The research is clear: Charter schools work

Boardhawk
Bill Kurtz, the founding CEO of DSST Public Schools, is stepping down in June after 20 years running the state’s largest and most successful network of charter schools. Read more.

The 74
Schools are about a year out from a budgetary cliff. The combination of declining student enrollment and the expiration of federal relief funds will make the spring 2025 budget season particularly painful in many districts across the country. Read more.

KSJD
The new law grew out of a teen harm reduction movement in Durango, and several Durango teens helped write the bill. It provides good samaritan protections for teens and eliminates liability risk for schools and districts. Read more.

CPR News
Colorado students will be ensured the right to wear objects of “cultural or religious significance” during graduation under a bill headed to the governor’s desk. Read more.

Chalkbeat
The Denver school board has adopted a new map that redraws the boundaries of the districts that five of the seven board members represent. Read more.