News

Home Developers in Colorado may build their own schools

Schools as drawing card
Builders weigh own district as Aurora grows

Rather than waiting for a troubled school district to fix itself, nearly a dozen housing developers in Aurora are taking matters into their own hands, proposing a network of specialized schools – maybe even their own district – to lure tens of thousands of suburban homeowners.

The plans, which for the most part have conspicuously left out leaders from Aurora Public Schools, are part of a national trend of businesses doing an end run around traditional school districts.

Experts say it has the potential to drastically recast the future of public education.

By Allison Sherry
Denver Post Staff Writer

Full Story: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_2980130

Posted in:

Sorry, we couldn't find any posts. Please try a different search.

Leave a Comment

You must be logged in to post a comment.