Education
The Current Situation
Several schools in District 49 are underperforming. Many of our children and grandchildren are not being educated to the extent they need to succeed in their future.
US News and World Report ranks schools nationally and within the state.
Clear Creek High School Proficiency
- Took at Least One AP® Exam – 52%
- Passed at Least One AP® Exam – 32%
- Mathematics Proficiency – 32%
- Reading Proficiency – 68%
Gilpin County Undivided High School Proficiency
- Took at Least One AP® Exam – 48%
- Passed at Least One AP® Exam – 26%
- Mathematics Proficiency – 37%
- Reading Proficiency – 73%
Estes Park High School Proficiency:
- Took at Least One AP® Exam – 63%
- Passed at Least One AP® Exam – 42%
- Mathematics Proficiency – 30%
- Reading Proficiency – 63%
Some Solutions
We need education built on solid academic principles, analytical reasoning, and moral absolutes, not “group think,” and socio/political transformation.
The current monopolistic system lacks the incentives necessary for rapid improvement in educational standards. We must put children first, not school monopolies. We need a new approach.
Funding spent on children in underperforming schools should be given to parents to choose for their child a better education, whether that is charter, private, religious, or home schooling.