Charter+Schools


 * Charter Schools **

**Colorado ** The Colorado Department of Education website includes information about Colorado charter schools that will probably answer most of your questions but raise more. Spend a little time with the PowerPoint that was prepared in response to a state law that a report about the state’s charter schools must be written every three years. This information is from the 2007-08 school year. []

According to the Center for Education Reform, Colorado has strong laws surrounding charter schools. I think their idea of “strong” is that they protect charter schools and encourage their formation. You can find out more by searching “Center for Education Reform.” Here’s their summary of the Colorado laws related to charter schools: []

The Colorado League of Charter Schools has a fast facts sheet here: []

KIPP and Edison Schools are national entities that operate a few public charter schools in Colorado. You can see how they describe themselves on their websites: [] and []. You can then search “arguments against” either school to get another perspective, although it may not be localized to Colorado.

**The United States ** NCES is a very reliable source of statistical information. []

A recent story in //Education Week// suggests that public schools are becoming more like charter schools but that there is not enough collaboration between the two. The story is not definitive but does offer some things to think about. []

This report is in response to a 2005 book about charter schools. The writers of this two-page document have a particular point of view, which will probably be clear to you: []