	Owens based his education reforms on expanding and empowering the already-established Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP), which had been created during the administration of Democratic predecessor Roy Romer. Owens added “accountability reports” to the tests, which provided parents with a 'school report card' to allow them to better assess the performance of Colorado's public schools. He also expanded Colorado's charter school program (which he had sponsored as a state legislator in the 1990s) as well as other school choice initiatives.