The current version of the legislation is a far cry from what bill sponsors envisioned.
One building will become a preschool center. Another will be the new home of an existing middle and high school.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis proposed eliminating student population averaging for the purposes of funding schools. The idea has been criticized by district leaders.
This year, charter schools are serving about 15% of public school students in Colorado.
Under the bill, school districts would have to start screening students in the 2026-27 school year.
The current version of the legislation is a far cry from what bill sponsors envisioned.
One building will become a preschool center. Another will be the new home of an existing middle and high school.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis proposed eliminating student population averaging for the purposes of funding schools. The idea has been criticized by district leaders.
This year, charter schools are serving about 15% of public school students in Colorado.
Under the bill, school districts would have to start screening students in the 2026-27 school year.
Colorado’s $43.9 billion budget increases K-12 and higher education budgets, but falls short of what officials say is needed
The state’s budget proposes funding the state’s universal school meals program for only half a year, but the program could be saved through two ballot measures.
The report recommends several solutions, including that school districts revise their school attendance zones at least every four years.
One amendment would create a new, potentially less drastic option for when schools or districts have five years of low ratings.
Colorado Mountain College and Lamar Community College will adopt a NYC student support program.
Construction was supposed to start soon. But the project has been put ‘on hold for now’ as the district gathers more feedback.
A snapshot of how the pandemic has changed students’ expectations for the college experience, and more news about higher education in Colorado.
Mamás de DPS wrote that continuing with its motion, now that many students have been reassigned to new schools for next year, could create “an untenable psychological situation for Denver families.”
Colorado educators rallied at the Colorado Capitol against lawmakers’ plans to cut back on education funding next year.
El proyecto de ley está trabajando en 30 recomendaciones para cambiar el sistema de rendición de cuentas del estado, que principalmente utiliza pruebas estatales estandarizadas para evaluar el desempeño de las escuelas y los distritos.
A task force came up with 30 recommended changes to the accountability system. House Bill 1278 takes on those suggestions and more.
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The appeal seeks to answer a key question: Can religious preschools exclude children from LGBTQ families if the program is funded by the state?
DPS argued that it has ‘done everything within its control to minimize uncertainty and disruption and to ensure that all impacted students can transition to new schools as smoothly as possible.’
The Trump administration’s U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights said 52 colleges and universities may have violated civil rights laws, including 45 for their work with the PhD Project. The announcement lists the University of Colorado Colorado Springs’ graduate program.
Colorado lawmakers are fully focused on figuring out next year’s budget. But a coalition of advocates say that shouldn’t stop lawmakers from pressing forward in creating a plan to solve long-term K-12 funding woes.
Officials say the initiative will give Jeffco students a fast track into the School of Mines.
“By cutting this funding, the Trump Administration is taking away healthy meals from school children,” Gov. Jared Polis said of cuts reportedly made by the USDA.
Local school boards have passed resolutions in support of immigrant students. The State Board has not traditionally used resolutions to make statements, but did on Wednesday.
Advocates for English learners have raised concerns for years about new reading instruction policies. A new report claims teachers across the U.S. are facing challenges.
Bill sponsors originally proposed capping child care waitlists fees at $25, but that provision was eliminated.
Only 10 of Colorado’s 179 school districts included a separate tally in their annual reviews of how many of their students were secluded last school year. The lack of information makes it impossible to understand the scope of this controversial practice.
Las Escuelas Públicas de Denver habían solicitado que los tribunales restablecieran una norma previa que trataba a las escuelas como “lugares sensibles” donde medidas de control de inmigración no deben practicarse a menos que hubiera un peligro inminente para la población en general. El juez dijo que no.
Denver Public Schools had asked the court to reinstate a previous policy that treated schools as “sensitive locations” where immigration enforcement should only take place if there is immediate danger to the public. The judge said no.
After four hours of debate on Thursday night, sponsors said they’re open to changes to a bill that would require schools to teach financial literacy.
Colorado’s universal school meals program has a funding shortfall. Here’s lawmakers’ plan to fix it.
The Healthy School Meals for All program that voters approved in 2022 has cost more than expected and needs new funding to continue.
School districts sometimes hire project management consultants to help oversee large bond projects.
A Senate bill seeks to keep a prohibition on facial recognition technology in schools. The technology has proven polarizing, with sides arguing that it creates safer schools while others saying it violates student privacy.
One part of the bill addressed hotly contested rules about preschool class sizes and staff-student ratios.
The Denver Police Department initially said Tuesday that the victim was not a DPS student, describing him ‘an adult male’ in a post on X.
“It is not my desire to have our students, staff, and families living in fear that this board and this superintendent are out there just closing schools,” board member Michelle Quattlebaum said.
Teachers said they were entitled to a 5.2% cost-of-living raise. Denver Public Schools said it didn’t have the money. An arbitrator sided with DPS.