Choosy Kids Choose Choice
A wealthy Colorado county strives to become the choiciest place in America
It’s one of the great unfairnesses of our time: why are kids on the wrong side of the excellence gap getting all of the “choice”? Now, thanks to the bold innovativeness of one Colorado county, kids on the right side of the excellence divide may soon have all of the choices they can choose from. Welcome to Douglas County, the wealthiest county in all of Colorado—and soon to be the choiceiest.
When we last visited this scenic locale, the children of Douglas County, CO or DougCo were hurtling towards World Class Outcomes, a new generation of creative, financially literate critical thinkers, globally aware problem solvers, and adaptable, ethical, resilient collaborators. But despite a Blueprint for Choice that was already giving these young edu-pioneers voucher choice and charter choice aplenty, it was widely agreed by choice advocates of all stripes and funding sources that DougCo’s children were still too stifled. The only choice, concurred thechoice-loving members of DougCo’s school board, was to offer these still stifled students more choice. Question
It’s one of the great unfairnesses of our time: why are kids on the wrong side of the excellence gap getting all of the “choice”? Now, thanks to the bold innovativeness of one Colorado county, kids on the right side of the excellence divide may soon have all of the choices they can choose from. Welcome to Douglas County, the wealthiest county in all of Colorado—and soon to be the choiceiest.When we last visited this scenic locale, the children of Douglas County, CO or DougCo were hurtling towards World Class Outcomes, a new generation of creative, financially literate critical thinkers, globally aware problem solvers, and adaptable, ethical, resilient collaborators. But despite a Blueprint for Choice that was already giving these young edu-pioneers voucher choice and charter choice aplenty, it was widely agreed by choice advocates of all stripes and funding sources that DougCo’s children were still too stifled. The only choice, concurred thechoice-loving members of DougCo’s school board, was to offer these still stifled students more choice. Question
