Charter schools may feel like a relatively recent phenomenon, but next year, Colorado will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first charter school in our state. When it authorized charter schools in 1993, the Colorado General Assembly allowed parents, teachers and community members “to take responsible risks and create new, innovative, more flexible ways of […]
Dan Schaller
Special to The Colorado Sun
Email: dschaller@coloradoleague.org
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: Colorado charter schools stand out during a hard year for public education
A year ago, few of us understood exactly how much our world was about to change. Lockdowns, face coverings, business closures and mandatory remote learning were issues that people in other countries were contending with, not those of us here in the United States. Obviously, that is no longer true. It was a year of […]
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Opinion: Durango voters show the power of putting students over politics
Bipartisanship may feel like a fairy tale in our hyper-politicized environment right now, but our neighbors in Durango showed in the November election that there is hope for a more functional future in Colorado. Nearly 72% of residents – a landslide by any standard – came together to approve Ballot Issue 4A, which means $90 […]