19+ hour, 15+ min ago  (792+ words) Responding to recent changes in state law, Colorado officials are scrutinizing 42 homeschool enrichment program applications submitted by a controversial education group whose past practices spurred the changes. The Colorado Department of Education on Thursday sent a four-page letter to the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (878+ words) Just weeks after the permanent closure of a controversial "public Christian school" in southern Colorado, its leader is pitching a new venture that involves public funding for students who opt out of public schools: overseeing homeschool enrichment programs. "We created…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (1309+ words) Education Secretary Linda Mc Mahon had a message for parents of students with disabilities on Tuesday as she announced seismic shifts to federal special education oversight: "I've heard you." In listening sessions and at school visits, Mc Mahon said thousands…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (425+ words) No ski passes, soccer club fees, or museum memberships. These are just a few of the new rules governing state-funded homeschool enrichment the Colorado Department of Education unveiled this week. This summer marks the start of a new stricter era…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (602+ words) Colorado lawmakers want to dramatically curtail the power of Boards of Cooperative Educational Services to authorize certain kinds of public schools and homeschool enrichment programs located outside of their member school districts. The two amendments represent the culmination of months…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (806+ words) In response to explosive growth in publicly funded home-school enrichment, including sports camps and martial arts lessons, Colorado lawmakers are seeking not only to apply the brakes, but to reverse the trend. The powerful six-member Joint Budget Committee unanimously agreed…...