Communications

As another school year comes to a close, it’s worth pausing to recognize a reality that often gets overshadowed by the challenges: Colorado’s charter school community is delivering real results.

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.

Visits to member schools help strengthen, support and spotlight your work.

At Georgetown Community School, a hydroponics program is helping students grow far more than lettuce.

The most effective school marketing plans don’t start in August. They start now, with intentional reflection, focused priorities, and a clear roadmap.

Colorado lawmakers are moving a bill this session that could reshape how school districts plan and present local funding measures

Why do Colorado charter schools serving thousands of students receive only a small share of local bond funding? A new op-ed explores the growing push for facilities funding fairness.

Through responsibility- and skill-building programs like the Dragon Safety Patrol and VEX IQ Robotics, Flagstaff Academy's students gain hands-on experience in leadership, safety and technology.

With a major new investment, Lotus School of Excellence is expanding access while aligning academics, infrastructure, and culture, proving that growth and rigor can go hand-in-hand.

Summit Middle School’s new Design Futures wing is giving students hands-on opportunities to design, build, cook, and explore real-world career pathways in STEM and the culinary arts

Strong boards don’t wait for problems to surface—they build the habits, systems, and insight to spot early signals and act with confidence before challenges escalate.

Pagosa Daily Post
Charter school students account for more than 15% of Colorado’s public K-12 enrollment, but advocates say that many charters get far less from local voter initiatives meant to fund construction than the share of students they serve.

Colorado lawmakers are moving a bill this session that could reshape how school districts plan and present local funding measures

The Colorado League of Charter Schools’ “Stand Up for Fairness” toolkit, designed to equip your charter school with everything you need to spread awareness about facilities funding inequity and rally your families and staff to take action.

The League’s 2026 Legislative Policy Agenda outlines the top priorities guiding advocacy for Colorado’s charter school community at the State Capitol.

Fordham Institute
From Oklahoma to California, states across the political spectrum are moving to require minimum amounts of daily recess in elementary—and in some cases middle—grades, often coupled with bans on withholding it as punishment.

Fordham Institute
The National Assessment Government Board made some very good news last week, albeit a decade or two late, when it voted to commence more frequent testing of civics and, especially, to make 12th grade results available (in civics, reading, and math) at the state level.

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Artificial intelligence can fill gaps for teachers who lack time & tools for getting kids back on track while keeping the class moving ahead.

Fort Lupton Press
Last fall, Adams 12 World History teacher Jim Madole said his class sizes at Horizon High had grown from around 28 to 35 students. A colleague with 21 years of teaching experience was mowing lawns on the side to make ends meet. Others had already left for Boulder Valley, where salaries are higher.

CPR
The Colorado General Assembly’s 120-day legislative session is often complicated and, at times, chaotic, with hundreds of bills introduced, long hours of debate and behind-the-scenes politics.

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A useful guide that can help teachers save time, spark engagement and help students actually learn.

The results of the 2026 Teaching and Learning Conditions Colorado (TLCC) survey indicate participants feel more positive about their school environments and their choices to join the profession compared to 2024.

Read about our 2024-2025 successes, from funding to legislative wins across the whole year.