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Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · 1d

How the Colorado Schools Fund is setting up the case for vouchers coloradonewsline.com/2025/10/17/c...

How the Colorado Schools Fund is setting up the case for vouchers | Colorado Newsline

The Colorado Schools Fund is quietly playing a pivotal role in shaping the charter school movement and public acceptance of vouchers.

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Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · 5d

Different state; same old complaints: "Ascent Classical Academies had an acrimonious stint of operating classical charter schools in Colorado, which ended with the school’s governing board prematurely terminating its contract with the management group." #COleg #COpol

Parents To Stage Walkout Of South Carolina Charter School - FITSNews

"Where's this money going?"

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Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · 6d

"Colorado could not rate the performance of most online schools last spring, because nearly three-quarters of the schools did not produce enough data — four times the rate of public schools in general.” #COleg #COpol

Online enrollment grows in Colorado but there’s little information about performance

Seven out of every 10 online schools had too little data about performance to get a rating from the state.

www.chalkbeat.org

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Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · 9d

“ 'When we attack charter schools, we’re attacking the educators at those schools,' said (District 3 candidate) Caron Blanke."
WTH? Doesn't this apply to attacks on ALL public schools? What makes charters immune from criticism? #COleg #COpol

7 takeaways from Denver school board candidate forum

Candidates for the Denver Public Schools Board of Education clashed Tuesday over Superintendent Alex Marrero’s leadership, declining enrollment, school closures, new limits on public comment, and how ...

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Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · 9d

"Donovan is also on the board of KIPP schools in DPS and the League of Charter Schools. Of six KIPP schools, four are in the “improvement” category. Three of “improvement” KIPP schools exceed 80% of children in low-income status. These schools benefit from closures of DPS district schools." #COpol

Policy leaders fan foundational flames of Colorado's public ed blaze | NOONAN

Smoke gets in your eyes when our leaders blow wildfire blasts to deflect from unhappy truths. Our public education foundations are ablaze, and too many of our public education policy leaders are fanni...

www.coloradopolitics.com

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Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · 11d

FOLLOW THE MONEY: "The deep-pocketed Denver Families Action political group, which has charter-school ties, is hoping to complete the flip of the DPS school board that the organization began in 2023, when all three of its candidates won and unseated two union-backed incumbents." #COpol #COleg

Denver school board majority at stake in November’s election

The high-stakes election has already generated more than $255,000 in campaign spending from political groups.

www.denverpost.com

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Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · 11d

"Over just eight months, department officials have opened a $500 million tap for charter schools, a huge outlay for an option that often draws children from traditional public schools." #COleg #COpol

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

www.propublica.org

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Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · 12d

Want the top-ranked school for your kid? Find the one with the wealthiest parents.

Best high school in Colorado? Cherry Creek, Fairview made the list, but not at #1

Niche picked the best high schools in Colorado and across the country. See how your school did.

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Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · 12d

This charter school scandal in NOLA deserves more attention: "Raqchel Young’s daughter Jessica lost a $60,000 college scholarship after she left Kennedy’s graduation empty-handed in 2019. Now, at age 25, she’s struggling to enroll in college."

Kennedy High grads who were denied diplomas can continue lawsuit, judges rule | The Lens

Appellate judges in New Orleans certify class-action lawsuit lodged by students who endured Kennedy High School’s graduation scandal several years ago.

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Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · 18d

"Public school funding has also taken a hit from a push to create what Allegretto described as a 'separate' education system, where tax dollars follow students who attend private charter schools not accessible to all students."

Report: Colorado teachers face highest 'pay penalty' in nation | KiowaCountyPress.net

Public schoolteachers in Colorado earn nearly 40 percent less than other college graduates.

www.kiowacountypress.net

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Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · 21d

Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · 26d

NCLB was passed by Congress in 2001 at the urging of George W. Bush; NEA and AFT were strongly opposed; worked for its repeal. But the writer's corporate underwriters hate unions, so why bother with the truth?

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Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · 26d

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Independence Institute - SourceWatch

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Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · 26d

Follow the money: Complete Colorado is funded by Independence Institute, which is funded by right-wing donors that include the NRA. #COleg #COpol

Teacher unions driving the bus on public school failure - Complete Colorado

The Colorado teacher union passed a resolution declaring capitalism exploits children, public schools, land, labor, and resources

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Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · Sep 18

"Denver is not an outlier — it’s a warning. A bipartisan coalition normalized the idea that public education should be run like an investment portfolio, where schools are opened, closed, and “reconstituted” based on technocratic dashboards and political spending." #COpol #COleg

The Bipartisan March Toward Gutting Public Schools, in Denver and Beyond

Is public education a public or a private good? This issue is at the heart of the school choice debate sweeping the country. Advocates for school choice are advancing policies...

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Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · Sep 13

"The state board stated the district’s decision to reject the application was not in the best interest of the students, the school or the community." So, the state board knows the Montrose community better than its locally elected board members? #COleg #COpol

Board of Education remands Montrose charter school decision

MONTROSE COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) – The Montrose County School District Board of Education will have to reconsider opening a charter school after the Colorado State Board of Education remanded the MCSD’s ...

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Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · Sep 10

More charter corruption, Texas-style.

These Charter Superintendents Are Some of the Highest Paid in Texas. Their Districts Are Among the Lowest Performing.

Three charter school districts in Texas underreported the compensation paid to their top leaders. The same three districts have also had failing or near-failing performance ratings in recent years.

www.propublica.org

Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · Sep 6

“They have done a phenomenal job to convince our families that their children will fare better in their (charter) schools, which is a complete fallacy,” Gaytán said. Parents choose to attend there, leaving (district-run) buildings half empty ..."

School board member Xóchitl ‘Sochi’ Gaytán is running for reelection in southwest Denver

Four seats on the seven-member board are up for election Nov. 4.

www.chalkbeat.org

Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · Sep 4

Not charter-related but if you're not following this wild mess in Academy D20, you're missing out. #COleg #COpol

Franchised Outrage: Porn Panic, the Trans Athlete Pivot, and the Machinery of Manufactured Fear

In 2023, Derrick Wilburn and his slate of Advocates for D20 Kids stormed into power in Academy District 20 driven almost entirely by one message: our schools were peddling “pornography.” ...

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Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · Sep 3

"The administration is funneling taxpayer dollars to private schools, which can and often do reject children with disabilities, and pouring money into charter schools. Many of these charters are closing due to low enrollment and scandals. Why cut critical services to prop up failing experiments?"

Letter: 'Reject Federal Cuts' to Public Schools

As the parent of a child with special needs, I am outraged by the Trump administration’s proposal to cut $12 billion from public education. I am very concerned that Congress...

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Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · Sep 2

Dark money and charter school interests are backing candidates in DPS contests. #COleg #COpol

Dark money spending could overshadow local priorities for Denver schools | Colorado Newsline

School board elections in Denver have become expensive, and the outcomes often hinge on the amount of money spent by competing groups.

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Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · Aug 28

Good advice here for @philforcolorado.bsky.social Coloradans love their public schools. @cosendem.bsky.social @cohousedem.bsky.social #COleg #COpol

Jennifer Berkshire @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social · Aug 27

1 takeaway from the Iowa special election: don't listen to centrist Dems on education. Caitlin Drey made defending and funding public schools a focal point of her campaign and called for rolling back Iowa's controversial school voucher program. IOW opposite day

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Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · Aug 28

Don't be fooled by the name. The endorsed candidates represent billionaires' interests, not DPS families.

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Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · Aug 28

Here's an explainer on the dark money behind Denver Families Action coloradonewsline.com/2023/10/21/b...

Billionaire 'dark money' is behind the Denver school board endorsements | Colorado Newsline

Denver citizens need to know who is behind endorsements, ads, flyers, canvassing and other activities in the school board race.

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Colorado Charter School Watch @cocharterwatch.bsky.social · Aug 28

Follow the money to see who's behind these DPS candidates. #COleg #Copol

Advocacy org Denver Families Action endorses four candidates for Denver school board

Four of the seven board seats are up for grabs in the Nov. 4 election.

www.chalkbeat.org

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