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  • Better Outcomes, More Choices: Colorado Charter Schools Advance Student Success

    By Kim Daly | October 9, 2026

    Colorado’s charter schools are delivering strong outcomes while offering families diverse approaches to learning. Hands-on, expeditionary learning in Pueblo. A flexible pathway for students who need a different route to graduation in Colorado Springs. Specialized academic and language support for newcomer students across the Denver metro area. Colorado charter schools look very different from one […]

  • Local Food Opens Students’ Eyes — and Palates

    By Kim Daly | October 8, 2026

    By Rainey Wikstrom Local food is helping students at the Academy of Charter Schools discover new flavors while connecting them to Colorado farmers and ranchers behind their meals. Purple bell peppers. Israeli melons. Those aren’t items you might expect to find on a typical school lunch tray. But at The Academy of Charter Schools in […]

  • Liberty Common Makes Room for Growing Demand

    By Kim Daly | October 8, 2026

    A $1.8 million GSC grant helped the Fort Collins charter open a standalone junior-high campus while preserving the model and culture families value. When Liberty Common School added a second elementary campus in 2022, the new classrooms filled almost immediately. Those additional K–6 students would eventually need somewhere to go for junior high, and Liberty […]

In 2025-2026, there are 262 Colorado public charter schools serving over 136,000 students. This represents 15.5 percent of the total public school enrollment in the state.
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