In a world … where public education’s belt twists ever tighter …
In a land … where controversy vexes charter schools …
In a future … with an uncertain economy …
Can Denver moms and dads find a school that meets their kids’ needs without paying $20,000 for it?
Our metro-area charter schools offer a constellation of programs. And compared with a traditional public school, a charter’s relatively generous mandate provides a lot of freedom for curriculum design.
Denver charter school kids enjoy state-of-the-art “STEM” schools for science, technology, engineering, and math. Denver has gifted, expeditionary, prep, and girls’ athletic leadership charters. The system spills over with almost any specialty a kid could need. It’s good public education at the right price.
But there’s a specialty that often goes underserved in our city—learning differences. The Denver public schools teach approximately 9,000 kids with learning differences; 35,450 live in the metro area.