"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 ..."

Not charter-related but if you're not following this wild mess in Academy D20, you're missing out. #COleg #COpol

"The administration is funneling taxpayer dollars to private schools, which can and often do reject children with disabilities, and pouring money into charter schools. Many of these charters are closing due to low enrollment and scandals. Why cut critical services to prop up failing experiments?"

​Dark money and charter school interests are backing candidates in DPS contests. #COleg #COpol

Good advice here for @philforcolorado.bsky.social Coloradans love their public schools. @cosendem.bsky.social @cohousedem.bsky.social #COleg #COpol

Follow the money to see who's behind these DPS candidates. #COleg #Copol

Excellent news out of Iowa. Democrats CAN win big on a pro-public education platform.

Cutting public school funding & expanding charter school incentives funnels taxpayer money toward private, religious schools not bound by the same accountability or DEI standards to accelerate racial integration/equity. We see what Trump is trying to do!

"In the first six months of 2025 alone, 50 charter schools announced their closures. ... And last month, just weeks before the new school year was set to begin, yet another charter school in Colorado closed its doors." #COleg @philweiser.bsky.social @bennet.senate.gov

"We have nothing against charter schools, in general, or Merit Academy, specifically. But the actions this board has taken should raise serious questions for the average voter." #COleg @philweiser.bsky.social @michaelbennet.bsky.social

Billionaire ‘dark money’ is behind the Denver school board endorsements coloradonewsline.com/2023/10/21/b...

A 30-year contract extension! "Board member Keegan Barkley agreed that she felt the decision was rushed to a vote, that the board had 'a bad habit' of making decisions against community wishes ..." #COleg #COpol

It is time to end #Chartered4Profit and to ensure that children, not corporations, profit from our tax dollars. Read NPE’s report Chartered for Profit which exposes the for profit charter sector networkforpubliceduc...

"The weak link in Colorado is the weak link in too many other states. A charter system is supposed to depend on authorizers. Authorizers have the job of checking that charter operators can deliver on the promises they make, and shut them down if they don't." #COleg #COpol

A must-read: "A responsible authorizer would have monitored the school’s finances quarterly, flagged the failed cost-sharing partnership, and intervened before the situation became irreversible." #COleg #COpol @npeaction.bsky.social

"The aviation-themed charter school sold $12 million in municipal bonds to refinance debt but collapsed due to unmet enrollment targets, failed cost-saving partnerships, and an unaffordable facility. Teachers were left unpaid; families with special needs students faced immediate disruption." #COleg

This whiteboard explainer @dianeravitch.bsky.social @mcolorado.bsky.social @theactionnetwork.bsky.social sums up our new report that explodes the myths vimeo.com/1106719962?s...

Cool now demand admission records for every charter school along with disability and special needs status of applicants

networkforpubliceducation.org/blog-content... @beedle.bsky.social @chalkbeat.org @cocharterwatch.bsky.social @npeaction.bsky.social @publicedpartners.bsky.social @itpi.bsky.social @njpec.bsky.social @noeygriff.bsky.social @publiced412.bsky.social @philinvestigates.com @neatoday.bsky.social

"Here’s Polis rolling out the Let’s Get Ready Initiative, an impossibly dreary vision of K-12 education that hinges on a 'cradle-to-career coordination system that tracks how kids are doing, longitudinally, from pre-K through high school into higher education and the workforce.'" #COleg

Colorado charter school supporters are the finest people. #COleg #COpol

"Focusing primarily on charter schools as the answer to America’s problems in education negates the findings that 70% of parents are satisfied with their local public schools, as well as the research that charter schools have not proven to be the answer to America’s education problems." #COpol

If these "ed-reform governors" were really on the right track over the past four decades, why the need for more reform? They OWN current achievement levels, along with the privatizers who prospered personally and filled the pols' campaign coffers. @colorado.gov #COleg #COpolitics

Strong record challenging Trump. Hope to learn where he stands on charter school accountability/transparency. Bad actors and Christian Nationalists abound in the charter industry. @philforcolorado.bsky.social @philweiser.bsky.social #COleg #COpol

Families scrambling to find a school; teachers left without a job. Sadly, this isn't unusual in the charter school universe. #COleg #COpol

"They posted in the morning, come join us for back-to-school night. Then they send an email in the evening saying sorry, there's gonna be no school at all," parent Erin Hess said. Her son Connor was set to attend sixth grade at the 6-8 school. #COleg #COpol

"Federal funding for charter schools has increased to $500 million annually, much of which is awarded to schools that later fail, misuse funds, or never open at all." @michaelbennet.bsky.social @hickenlooper.bsky.social @colorado.gov #COleg #COpol

It’s always the people you’d most expect

Best I can tell, she's blaming a parental notification law for low achievement at DPS. Never mind poverty, special education needs, racial inequality, unstable housing, etc. Get a clue, honey: It's the money. #COleg #COpol

"I do not want a for-profit charter school in Pueblo. It takes money away from our kids. It's that simple." #COleg #COpol

Charter champion @colorado.gov laments the effects of ed reform results he and his fellow privatizers wholly own: "(F)or for too long, many of our definitions and indicators of 'readiness' have narrowly focused on academic proficiency that only scratches the surface of what a student needs ..."

Charter school-grifting, California edition.

No surprise here. Bennet is the charter industry’s best friend. #COpol #COleg

Your reminder that charter schools are primarily for-profit business enterprises, including this Colorado-based outfit. #COleg #COpolitics

"This charter will not have to share any information with DCSD, including their budget and number of students per grade, which affects transportation and infrastructure. DCSD will also have no line of sight to student assessment, academics, and student health."

"What transpired in this affluent Chicago suburb was a canary in the coal mine—a trial run for the conservative attack on public education that has since captured much of the nation."

Former board president for charter school shut down in Pueblo wants to partner with for-profit ACCEL schools to open a new charter school this fall. 1/4

DFER Pushes The Same Old Baloney

Another fine Colorado charter school supporter #COleg #COpol

Charter-school grifting, Pennsylvania edition

Oh, hell no!

"The CSI board voted unanimously to recommend ... the current sitting member, Ross Izard, a lobbyist for the charter school industry. This is insider stuff that’s difficult to square with proper oversight of the large amount of state tax dollars pumped into CSI-authorized schools."

Charter school champion Ron Weinberg #COleg #COpol

"ACCEL was founded by Ron Packard, who founded K12 Inc., the for-profit school management company that has recently come under scrutiny in New Mexico after months of documented legal and academic violations." #COleg #COpol #EdColo