Since school choice covers many options, it can be confusing, and it is often the “subject of fierce debate in various state legislatures across the United States.”
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Denver Public School Board Pivots on School Closure Policies Following Meetings with Out-of-State Charter School Advocate
Before the June 13 board meeting, board members had been committed to specifically not including any reference to standardized testing and state performance frameworks results as criteria for school closure decisions.
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DEGUIRE: The Dark Money Funding a Candidate for Colorado’s State Board of Education
The candidate, backed by Jared Polis, has been boosted by over half a million dollars of dark money.
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Governor Polis Sides with Far-Right Groups in Opposing Charter School Accountability
Advocacy organizations also weigh in on HB24-1363.
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Colorado’s PK-12 Enrollment Declines While Billionaires Fund Charter Schools
In January 2024, the Colorado Department of Education announced that “PK-12 student enrollment reached the state’s lowest mark in a decade.” The declines are across the state, as “forty-three of the 64 counties had an absolute decline in the under-18 population over the last decade,” according to state demographer Elizabeth Garner. “It doesn’t matter where you were — Eastern Plains, San Luis Valley, West Slope, Denver metro.” She predicts the declines will continue through the 2028-29 school year.