Colorado General Assembly
The Colorado Education Association released its annual report and legislative priorities. The union says it will fight any attempts to withhold money from schools.
In his State of the State speech, the governor reiterated that he wants to change how Colorado calculates student enrollment for state budget purposes. Lawmakers are weighing their options.
A guide on how to keep up with education issues in the Colorado legislature.
Five state lawmakers joined Chalkbeat Colorado for our Legislative Preview, a discussion of education topics likely to surface during the session. Here’s what they said.
Two new studies call for a large investment in K-12 education so Colorado can provide an adequate education to every student. The studies differ in how to achieve that goal.
Gov. Jared Polis has increased his ask for the state’s new funding formula by $35 million for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Colorado is one of several states to offer free school meals to all students.
The group wants to prioritize rural districts that often struggle to generate much funding from voter-approved mill levy overrides.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis wants to make changes that would affect school budgets. Here’s why Denver Metro-area school leaders say that’s a concern.
Some recommendations would require legislative changes.
Polis has proposed changing how the state calculates enrollment for budget purposes and slowing the phase-in of a new funding formula.
Five-year-old Julian has autism and a prescription for ABA therapy. But Denver Public Schools has denied his family’s request for an outside provider to work with him in the classroom.
With some reluctance, Colorado lawmakers reached a deal to cut revenue in order to stave off two ballot measures that could drastically cut K-12 aid.
Colorado education groups will watch whether lawmakers structure property tax cuts to avoid impacts on K-12 and higher education.
One theme that emerged at Thursday’s Youth Advisory Council hearing was students’ concern about climate change.
Among metro area districts, the gap has grown 52% in the last 10 years.
Colorado lawmakers are stepping up scrutiny of concurrent enrollment programs amid concerns about costs and murky data on outcomes.
Advocates say there are about 45 outdoor preschool programs in Colorado.
Education was a big issue in 2024, with a school funding formula rewrite dominating the last weeks of the legislative session.