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 concerning a school for children with dyslexia placed in a non-member school district. The authors, attorney Eric Hall and Education Policy Center director Pam Benigno, suggest that school choice advocates in other states should consider utilizing educational service agencies to create new public schools, and policymakers can benefit from the legal insights provided in the publication.
