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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. 

The 74
At a recent virtual discussion on the future of state testing, Maryland education chief Carey Wright drew a line in the sand.

Chalkbeat
President Donald Trump’s assault on what he’s called “discriminatory equity ideology” is underway, and it’s been virtually impossible to miss.

AEI
St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond is a sleeper case coming before the Supreme Court this spring with potentially enormous ramifications for education across the country.

Chalkbeat
The winning pole vault at Maine’s Class B girls’ track and field championship in February missed the state record by 7 inches. But it was high enough to catapult Maine to the top of President Donald Trump’s enemies list.

Chalkbeat
Measles cases in Colorado are rising amid a national resurgence of the contagious disease. At least one Colorado case was in an unvaccinated infant, and public health officials are now warning of “possible community transmission.”

Fordham Institute
Red states are lining up to test just how much leeway they can get from Uncle Sam’s education mandates, with some pushing for block grants that would allow them to consolidate federal aid into a single grant with few spending restrictions.

Chalkbeat
The number of students in Colorado public schools is declining. But enrollment in Colorado’s publicly funded, privately run charter schools is heading in the opposite direction.

Chalkbeat
Colorado’s popular universal free school meals program could face substantial cuts next year if voters don’t approve a measure for additional funding.

The 74
States risk losing close to $3 billion in remaining COVID relief funds after U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced Friday that they’ll no longer be reimbursed for pandemic-related costs.

Chalkbeat
The $43.9 billion Colorado budget proposal released Monday includes increases for K-12 and higher education operations in 2025-26, but would be far less than what school leaders say they need.

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.