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NPR
A deadlocked U.S. Supreme Court effectively blocked the creation of the nation's first religious charter school in Oklahoma, leaving in place a state Supreme Court ruling that declared the school violated the constitutional separation of church and state.

Washington Examiner
Charter schooling has long suffered from a “more-of-the-same” problem. For all the opportunities to rethink the familiar schoolhouse, few of the nation’s 8,000 charter schools have actually done so.

The 74
According to the latest data, teacher turnover rates have been coming down for the last two years.

KRDO
On Monday, Chavez Huerta Preparatory Academy (CHPA)leadership held an emergency meeting for parents and community members during which officials laid out all the different options.

Denver Post
Denver Public Schools’ Board of Education will investigate Superintendent Alex Marrero’s allegations that Director John Youngquist discriminated against employees of color., board President Carrie Olson said Monday.

CharterFolk
That question is at the center of nearly every education policy fight today, from school board meetings to state legislatures. And Denver is no exception.*

The 74
The federal government recently announced a range of changes impacting agencies overseeing mental health programs and education.

Fordham Institute
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Starlee Coleman, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, joins Mike and David to discuss the religious charter schools case currently before the U. S. Supreme Court.

The 74
Earlier this month, the Trump administration proposed a 2026 budget with a $60 million boost for charter schools — the first increase since 2019.

Senate
Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Michael Bennet (D-CO) reintroduced the Equitable Access to School Facilities Act, legislation that ensures charter schools can access public property and provide federal grants to states for charter school facilities.

This year, three of our Charter Champions are graduating high school and heading into the next phase of their lives. To celebrate, we're catching up with each of them to discover what their training has provided, and what's next for both life and leadership.

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.

KRDO
At the Pueblo School District 60 board meeting on Monday night, the board voted 3-2 against releasing the K-12 academy to get charter status through the Colorado Charter School Institute (CSI).

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.

Chalkbeat
The case of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School could represent a seismic shift in American education.

Washington Times
North Dakota this week became the 47th state to authorize public charter schools, building on a model that advocates say improves academic achievement while spending less money.

Chalkbeat
Colorado lawmakers approved a state budget for next year that has more money for colleges, universities, and K-12 schools. But the increase is less than what was promised or requested.

Washington Times
On April 30, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in an important First Amendment case that could hinge on the meaning of the word “public.”

Chalkbeat
What happens when teachers who earn a bit above the minimum wage get a 30% or 40% raise?

On April 30, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases out of Oklahoma related to the nation’s first religiously affiliated charter school.

Chalkbeat
Two years ago, Colorado paid for a pair of studies that calculated the cost of providing an adequate education to all students in the state. The price tag for those studies: $2 million.

The CSI authorized Colorado Military Academy in Colorado Springs was one of 27 schools to receive the designation which recognizes school communities for their work to support military-connected students and their families.