# Ed Lede - August 2026 Edition
# School Choice & Reform News Roundup
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20260812 Southern Colorado Drives More Than 80% of Colorado’s Recent Homeschool Growth
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A Paige Reynolds
P KRDO.com
U https://krdo.com/news/13-investigations/2026/08/12/krdo13-investigates-southern-colorado-drives-more-than-80-of-colorados-recent-homeschool-growth/
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20260818 Controversial Group That Opened ‘Colorado’s First Public Christian School’ Will Close After 13 Years
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A Ann Schimke
P CHALKBEAT COLORADO
U https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/08/18/school-board-vote-dissolves-controversial-group-erboces/
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20260815 Threat Letter Issued to Nuke Homeschool Enhancement
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A Wayne Laugesen
P WayneWord Substack
U https://waynesword.substack.com/p/threat-letter-to-nuke-homeschooling
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20260819 State Gives Final Blow to Homeschool Enrichment; Don't Blame D-49
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A Wayne Laugesen
P WaynesWord Substack
U https://waynesword.substack.com/p/the-states-blow-to-homeschooling
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20260812 Opinion: Education Choice is Here to Stay
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A Christine Cooke Fairbanks
P DeseretNews
U https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/08/12/education-choice-is-here-to-stay/
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20260811 Ed Pepper
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P Ed Lede
A Ed Lede
U https://www.edlede.com

20260818 Union Attack on School Choice Fails Miserably
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A Staff
P Goldwater Institute
U https://www.goldwaterinstitute.org/union-attack-on-school-choice-fails-miserably/
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20260816 US Treasury Previews Rules for New School-Choice Tax Credit
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A David Bass
P CarolinaCoastOnline.com
U https://www.carolinacoastonline.com/regional/article_11d90529-cfee-4339-b161-47907aa7b51a.html
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20260826 U.S. Department of Education Reminds Schools of Their Obligation to Comply with Parental Rights Law
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A DOE staff
P U.S. Department of Education
U https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-reminds-schools-of-their-obligation-comply-parental-rights-law
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20260819 District 49 Dissolves Longtime Provider of Special Services
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A Eric Young
P The Gazette
U https://gazette.com/2026/08/19/district-49-dissolves-longtime-provider-of-special-services/
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20260820 The March of School Choice
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A Andy Smarick
P National Review
U https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2026/10/the-march-of-school-choice/
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20260821 Report: Charter Schools Losing Students to Universal School Choice
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A David N. Bass
P The Carolina Journal
U https://www.carolinajournal.com/report-charter-schools-losing-students-to-universal-school-choice/
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20260819 The Future of Charter Schools in an Evolving School Choice Landscape: Survey Evidence from Arizona, Florida, and Utah
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A Ian Kingsbury, David T. Marshall
P AEI.org
U https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/the-future-of-charter-schools-in-an-evolving-school-choice-landscape-survey-evidence-from-arizona-florida-and-utah/
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20260924 School Choice Is Expanding. Will Public Support Follow?
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A Kevin Mahnken
P The74
U https://www.the74million.org/article/school-choice-is-expanding-will-public-support-follow/
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20260824 President Trump Champions Educational Freedom — Putting Students and Parents First
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A White House staff
P WhiteHouse.gov
U https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/08/president-trump-champions-educational-freedom-putting-students-and-parents-first/
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202600824 EDITORIAL: School Choice is Colorado Kids' Best Hope
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A The Gazette Editorial Board
P The Gazette
U https://gazette.com/2026/08/24/editorial-school-choice-is-colorado-kids-best-hope/
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202609820 ERBOCES Closure Highlights Fight Over Control of Public Education
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A Rachel Stovall
P The Gazette
U https://gazette.com/2026/08/20/erboces-closure-highlights-fight-over-control-of-public-education-rachel-stovall/
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20260819 Go Back to School and Feed the Failing System
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A Wayne Laugesen
P WaynesWord Substack
U https://waynesword.substack.com/p/go-back-to-school-and-feed-the-failing
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10160822 Colorado Springs District Confronts ‘Teacher of the Year’ for a Stating Scientific fact
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A Wayne Laugesen
P WaynesWord Substack
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20260824 Education Secretary McMahon highlights school choice as a new academic year begins
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P YouTube
U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWxhrHkq6MU
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20260812 Parent Coalition Implores Hochul to ‘Opt In’ on ‘Freedom’ Scholarships
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A Carl Campanile
P New York Post
U https://nypost.com/2026/08/12/us-news/parent-coalition-implores-hochul-to-opt-in-on-trump-admins-freedom-scholarships/
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20260814 New School Choice Tax Credit Could Exclude Many Homeschooled Students
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A Melody Kloepfer and Charlotte Scott
P SPECTRUM NEWS
U https://spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/news/2026/08/14/school-choice-program-homeschool-impacts
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