GCDC is a non-profit organization founded by taxpayers and parents in support of school choice to improve the quality of education for Douglas County students.

Choice

Supporting educational choice in all forms

Empowerment

Parents have a paramount right to choose the best education for their child

Competition

Competition improves education

Equity

Educational choice affords more families the ability to choose the best education for their child

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Announcements from Great Choice

The Board of Education meets tomorrow Night, March 5, the board will be interviewing candidates for Dan Gerken’s seat beginning at 4:30.  You can attend and watch and you can personally thank them for their commitment to this noble and worthy legal battle for children and families during the break beginning at 7:10 p.m. 

The Colorado Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, reversed the district court’s ruling in the Choice Scholarship litigation.  “We conclude that plaintiffs do not have standing to seek redress for a claimed violation of the Act, and that the CSP does not violate any of the constitutional provisions on which plaintiffs rely. Therefore, we reverse the district court’s judgment and remand the case for entry of judgment in defendants’ favor.”  Plaintiffs will appeal to the Colorado Supreme Court.  See the transcript here.

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