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The state’s “first public Christian school” was created at the behest of a conservative law firm to spark a lawsuit over the question of public funding for religious schools. Now, Senior Reporter Ann Schimke reports Riverstone Academy’s efforts “will be directed to winding up its operations and shutting down.”
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Colorado’s ‘first public Christian school’ closes permanently
Riverstone Academy closed permanently after the last day of school this year because of changes to state law that make the school ineligible for public education funding.
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