{"id":1270,"date":"2025-07-29T15:55:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T15:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danielsfunddev.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=1270"},"modified":"2025-11-04T19:02:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T19:02:52","slug":"the-education-big-bet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/danielsfund.org\/our-work\/big-bets\/the-education-big-bet\/","title":{"rendered":"The Education Big Bet"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1270\" class=\"elementor elementor-1270\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4361c38f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4361c38f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd09e2d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd09e2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education Choice Big Bet<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47980479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47980479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Expanding Quality School Options for Families<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-289f335c e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"289f335c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1280\"><a href=\"#proving\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">Education Choice Big Bet<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1282\"><a href=\"#why\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">Why Education Choice Matters<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1283\"><a href=\"#impact\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">Impact in Action<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t<\/nav>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"raven-nav-menu-toggle\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-nav-menu-toggle-button raven-nav-menu-toggle-button-svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-nav-menu-custom-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 8\"><path stroke=\"#000\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"m1.5 1 6 6 6-6\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<nav class=\"raven-nav-icons-hidden-desktop raven-nav-icons-hidden-tablet raven-nav-icons-hidden-mobile raven-nav-menu-mobile raven-nav-menu-dropdown\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-mobile-135e2cf1\" class=\"raven-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1280\"><a href=\"#proving\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">Education Choice Big Bet<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1282\"><a href=\"#why\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">Why Education Choice Matters<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1283\"><a href=\"#impact\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">Impact in Action<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e8a7504 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e8a7504\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dbb2bab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6dbb2bab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a930d4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a930d4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"proving\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a654d62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a654d62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-725b9528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"725b9528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_direction&quot;:&quot;in-out&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:50,&quot;end&quot;:90}},&quot;motion_fx_opacity_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Create 100,000 new choice seats to give families more options for a quality education.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ddbb514 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ddbb514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Daniels Fund is supporting the creation of 100,000 new high-quality school choice seats across the Rocky Mountain West. This Big Bet is grounded in the belief that families are best positioned to decide what kind of education will help their children thrive, and is rooted in Bill Daniels\u2019 belief that opportunity begins with a great education.<\/p><p>Too many students, especially those from low-income households, are not being well served by the current system. By expanding access to public and private schools, charter and traditional models, homeschool networks, and microschools, we are helping families choose the learning environment that aligns with their child\u2019s needs, values, and long-term success.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b085553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b085553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/danielsfund.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/happy-kids-elementary-school-1-1024x701.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7502\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielsfund.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/happy-kids-elementary-school-1-1024x701.webp 1024w, https:\/\/danielsfund.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/happy-kids-elementary-school-1-300x205.webp 300w, https:\/\/danielsfund.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/happy-kids-elementary-school-1-768x525.webp 768w, https:\/\/danielsfund.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/happy-kids-elementary-school-1.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43b35ebb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43b35ebb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"why\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7801ead5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7801ead5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc5f1e2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bc5f1e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_direction&quot;:&quot;in-out&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:50,&quot;end&quot;:90}},&quot;motion_fx_opacity_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Education Choice Matters\u200b<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e0468b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63e0468b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Across the country, families are driving a profound shift, perhaps even a revolution, based on the growing belief that the traditional education system no longer meets their needs.<\/p><p>We are committed to creating 100,000 new \u201cchoice seats\u201d across our four-state region by 2030. With nearly 350,000 private and charter seats in place today, this represents a nearly 30 percent increase in options. We believe a great education is not one size fits all, and this expansion allows more families to select schools that are the best fit for their children.<\/p><p>At the Daniels Fund, we believe schools should:<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Prioritize academics and critical thinking, including reading, writing, and arithmetic<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Shape the next generation of citizens by imparting core American beliefs, values, and traditions<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Build future leaders who are positioned for upward mobility and long-term success.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762184f5 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"762184f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7554ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7554ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68c91a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a68c91a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b859e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40b859e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unlocking Potential in Education<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7ad83f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7ad83f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Across this country, we are seeing a family-driven evolution\u2014maybe even a revolution\u2014predicated on a belief that the traditional system is not working for families.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6883f01 e-con-full e-grid elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6883f01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3.7 million\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0f9d96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0f9d96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Between 2010 and 2021, public charter school enrollment more than doubled, from 1.8 million to 3.7 million students <em>(NCES)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55d72b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55d72b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7d414 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Homeschooling has grown dramatically since the pandemic, rising from 2.5 million students in 2019 to 4.3 million in 2022, a 51% increase <em>(NHERI, BusinessWire)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2521a53 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2521a53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"impact\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6550885 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6550885\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div 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elementor-element-a124f83 elementor-testimonial--skin-default elementor-testimonial--layout-image_inline elementor-testimonial--align-center elementor-arrows-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial-carousel\" data-id=\"a124f83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_per_view&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cWith the support of the Daniels Fund, we put families in charge of their children\u2019s education, principals in charge of their schools, teachers in charge of their classrooms, and students in charge of their futures. Together, we are seeing this vision come to life in communities across the Rocky Mountain region.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">National Alliance for Public Charter Schools<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cI want to know that all families have a quality choice available to them, and that they have the data at hand to know which schools are advancing their children\u2019s learning and which are not. The Daniels Fund investment in school choice makes this possible for more families every day.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Rick Cruz<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Chair of the Board, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cThe Daniels Fund shares our belief that education flourishes in freedom, when people are trusted to make the best choices for their families and communities. 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