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School Choice Is Expanding. Will Public Support Follow?
School Choice Is Expanding. Will Public Support Follow? Charters and school vouchers could create their own constituency, a recent study argues. But partisanship plays a role as well. By Kevin Mahnken The 74 This story first appeared at The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education. Sign up for free newsletters from The 74 to […]
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Colorado’s #1 Education Ranking Shows Why School Choice Works
Colorado is now the No. 1 state in the nation for education, according to the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best States rankings. The recognition reflects decades of investment in educational excellence, innovation, and student opportunity. While many factors contributed to Colorado’s success—including higher educational attainment, stronger community college graduation rates, and expanded preschool […]
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Colorado’s School Choice Debate Is Increasingly Detached From Reality
Colorado’s public education landscape has changed dramatically, and new enrollment data challenge many long-held assumptions about school choice and charter schools. Colorado’s school choice debate often sounds stuck in the past. Public conversations about charter schools still frequently rely on assumptions formed decades ago: that school choice primarily serves affluent families, that charter schools increase segregation, or […]
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