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Establishing New Public Schools of Choice: An Alternative Pathway 0
- Charter Schools, Homeschooling, Issue Papers, School Choice
- July 8, 2025
Establishing New Public Schools of Choice: An Alternative Pathway highlights the role of educational service agencies, specifically Colorado’s Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), in authorizing alternative public schools of choice. The Education reEnvisioned BOCES (ERBOCES) is noted for its creation of brick-and-mortar schools, offering children additional educational opportunities. Yet, ERBOCES faced a legal challenge
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Merit Academy: A Story of Perseverance 0
- Charter Schools, Colorado School Profiles, EDUCATION, Publications, School Choice
- May 8, 2023
Merit Academy: A Story of Perseverance tells the eventful story of how citizens in the small community of Woodland Park realized a gap in educational options. Determined to meet the needs of families, they worked against all odds so that families wouldn’t have to drive their children long distances to other communities. Read about Merit
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Public School Choice and Authorization in Colorado 0
- Charter Schools, EDUCATION, Issue Papers, Publications, School Choice
- December 20, 2022
Colorado public school choice, while widespread, is limited by authorization processes and requirements that can be burdensome for new schools of choice, particularly when those processes involve hostile authorizing entities.
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Liberty Common Charter School: Excellence in Education 0
- Charter Schools, Colorado School Profiles, Publications, School Choice
- January 24, 2021
In Liberty Common Charter School: Excellence in Education, Senior Fellow in Education Policy Ross Izard shares the success of a Fort Collins parent-led public charter school that meets the standard of excellence. Liberty Common is a K-12 public charter school authorized by the Poudre School District in Fort Collins, Colorado. Students in kindergarten through grade eight
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An Overview of Colorado K-12 Career and Technical Education 0
- Career and Technical Education, Charter Schools, EDUCATION, Issue Papers, School Choice
- July 9, 2020
Over the past several decades Career and Technical Education (CTE) has emerged as a robust avenue for promoting educational options for public school students ranging from those who would have been traditionally served by vocational education programs to college-bound students in high demand fields.
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Power Technical: Preparing Educated and Ethical Leaders in the Trades 0
- Career and Technical Education, Charter Schools, Colorado School Profiles, K-12 Issues, Publications, School Choice
- January 27, 2020
Power Technical (PTEC) is a career and technical education-focused public charter school in the James Irwin Charter Schools network. Authorized by Falcon District 49, the school serves students from across the Colorado Springs area who choose to pursue an education built around preparation for careers in skilled trades.
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