# Ed Lede - July 2026 Edition
# School Choice & Reform News Roundup
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20260804 Colorado's #1 Ranking Proves School Choice Works
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A Peter Mason
P Colorado Politics
U https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/08/04/colorados-no-1-education-ranking-reflects-the-power-of-school-choice-guest-column/
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20260723 Colorado Cons Taxpayer's with Phony Education Pitch
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A The Gazette Editorial Board
U https://gazette.com/2026/07/23/editorial-another-phony-pitch-another-money-grab/
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20260722 Big League Law Firms Protect Kids from Dirty Books
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A Ann Schimke
P Chalkbeat Colorado
U https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/07/21/heritage-foundation-alliance-defending-freedom-lawyers-join-book-ban-lawsuit
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20260718 Colorado Charter First to use Drones Against Active Shooters
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A Olivia Young
P KOAA.com
U https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/education/charter-to-be-first-school-to-install-drone-active-shooter-response-system-in-colorado
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20260701 Homeschooling the Future of Rural Education
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A Betsy Barnett
P Kiowa County Independent
U https://kiowacountyindependent.com/news/opinion/7611-opinion-homeschooling-is-no-longer-on-the-fringe-it-has-become-part-of-rural-americas-educational-future-part-one
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20260731 New School Choice Data Released
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A Editorial Team
P The School Choice Index
U https://theschoolchoiceindex.com/research/school-choice-statistics/
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20260730 92% of Students Could Qualify for New School Choice Program
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A Matthew Stone
P Education Week
U https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/vast-majority-of-students-could-qualify-for-trumps-school-choice-program/2026/07
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20260728 Governor's Council Wants New Choice Credits for All Students
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A Josie Harms
P News.sd.com
U https://news.sd.gov/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sys_id=bd038bee47164f50da219464336d43de
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20260721 Public Schools are Starting to Learn from School Choice
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A Anna J. Egalite
P Education Next
U https://www.educationnext.org/parental-choice-is-sending-public-schools-a-message-are-they-listening/
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20260721 Goldwater Institute Challenges Anti-Choice Signatures
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A Staff
P Goldwater Institute
U https://www.goldwaterinstitute.org/goldwater-challenges-signatures-of-anti-school-choice-measure/
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20260721 Treasury, IRS Seek Comments on New School Choice Program
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A Kara Arundel
P K-12 Drive
U https://www.k12dive.com/news/treasury-irs-comment-period-federal-school-choice-vouchers-scholarships-tax-credit/806812/
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20260717 Unions Turn Schools Into Activist Breeding Ground
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A Claire Harrington
P Just the News
U https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/education/detached-reality-school-choice-advocate-blasts-nea-presidents-annual
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20260710 Teachers Unions use /Voucher/ like a Four-Letter Word
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A Staff
P EFTC News
U https://eftccredit.com/news/unions-voucher-label-25f-fact-check-july-2026
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20260707 When Do Children Go Back to School?
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A Jill Staake
P WeAreTeachers.com
U https://www.weareteachers.com/when-do-kids-go-back-to-school/
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20260710 Dem Leader Wants Teachers Unions to Help in Midterms
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A Amelia Twyman
P AZ Mirror
U https://azmirror.com/2026/07/16/repub/house-dem-leader-jeffries-hammers-trump-asks-for-teachers-union-help-in-midterms/
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20260721 Career Readiness - Have We Thought It Through?
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A Rick Hess
P Ed Week
U https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-theres-a-lot-of-talk-about-career-readiness-have-we-thought-it-through/2026/07
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20260721 Why Democratic Socialists Hate School Choice
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A Wayne Laugesen
P Substack
U https://waynesword.substack.com/publish/post/207974086
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