How a Colorado bill to study ‘opportunity gaps’ might impact public education
April 29, 2026 Task force might offer neutral inquiry, but could it be used to promote alternative schooling options like charter schools? Colorado Senate President James Coleman is once again promoting changes in the state’s public education system. His latest proposal, Senate Bill 26-170, was approved by the Senate Education Committee on April 22 and is poised to pass in the full Senate. The bill would create an 18-member task force to study the “opportunity gaps” that impact some students’...