Around 170 Colorado child care centers are owned or backed by private equity firms.

The board had received lots of communications asking them to affirm their support and clarify their guidance to schools.

Health and education officials say a change in how the federal government funds health grants would have devastating impacts on Colorado’s health care system and economy.

The superintendent said the result was ‘not a surprise,’ while the teachers union president said it was decided on ‘a technicality in contract language.’

The lawsuit was filed a week after raids on apartment buildings in Denver and Aurora caused fear among students and families.

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The board had received lots of communications asking them to affirm their support and clarify their guidance to schools.

Around 170 Colorado child care centers are owned or backed by private equity firms.

La demanda se presentó una semana después de que redadas en edificios de apartamentos en Denver y Aurora causaran temor entre estudiantes y familias.

Health and education officials say a change in how the federal government funds health grants would have devastating impacts on Colorado’s health care system and economy.

The superintendent said the result was ‘not a surprise,’ while the teachers union president said it was decided on ‘a technicality in contract language.’

District officials didn’t say how students with access to the books would be able to find them.

The lawsuit was filed a week after raids on apartment buildings in Denver and Aurora caused fear among students and families.

Dozens of Colorado parents, library leaders, and others spoke in support of the bill.

A University of Colorado Boulder researcher said the study results show Zearn Math helped students, but other factors also likely contributed to math gains.

Two Aurora teachers talk about how their students experienced last week’s immigration raids.

Denver’s school boundaries have not been systematically reviewed in decades.

The amendment would pause any future school closures until closures that are underway are executed, which the superintendent said could take 2 years.

Jeffco would close the school for a year while it works to set up a new high school that focuses on career education. What that looks like is still to be determined.

Colorado legislation would notify schools when students experience an adverse incident outside of school. The designation it would create would help school officials help students facing trauma.

Lumina’s Stronger Nation report shows Colorado college attainment levels didn’t change much from 2022 to 2023, but the number of Native American residents with a college education has declined.

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    The family affordability fax credit is available for the first time this year.

    Colorado students with Students Demand Action held a rally and then talked with lawmakers about how gun violence has impacted them and the fear they live with daily.

    Damon teaches history at Denver’s DELTA High School. She is one of four finalists for the national award.

    As state and local officials scramble to figure out what Trump’s executive orders mean for schools, advocates said the orders are causing fear in the transgender community.

    Lawmakers hope to enact a policy that will require school boards to determine how to limit student cell phone use in their schools.

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    The civil rights complaint is the first step before a lawsuit can be filed.

    “Let me be clear: it is a new day in America, and under President Trump,” said a letter signed by the acting assistant secretary for civil rights.

    Colorado’s higher education institutions annually band together to ask for more money. But not this year.

    “Si personas tienen miedo de ir al hospital si están enfermas o miedo de llevar a sus hijos a la escuela, esto puede tener impactos devastadores en toda la comunidad”, dijo un portavoz del alcalde.

    “Denver is prepared to take the administration to court and do everything within our legal authority to keep them safe,” a mayoral spokesperson said.

    Seven Denver schools are set to close and three more schools are set to partially close at the end of this school year due to declining enrollment.

    Algunos distritos escolares están preparando a los directores en caso de que agentes de inmigración visiten sus escuelas .

    During a Joint Education Committee meeting, Colorado lawmakers debated the impact of eliminating student enrollment averaging for the purpose of funding schools.

    Compass Academy charter middle school asked to relocate to Castro Elementary, one of 10 schools that will shutter or shrink at the end of the school year due to declining enrollment.

    About 84% of Colorado’s class of 2024 graduated within four years of starting high school. See how your school did.

    Building leaders are directed to gather information from agents including asking for a warrant, and then they must call district legal teams.

    Among 15 metro area districts, seven saw an increase over last year’s count. Look up your district.

    The Colorado Education Association released its annual report and legislative priorities. The union says it will fight any attempts to withhold money from schools.

    During Thursday’s meeting, six board members aired their frustration over board member John Youngquist’s recent conduct.