During his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention Thursday night in St. Paul, Minn., presidential hopeful John McCain made an impassioned pledge to fight for school choice and to challenge education bureaucracies and teachers' unions.
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Slideshow: Election night with the GOP
A Face the State Staff Report
November 5, 2008The mood at the Republican’s Election Night Party grew solemn as results started to filter in. Hundreds of volunteers, campaign staff and candidates watched their dreams and careers squashed as Colorado turned blue and chose Barack Obama for President and Mark Udall for the state's next Senator.
GOP calls out Dems on lack of economic plan
A Face the State Staff Report
September 30, 2008At a Monday morning gathering at the state Capitol, Republican lawmakers offered their plan for fixing the economy and admonished Gov. Bill Ritter and his Democrat allies for their lack of leadership.
School-choice advocates praise McCain, hope he can deliver
September 8, 20088/26: More money won't fix public schools
Are politicians finally getting the message that more money won’t fix our failing schools?
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Election Preview: The State Senate's "safer" seats
A Face the State Staff Report
May 14, 2008Face The State evaluates nine State Senate races that will help determine the balance of power in the Colorado General Assembly in 2009.
Windels' Bill Attacks On-Line Education
A Face the State Staff Report
March 25, 2007A Democrat lawmaker’s proposal goes too far in regulating cyberschools, says the co-chair of a government panel that recently completed a review of online education.