Tag: school choice
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EDITORIAL: School choice is Colorado kids’ best hope
Colorado’s latest student testing data is out, and it’s at best a mixed bag. As The Gazette reports, 37.3% of students in grades 3-8 met or exceeded expectations in math, up from 35.9% last year and on paper reaching a “new record.” Meanwhile, English scores — which returned to pre-pandemic levels last year — remained…
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Colorado Springs to see new charter schools open this fall
Colorado Springs will see three new charter schools open this fall. Two will welcome their first-ever students, while one will begin its first year as a charter rather than a contract school. In Colorado Springs District 11, East Hills Academy and Spruce Community School will begin teaching kindergarten through second grade, while Ascend College Prep,…
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EDITORIAL: Don’t cut what uplifts Colorado’s schoolkids
Buried within this year’s massive School Finance Act passed by the legislature are cuts to school enrichment programs designed to meet students’ unique educational needs — particularly at public charter schools and home schools. As The Gazette reports, lawmakers have decided the programs no longer should fund activities that exceed what a traditional neighborhood public…
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Two indicted after allegedly forging signatures for 2024 school choice ballot initiative
The authorities are searching for two out-of-state residents accused of forging signatures to get an initiative on the 2024 general election ballot. An April 16 indictment includes three felony charges and one misdemeanor against both Cherell Long of Nevada and Martin Arellano of Texas, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday. The initiative was for Amendment…
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EDITORIAL: Union bill would kill choice for Colorado schoolkids
The Education Freedom Tax Credit is such a windfall for Colorado schoolchildren that a Republican Congress and our own Democratic governor support it. Created in Washington last summer and made available to all states that opt in, the federal tax credit is a game changer. It covers charitable donations to nonprofit scholarship organizations that help…
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EDITORIAL: Applause anew for Polis on school choice
Kudos once again to Gov. Jared Polis for standing up — and sticking out his neck — for a promising federal initiative that incentivizes school choice. Thanks to the governor’s recent decision to OK our state’s participation, Colorado’s kids and their counterparts in 26 other states now stand to benefit from this significant stride in…
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GUEST COLUMN: National School Choice Week is something to celebrate
Great schools change lives. School choice puts families in the driver’s seat. As our nation marks National School Choice Week, America has real momentum to celebrate. What once started as a set of policy reforms has become something more lasting: an expectation. Families increasingly believe they can and must have meaningful options for their children’s…
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What families need to know for school choice enrollment in Colorado
By Laura Fitzgerald, Special to The Gazette All Colorado families can apply for any public school of their choice, regardless of where they live, through open enrollment. School choice applications are now open in El Paso County for the 2026-27 school year, ensuring every child has access to a free education. Here is what families…
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What families need to know for school choice enrollment in Colorado
By Laura Fitzgerald, Special to The Gazette All Colorado families can apply for any public school of their choice, regardless of where they live, through open enrollment. School choice applications are now open in El Paso County for the 2026-27 school year, ensuring every child has access to a free education. Here is what families…
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EDITORIAL: A welcome assist for school choice in Colorado
Jared Polis ranks high among our state’s “education governors,” a list that over the years has included Democrat Roy Romer and Republican Bill Owens. Polis shares with Romer and Owens not only a firm command of the top issues facing the state’s schools but also a fervent commitment to providing Colorado’s kids wide-ranging educational opportunity. …