Colorado’s Preschool Program: Secular Coercion Masquerading as Inclusion
The Denver Archdiocese and affiliated preschools petition the U.S. Supreme Court for inclusion in Colorado’s Universal Preschool Program, as reported by Catholic News Agency on November 15, 2025. The legal challenge follows a 10th Circuit Court ruling permitting Colorado to exclude religious schools requiring adherence to Catholic teachings on sexuality and gender identity. Becket Fund attorney Nick Reaves decries this as “religious discrimination,” claiming it violates “decades of Supreme Court rulings.” Archdiocesan official Scott Elmer frames the demand as seeking “the same access to free preschool services” available to secular institutions.









