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  • Colorado’s #1 Education Ranking Shows Why School Choice Works

    By Peter Mason | July 28, 2026

    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 […]

  • Colorado’s School Choice Debate Is Increasingly Detached From Reality

    By Kevin Helsa | May 17, 2026

    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 […]

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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