s largest teachers union experienced an unprecedented decline in membership last year, a development with potentially large impacts on classrooms and state politics.
Maine School Choice Bills Get Chilly Reception in Legislature

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April 03, 2012

A pair of school choice initiatives backed by Maine’s governor has received a cold legislative reception, including the demise of a proposal to open the state’s publicly funded tuition program to r
Iowa Legislators Whittle Down Governor’s Reform Plan

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March 01, 2012

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad’s education reform proposals have gotten a rocky start despite the months he spent touring the state to discuss them.
Colo. Judge Orders State to Spend $2 Billion More on Education

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December 20, 2011

A Colorado court order calling for massive education funding increases has roiled constitutional scholars and set the stage for state Supreme Court ruling after the governor, state education commis
TN Voucher Proposal Coalition Builds, Faces Strong Opposition

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November 18, 2011

A Tennessee lawmaker is preparing a refined version of voucher proposal that passed the state Senate before stalling in a House legislative committee early in 2011.
Nevada Gov. Develops School Choice Legislation

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November 08, 2011

As four school reform bills Nevada Gov.
Michigan District Creates Evaluation Software, Moneymaker

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September 09, 2011

While other districts are taking their time implementing new, state-mandated systems that tie educator evaluations to student testing data, one rural Michigan district seized the opportunity immedi
Utah Passes First ‘High-Quality’ Digital Learning Law; Districts Seek Guidance

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August 01, 2011

Online education providers are embracing Utah’s cutting-edge digital learning law, but they’re struggling for guidance as high school students enrolled in brick-and-mortar schools sign up for virtu
Utah District Cuts Ties with Teachers Union

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July 19, 2011

Tough economic times have pushed a Utah school district to end formal bargaining relations with union officers and to draft a new, nonunion contract individual teachers must sign in order to keep t
Teachers Union Prepares Ballot Campaign Against Ohio Merit Pay Law

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May 15, 2011
Carpe Diem Charter School Seizes Tomorrow’s Innovations Today

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April 22, 2011
Idaho Governor Signs Third Major School Reform Bill

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April 19, 2011
Idaho Gov. Signs Two Sweeping Reform Bills

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March 28, 2011
Idaho State Superintendent Pushes Online Learning, Teacher Tenure Reforms

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Ben DeGrow

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February 24, 2011
Brown Asks for Tax-Hike Extension to Sustain CA School Budgets

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February 16, 2011

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