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Local Food Opens Students’ Eyes — and Palates
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 […]
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Liberty Common Makes Room for Growing Demand
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 […]
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Charter Schools: The Intersection of Autonomy and Accountability
By Marian Hejl, Executive Director, New Vision Charter School This article originally appeared in Education Insider. Charter schools have been around for over three decades, and yet they still feel like a new addition to the educational landscape. As a leader in the charter school community, I often get questions about tuition and how much […]
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