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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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High Rockies Community School : “A whole forest instead of a playground.”
By Alan Gottlieb FAIRPLAY — One recent sun-kissed morning, 16 middle-schoolers sat on tree stumps in a semi-circle in a flower-strewn meadow, as teacher and school cofounder Kristine Helsper, working on a portable whiteboard perched on an easel, ran through a lesson on number patterns. Sacramento Creek provided background music, and squirrels darted up and […]
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What Five Charter Schools in One Rural Colorado County Tell Us About Public Education
By Kevin Hesla Colorado’s charter school debate is often framed through the experiences of Denver and other Front Range communities. But nearly 400 miles southwest of Denver, Montezuma County offers a very different picture of public school choice. The rural county is home to five charter schools. Together, they include a Montessori school, an Indigenous-designed […]
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