Ann Schimke

Ann Schimke

Senior Reporter, Chalkbeat Colorado

Ann Schimke covers early childhood issues for Chalkbeat Colorado. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and the Denver Post. She holds a master’s degree in education policy from the University of Michigan. She joined Chalkbeat (then EdNews Colorado) in 2012. Email: aschimke@chalkbeat.org

As more public money flows to private religious schools, a Colorado preschool case asks whether states can enforce non-discrimination rules.

Over the summer, state officials began to crack down on programs that provide ski passes, martial arts classes, and private piano lessons to homeschoolers. Only 14 were approved, laying the foundation for stricter rules.

The school board in Colorado Springs District 11 voted 4-3 to retain Angelica Givler-Viers with probation for one year.

“The appointment was done in secret: precisely the type of formal action the (Colorado Open Meetings Law) prohibits,” a district court judge wrote in August.

Voters will decide this fall on a statewide ban affecting transgender student athletes in public and private schools and colleges. Here is what to know about Proposition 134.

Colorado Education Commissioner Susana Córdova signed an agreement Monday that called for two third-party audits.

A voter-approved sales tax will fund child care assistance for up to 1,000 Larimer County families in 2027.

With a median home price of roughly $550,000 in the state, a new program aims to help public school employees buy their first homes and stay in the communities where they teach.

The Colorado Department of Education and district officials surprised finalists in their classrooms as part of the annual Colorado Teacher of the Year program.

The new rules will be finalized by the end of December and will take effect for the 2027-28 school year.