Can Linda McMahon help fulfill the promise of charter schools?

Fordham Institute
Let me acknowledge up front that I may be grasping at straws or (to shift analogies for the second time) forgetting the ancient maxim that sighting one or two swallows doesn’t necessarily mean summer has arrived.

Today, the Colorado Department of Education announced its semifinalists for 2027 Colorado Teacher of the Year. The department’s 21 semifinalists represent 21 schools from 18 Colorado school districts and one charter school. This group of semifinalists has at least one candidate from every region in Colorado. 

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.

Littleton Independent
In recent years, STEM School Highlands Ranch has grown beyond the limits of its building — and the school is looking outside of Douglas County School District for an expansion.

Chalkbeat
A southern Colorado elementary school that backers have called “Colorado’s first public Christian school” has dropped its religious discrimination lawsuit against the state less than four months after filing it.

Boardhawk
Denver Public Schools has begun a months-long process of collecting feedback and studying options for redrawing its school boundaries.