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What a whirl-wind of a week!
Colorado Charter Schools celebrated its 15 year anniversary April 2nd, 2009.
And what better way to get the party started than inviting a bunch of charter schools and a few HUNDRED of their friends to rally on the step of the capitol building.
Senate President Groff graced us once more with his presence and speech in FAVOR of our schools, as did a slew of other legislators. I should note that if you are a politician reading this and you want my vote, you are likely to be speaking to me in person. I call all the people who appear on my election ballot and ask pointed (but polite) questions. Be ready to answer a few on your stance and voting reccord on charter schools.
Back to the party, The Cesar Chavez Mariachi band played, KIPP was in the house, and Colorado League of Charter Schools and College Invest announced the essay winners. FULL STORY HERE!

Oh, and we started a series on charter school enrollment in the Colorado Charter Schools Examiner which will likely stir some controversy. We began innocently with the application process and will continue with enrollment procedures. We’re likely to get company again from our heckling critics. But that’s alright. Reform is not everyone’s cup of tea…neither is status quo.

On that note, we also touched on some union action with the charter schools. I am still trying to figure out why the UFT’s support of charter schools is so inconsistant. Suppose it’s like asking FORD why they don’t like TOYOTA when they clearly like cars.
It’s just that the rest of us charter folk are so supportive of eachother, even if we’re a different flavor of schools, that we don’t always relate to only liking our own kind.
I am actually hoping to talk to the UFT to get to understand it better.
As someone who wishes to have an open view in supporting all of our charters I wish to learn more about the most controversial of charter schools–The unionized charters.
More on this topic HERE.