Colorado Charter Stories

Colorado’s charter school debate is often framed through the experiences of Denver and other Front Range communities.

This fall, nine new public charter schools are opening their doors to Colorado students for the first time.

From childcare to mental-health support, Colorado charters are finding creative ways to remove the barriers that keep students out of the classroom.

A decade-long vision is finally a reality — and families are responding.

New campuses. New learning opportunities. New possibilities for Colorado students. Get to know the schools joining the charter community this fall.

A commercial dishwasher may not seem like a student success strategy—but for many rural Colorado charter schools, it's exactly that.

Discover how charter schools can use earned media, not paid advertising, to build trust, strengthen their reputation, and reach more prospective families using stories they're already living.

The strongest audits aren't built at year-end. They're built through consistent habits, strong controls, and proactive planning.

At Aurora Science & Tech, students aren't just learning about STEM careers—they're experiencing them firsthand through immersive, real-world partnerships that are redefining what high school can look like.

Colorado's public education landscape has changed dramatically, and new enrollment data challenges many long-held assumptions about school choice and charter schools.

This morning, Governor Polis signed Senate Bill 145 into law—an important step forward for charter school facility funding and transparency in local bond planning.

This wasn’t a school built for Commerce City; it was built with it. See how U Prep’s newest campus is partnering with families to create a college-bound future starting in PreK.