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October 7 Denver School Board Candidate Forum
One of the Catholic preschools at the center of the case closed last year.
Educators were added to the list of people who can request someone’s guns be temporarily confiscated. But very few have so far.
Colorado colleges and universities in rural parts of the state will be the most affected by the Trump administration’s decision to end funding for Minority-Serving Institutions.
Two Cherry Creek High School students want Colorado universities to automatically admit seniors who are in the top 10% of their class. They hope voters approve the idea.
The police department is temporarily assigning other officers to cover the schools until it can hire new full-time SROs.
One of the Catholic preschools at the center of the case closed last year.
Educators were added to the list of people who can request someone’s guns be temporarily confiscated. But very few have so far.
Colorado colleges and universities in rural parts of the state will be the most affected by the Trump administration’s decision to end funding for Minority-Serving Institutions.
Two Cherry Creek High School students want Colorado universities to automatically admit seniors who are in the top 10% of their class. They hope voters approve the idea.
The police department is temporarily assigning other officers to cover the schools until it can hire new full-time SROs.
Four of the seven board seats are up for grabs in the Nov. 4 election.
Girls Athletic Leadership School is an all-girls charter middle school in Denver. It’s growing, while an all-girls high school and an all-boys spinoff have closed.
Colorado group aims to boost achievement, protect parent rights. Critics fear culture war divisions.
“I don’t think we should be spending taxpayer resources to bring that into our district,” said a District 49 school board member.
Fort Lewis College’s new nursing program is the first bachelor’s degree in nursing program in the Durango area. The program aims to train students to help fulfill the health care needs of the Four Corners region and other rural communities.
Ten Jeffco schools were closed Thursday, including Evergreen High School.
The shooting left two students injured and the suspected shooter dead.
Declining enrollment has slowed charter growth in Denver. But Aurora Public Schools needs more schools in the growing eastern part of the district.
Rather than agree to get rid of its all-gender restrooms, DPS has asked the Trump administration for 90 days to negotiate a resolution.
There are 4 seats on the 7-member board that are up for election Nov. 4.
The Protect Colorado’s Future coalition is made up of 13 liberal advocacy groups. They hope to get a measure on the 2026 ballot to change tax policy and raise money for schools and other services.
These practices can feel like luxuries, but they are necessities.
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However, more school districts have landed on the state accountability clock, a watchlist that ticks toward intervention.
Colorado will spend about $349 million on universal preschool this school year.
Superintendent Alex Marrero did not say Friday whether Denver Public Schools would comply with the Trump administration’s proposed resolution.
President Trump has made targeting protections for LGBTQ students a key part of his second term. Denver Public Schools says it is determining its next steps.
A student is chronically absent if they miss 10% or more of their school days. The new data is bad news for the state’s goal to cut chronic absenteeism in half.
Four of the seven board seats are up for grabs in the Nov. 4 election.
Mike Montgomery was named 2025 Outstanding Teacher by the nonprofit Colorado Agriculture in the Classroom.
Colorado lawmakers called a special session to address the 2026 federal budget, including a cut to spending on food benefits.
The Trump administration's budget cuts in 2026 could halt research on life-saving treatments, result in job losses, and hurt the economy in every U.S. congressional district, a new study says.
Changes to requirements for educators and other mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect will take effect on Sept. 1. Here’s a guide on how to follow the new law.
The proposed amendment to the ballot measure would mean that any excess funding raised for the Healthy School Meals for All program would go towards SNAP.
Students did better on the SAT. But student proficiency on the PSAT was a mixed bag.
Some subgroups, most notably English learners, have extremely low proficiency rates on state tests.
Denver Public Schools has been under investigation since January for converting a girls’ restroom at East High to an all-gender restroom. The district says the latest conversion is meant to 'help address the notion of any unfairness.'
Creado por una ley estatal de 2023, el programa combina clases universitarias con formación en el puesto de trabajo.
Four of the seven Denver school board seats are up for election Nov. 4.
Colorado annually releases the Return on Investment report in an effort to highlight data that shows whether college is worth a student’s time and money.
University officials hope more out-of-state students see the value in enrolling at the school through ‘tuition reciprocity.’
A Cortez teacher recruited from the Philippines rents a single room in a family’s home for $750 a month.
The main difference between the two programs? Money. One of the biggest barriers preventing adults who dropped out of college from going back is a lack of financial help.