Early Childhood Education
The window to apply is opening 2 months earlier than last year, and there are other changes.
Boosting enrollment in the state-funded preschool program is one of Colorado’s key goals.
Voters in about 15 Colorado communities have approved the use of lodging tax revenue for child care efforts.
The change would help families of pre-K students who live outside a school’s boundary or attend one of 15 magnet schools.
New federal rules are making the program better for parents and providers, but they come with a hefty price tag.
Mary Easley teaches early childhood education to high schoolers at the same career center where she developed her love of teaching.
A lawyer for the Catholic preschools at the center of the case said he was disappointed by the state’s plan to repeal the rule.
A 2022 state law allowed counties and local marketing districts to use lodging tax dollars for child care and housing — if voters approve.
During the VP debate, Vance spoke in favor of hardening schools and more law enforcement, while Walz said more red flag laws and background checks would make students safer.
Experts say the Colorado case over universal preschool — or one like it — could wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Several of the grants aim to help Hispanic and immigrant communities.
Schools are adding staff, offering new training, or emphasizing social and emotional skills. But educators say they need more help.
Ahmed’s tenure at the Division of Early Childhood Education came at a time of upheaval for the city’s sprawling publicly-funded early childhood system.
Among the plaintiffs are six school districts: Cherry Creek, Harrison, Mapleton, Platte Valley, Westminster, and the Brighton-based 27J..
A federal judge had rejected most of the Catholic preschools’ claims in a June ruling.
A new report finds that early elementary school students are having an especially hard time catching up to their pre-pandemic peers in math and reading. Schools may need to provide them with more intensive support.
Leaders of both special district efforts hope to ask for voter approval in 2025.
Advocates say there are about 45 outdoor preschool programs in Colorado.
By the fall, the Cherry Creek district will offer preschool at every elementary school.
The judge could issue a decision in the next few weeks.