Commissioners voted 3-0 to reduce DCSD’s role over near-unanimous community opposition and a warning from the state’s own charter school authority

Party-recruited candidates seek seats currently held by members who defied GOP demands, despite lack of voter signal for changes

At a recent Chainsaw Caucus meeting in Douglas County, Republican legislative aide Schumé Navarro laid out her game plan for when Colorado’s Democratic-controlled legislature doesn’t go her way.

John Adams Academy board assures reviewers that its for-profit management company will address the finance gaps. The Colorado Charter School Institute on Tuesday approved John Adams Academy–Douglas County, clearing the way for a publicly funded charter school deeply rooted in Christian-influenced classical education and supported by Trump-aligned political figures and organizations.

Parents and residents of Sterling Ranch delivered a wave of criticism at two events concerning the proposal of a “classical” charter school in Highlands Ranch this week: a statutorily required community meeting May 19 and the Colorado Charter School Institute (CSI) board meeting yesterday. The CSI board is considering whether to authorize John Adams Academy, a California-based charter network whose proposal has drawn intense scrutiny over its political and religious alignment, partisan outreach language, and lack of community support.

In what’s likely to be U. S Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-CO) only live debate with her Democratic opponent Trisha Calvarese, Boebert attacked government spending as reckless and called for large-scale initiatives like minimizing or defunding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

By default, middle school students in El Paso County’s Academy District 20 schools can no longer access school library materials until a parent or guardian signs a form granting permission to use library resources through the district’s parent portal.