History
Middle- and high-income families have educational choices: they can either move to school districts with successful public schools, or pay private school tuition. However, low-income families have no such options.
The Alliance for Choice in Education (ACE) is a Denver-based 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 2000 to provide low-income families with the power and freedom of genuine educational choice through privately funded K-12 scholarships, college-prep and education advocacy.
ACE believes that every child – regardless of Zip Code or family income – is of equal worth and is equally deserving of a quality education, and that providing every child with educational choice will promote an accountable and competitive education marketplace that fosters effective private and public schools.
Through its strategic objectives, ACE seeks to:
The Alliance for Choice in Education (ACE) is a Denver-based 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 2000 to provide low-income families with the power and freedom of genuine educational choice through privately funded K-12 scholarships, college-prep and education advocacy.
ACE believes that every child – regardless of Zip Code or family income – is of equal worth and is equally deserving of a quality education, and that providing every child with educational choice will promote an accountable and competitive education marketplace that fosters effective private and public schools.
Through its strategic objectives, ACE seeks to:
- Equip at-risk children with a quality education, preparing them to become successful, contributing members of society,
- Empower parents with educational choice so they may choose the school that is right for their child,
- Encourage educational competition through the infusion of private capital and support of innovative programs,
- Enhance academic performance in the public education system by providing benchmarks that drive higher standards of learning and skills formation,
- Enable school choice advocates through education reform leadership in Colorado,
- Engage a network of concerned citizens and organizations to improve the quality of our education system, and
- Educate the public about the power and potential of school choice.
- More than 6,000 scholarships provided to needy children
- Total scholarship commitments exceeding $12 million
- $15 million in overall funding, including advocacy and support of other innovative education programs
- A working relationship with more than 200 partner private schools
