2024 Legislative Policy Agenda

In Cortez, Southwest Open School is proving that food is education. 🍽️ Through the Rural School Food Project, students are gaining hands-on culinary skills, healthier meals, and stronger connections to community.

With more than $830,000 in federal funding through Great Schools Colorado, C2E is expanding its middle school program, adding new classrooms and collaborative spaces, and strengthening its STEAM-based curriculum — all while keeping its close-knit community feel.

From rural mountain towns to busy city corridors, Colorado’s charter schools are redefining what it means to put kids first. Discover how these schools are expanding opportunity—one charter at a time.

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A charter school in Douglas County, southeast of Denver, says it is scrambling to staff a 5th-grade classroom after its teacher was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents over the weekend. A staff member says the educator's abrupt absence posed "unique challenges."

A new study shows that Healthy School Meals for All is improving participation, attendance, and equity in rural charter schools—helping students learn better and communities thrive.

By blending expert insights with student voices, Beyond the Bell demonstrates how schools can become hubs of thought leadership and innovation. It also engages families, students, and communities in shaping the future.