The executive director of a social advocacy group that has helped relieve condemned prisoners explains why justice and mercy must go hand-in-hand through the story of Walter McMillian, a man condemned to death row for a murder he didn't commit.

This policy brief explores the intersection of school choice and accountability. Based on a review of research since 1970, we first develop a typology of four distinct models of accountability: bureaucratic, performance, market and professional. We both define these and demonstrate how they are embedded in the school choice movement. Second, we examine several school choice options--vouchers and tax credits, charter schools, virtual/cyber schools,...

Research findings suggest choice schools and programs are as segregated, and in some instances, more segregated by race and socioeconomic status (SES) than the other schools in their local community. Moreover, many forms of choice also segregate students by ability and achievement levels. The ways that school choice options are designed and implemented result in very little desegregation. The exceptions to this generalization are intradistrict full...

This report summarizes the results of a 2016 survey designed to gather perceptions of people actively involved in oil and gas development that uses hydraulic fracturing in the United States from a diverse range of sectors and interests. The primary objective of the survey was to help understand policy issues and debates surrounding this issue.

A peer-reviewed, scholarly journal produced each year by graduate students in the Colorado State UniversityStudent Affairs in Higher Education (SAHE)program. Issued annually in the interest of furthering scholarship in the student affairs profession. Dedicated to a legacy of promoting scholarly work and diverse perspectives in the field of student affairs.

The Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Data Set 2011 contains recent data for Colorado and the nation including maternal and child health performance measures as well as other measures of interest in the CSHCN population.

The DWRF is a program to assist public water systems with low interest financing to achieve or maintain compliance with the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act and to protect public health. Since 1997, the state has loaned almost $400 million to eligible public water systems.

In response to taxpayer inquiries, this publication addresses how recent retroactive federal tax provisions interact with Colorado income taxation. In particular, Public Law 116-136, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) modified numerous parts of the Internal Revenue Code, including provisions for net operating loss deductions, business interest expense limitations, excess loss limitations for taxpayers other than corporations,...

In response to taxpayer inquiries, this publication addresses how recent retroactive federal tax provisions interact with Colorado income taxation. In particular, Public Law 116-136, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) enacted in March 2020, modified numerous parts of the Internal Revenue Code, including provisions for net operating loss deductions, business interest expense limitations, excess loss limitations for taxpayers...

"The aim of this study is to examine the impact of charter schools on student achievement in the Great Lakes states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. This evaluation addresses two specific questions: How does student achievement in charter schools compare with student achievement in demographically similar, traditional public schools? Do charter schools show promise of being an effective strategy for improving student achievement...