Great Schools Colorado

 

U.S. Department of Education Selects the Colorado League of Charter Schools 
to Administer $68 million in Charter School Program Funding  

The League’s “Great Schools Colorado” project will support 30 subgrant awards and technical assistance for new, expanding, and replicating charter schools across the state. 

DENVER — Sep. 27, 2024 — The U.S. Department of Education has announced that it will partner with the Colorado League of Charter Schools to distribute over $68 million in federal education funding to charter schools in Colorado. The funding is part of the U.S. Department of Education’s Charter Schools Program (CSP), and the funds will be distributed through the League’s “Great Schools Colorado” project. 

Over the CSP program’s five-year period, the League will provide up to 30 subgrants that focus on two objectives:  

  • Increasing the number of high-quality charter schools and high-quality charter school seats in Colorado with an emphasis on how programs drive academic outcomes for educationally disadvantaged and at-risk students.
  • Improving the quality of Colorado’s charter school sector and intensifying its impact on overall school quality and school improvement across the state.

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