Trump Education Department decimates office serving 5 million English learners in public schools.

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.

Colorado Sun
The cuts will enable the state to absorb the rising costs of Medicaid and fully fund K-12 for another year. But they didn’t eliminate the state’s structural deficit, which will require ongoing cuts for years to come.

The 74
As public education comes under attack on a number of fronts, school leaders are sounding the alarm about potential significant cuts to Medicaid.

Chalkbeat
President Donald Trump made a brief announcement Friday morning of a policy that could upend how the nation serves its 7.5 million students with disabilities.

Fordham Institute
For generations, the traditional public school has been a bedrock institution in American life. But recent developments suggest that this model is undergoing a stress test like never before, exacerbated by the recent cratering of student achievement.

Liberty Common
Neenan Archistruction, a leading design-build firm known for its innovative construction solutions, and Liberty Common School, a Fort Collins charter-public school focused on the Core Knowledge Curriculum and classically oriented education, have announced the groundbreaking of a new campus for its junior-high students.