Rural Colorado school districts that once served students online could see brunt of major state budget cuts
Mar 26, 2025
Rural Colorado school districts that once served students online could see brunt of major state budget cuts
Colorado Sun
As Colorado lawmakers try to solve a state budget crisis, Gov. Jared Polis’ office is advocating for a new set of changes to student averaging that would significantly impact a handful of rural school districts and charter schools that found a lifeline for their budgets by enrolling online homeschool students.
The New York Times
The Supreme Court appeared open on Wednesday to allowing Oklahoma to use government money to run the nation’s first religious charter school, which would teach a curriculum infused by Catholic doctrine.
American School
Crown Pointe Academy, a charter school in Westminster, Colorado, is scheduled to break ground next week on a new pre-K through second grade facility.
Flagstaff Academy Charter School’s Green Team students presented at the 2025 Colorado Microplastics Summit, hosted by the Ocean First Institute in Denver.
The Denver Post
Gov. Jared Polis signed Colorado’s $44 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year on Monday — placing an emphasis on what the final budget protected, not the $1.2 billion in cuts needed to close a gap facing the state.
