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Colorado Charter School Watch
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Follow for news about Colorado's charter school sector. If the state won't require transparency and accountability, we'll provide it here.
Probably more than we know. There's a good reason they worked to kill a charter transparency and accountability bill.
December 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Aspiration: Charter schools will be run by teachers and parents, thus escaping bureaucracy.
Reality: Charter boards are nearly always composed of unelected individuals who may not even live in the state in which the charter is located.
December 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Reality: Authorizer laws, which vary by state, have resulted in a steady stream of income for authorizers, weak oversight, and, in some states, authorizer shopping that allows failed schools to continue.
December 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Aspiration: Renewable charter contracts with supervision provided by outside authorizers will create schools accountable to families and the public.
December 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Aspiration: Charter schools will be teacher-led schools, rooted in community needs..
Reality: About half of all charter schools are run by charter management organizations—some for-profit corporations; others nonprofit. All are
disconnected from families and communities.
December 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM