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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.

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.

Chalkbeat
President Donald Trump has declared English the official language of the United States.

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.

The 74
Josie Defreese’s first days as a high school English teacher last year were a little chaotic. Graduating from college just weeks before, Defreese took a job at Beech Grove High School in a diverse Indianapolis suburb, replacing two teachers in a row who had quit.

Forbes
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that will decide the fate of what could be the nation’s first religious charter school.

The League speaks with Author Diane Sweeney in the Book Nook, a portion of the 2025 Colorado Charter Schools Annual Conference.

Chalkbeat
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon took an unpublicized tour of a New York City charter school last Friday, her first official visit to a K-12 school since taking office.

The 74
Americans want civics — even the role of diverse teaching force could face civil rights investigationspolitically charged topics like immigration and gun control — taught in school.