By Joe Mueller | The Center Square
An organization attempting to enshrine charter school rights in Colorado’s Constitution published a report supporting the move as it gathers signatures to get it on the ballot.
Advance Colorado, a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization, has until July 25 to gather at least 124,238 signatures of registered voters for Initiative #138 to be on the November general election ballot. It also must get at least 2% of the total registered electors in each of the 35 Colorado state senate districts.
“Protecting Educational Freedom: Why School Choice Must Be Placed in the Colorado Constitution,” is a 15-page report by Michael Tsogt, a policy analyst with Advance Colorado. The report states school choice in Colorado received bipartisan support throughout the last 30 years. However, the report states “an annual barrage of legislative assaults” threaten charter schools.