Here's the beginning of the end for Colorado's public schools. Don't think so? Just look at existing voucher states. #COleg #COpol

Aspiration: Less regulation of charter schools will unleash innovation. Reality: Less regulation has resulted in mismanagement, profiteering, and scams. #COpol #COleg

A must-read: "In order to give SCOTUS the opportunity to rule in their favor, the advocates need a case which fits the bill; a case to drive home a parents’ rights interpretation of the due process clause. Here in Colorado, they think they have at least two." #COpol #COleg

Charter school fraud, Idaho-style. #COpol #COleg

Here's how the classical charter school scam works in Florida, with a boost from MAGA Republicans ... #COleg #COpol

It was only a matter of time after SCOTUS split 4-4 on the constitutionality of religious charter schools in May until we got the next test case. Per this story, there are actually two cases in the works. Barrett likely the deciding vote, so 1st Amend. church-public school separation in jeopardy.

Sterling Ranch parents wanted a school. They are about to get a "liberty-based charter school" with strong Christian nationalist vibes. #COleg #COpol

​Investigation opened based on campaign finance complaint against Colorado lawmaker

"Some will argue this is only one leader’s excess. That response ignores the incentives built into a model that ties school growth and charter renewal to political capital." #COleg #COpol

Plenty of Colorado connections found among the billionaires funding school privatization efforts. #COleg #COpol

“This is not in spite of the advocacy,” Marrero told the board last Thursday. “It’s based on our lived and hard-earned experience when it comes to granting expansion without a clear facility plan. We’ve been burnt in the past, quite frankly. It just simply doesn’t work.” #COleg #COpol

"Pleas for transparency"? I'm shocked. #COleg #COpol

Things that make you go "hmmmm ..." #COleg #COpol

NEW: DougCo's lame duck GOP school board just failed to pass a 10-year renewal for all charter schools after one member of the conservative majority voted no (Tim Moore). The measure to protect charters from scrutiny by the incoming Dem/moderate board fails, per @spencersoicher.bsky.social.

Turns out Colorado's "first public Christian school" is all a set-up for an Alliance Defending Freedom lawsuit. @philweiser.bsky.social @bennet.senate.gov #COleg #COpol

Getting annoyed listening to charter school activists lie again and again that charter schools are public schools. They are not. They are publicly funded private schools that siphon money away from public schools and produce no better results.

Good news!

School privatizers/profiteers rule with @colorado.gov at helm of National Governors Association @michaelbennet.bsky.social @philweiser.bsky.social #COpol #COleg

So much for the claim that charter schools are more accountable than traditional public schools ...

Tell Gov. Polis to reject the OBBBA voucher scan. #edcolo #copolitics #coleg

A timely reminder of the Walton family's damaging influence on our public schools. #COleg #COpol

The charter school cabal loses big in DPS races: “Denver voters made it clear that they trust educators to make decisions about what is best for Denver Public Schools students, over billionaire-backed private interests.” #COleg #COpol

Mostly positive results in CO school board contests. Voters reject right-wing ideology of book-banning, LGBTQ discrimination and more. #COleg #COpol

Quick Analysis on how tonight affects the Colorado Democratic June 2026 Primary: Teacher & Pro-Union folks just won BIG in Denver & Colorado. Denver, Woodland Park, Durango, Grand Junction, Cherry Creek, Aurora, Adams 14. BAD NEWS for Michael Bennet. Good news for Phil Weiser #copolitics #coleg

There is no Charter School “million-student waitlist.” There are empty classrooms, declining enrollment, and schools closing mid-year. #CharterMythBusted Stop the waste. Start the reckoning. Read our new report #CharterSchoolReckoning to learn more networkforpubliceduc...

Billionaires love the returns they collect on charter schools. #COleg #COpol

Rural schools are big losers under education privatization schemes: "There’s also competition from charter schools and online schools, Smith noted." #COleg #COpol

With the threat of a federal voucher program hanging over Colorado, it's time to consider the racist roots of school vouchers. @colorado.gov @coloradodems.bsky.social #COpol #COleg

"(B)ehind its messaging is a decades-long campaign by powerful business and political elites to weaken traditional public schools and replace them with a mix of charter schools, microschools, and, eventually, private school vouchers." #COleg #COpol

"As it did two years ago, the DPS race is drawing big spending from Better Leaders, Stronger Schools, an independent expenditure committee, or super PAC, which can spend unlimited sums of money to influence elections but is barred from coordinating directly with candidates."

This sketchy company operates three Colorado cybercharters with your tax $$$. #COleg #COpol

Do you know where your CO tax $$$ are going? This new MAGA charter school in DougCo ... #COleg #Copol

Charter school boosters stick together. That's why this NYC billionaire is backing @michaelbennet.bsky.social Vote @philweiser.bsky.social #COpol

Hey, CO taxpayers: Did you know we're footing the bill for "Colorado's first Christian public school"? #COleg #COpol

How the Colorado Schools Fund is setting up the case for vouchers coloradonewsline.com/2025/10/17/c...

Different state; same old complaints: "Ascent Classical Academies had an acrimonious stint of operating classical charter schools in Colorado, which ended with the school’s governing board prematurely terminating its contract with the management group." #COleg #COpol

"Colorado could not rate the performance of most online schools last spring, because nearly three-quarters of the schools did not produce enough data — four times the rate of public schools in general.” #COleg #COpol

“ 'When we attack charter schools, we’re attacking the educators at those schools,' said (District 3 candidate) Caron Blanke." WTH? Doesn't this apply to attacks on ALL public schools? What makes charters immune from criticism? #COleg #COpol

"Donovan is also on the board of KIPP schools in DPS and the League of Charter Schools. Of six KIPP schools, four are in the “improvement” category. Three of “improvement” KIPP schools exceed 80% of children in low-income status. These schools benefit from closures of DPS district schools." #COpol

FOLLOW THE MONEY: "The deep-pocketed Denver Families Action political group, which has charter-school ties, is hoping to complete the flip of the DPS school board that the organization began in 2023, when all three of its candidates won and unseated two union-backed incumbents." #COpol #COleg

"Over just eight months, department officials have opened a $500 million tap for charter schools, a huge outlay for an option that often draws children from traditional public schools." #COleg #COpol

Want the top-ranked school for your kid? Find the one with the wealthiest parents.

This charter school scandal in NOLA deserves more attention: "Raqchel Young’s daughter Jessica lost a $60,000 college scholarship after she left Kennedy’s graduation empty-handed in 2019. Now, at age 25, she’s struggling to enroll in college."

"Public school funding has also taken a hit from a push to create what Allegretto described as a 'separate' education system, where tax dollars follow students who attend private charter schools not accessible to all students."

Follow the money: Complete Colorado is funded by Independence Institute, which is funded by right-wing donors that include the NRA. #COleg #COpol

"Denver is not an outlier — it’s a warning. A bipartisan coalition normalized the idea that public education should be run like an investment portfolio, where schools are opened, closed, and “reconstituted” based on technocratic dashboards and political spending." #COpol #COleg

"The state board stated the district’s decision to reject the application was not in the best interest of the students, the school or the community." So, the state board knows the Montrose community better than its locally elected board members? #COleg #COpol

More charter corruption, Texas-style.

“They have done a phenomenal job to convince our families that their children will fare better in their (charter) schools, which is a complete fallacy,” Gaytán said. Parents choose to attend there, leaving (district-run) buildings half empty ..."