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.
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.
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.
El crédito fiscal de accesibilidad familiar de Colorado es para familias de bajos ingresos con hijos menores a 17 años. Está disponible por primera vez este año.
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.
Colorado has made some progress toward recovery in math, but not as much in reading.
The civil rights complaint is the first step before a lawsuit can be filed.
Trump education department investigating Denver Public Schools over all-gender restroom at East High
“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.
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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.
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.
El estado aprobó 85 cambios de calificación de escuelas y distritos este año.
Smaller class sizes will be a priority for the Denver teachers union as it negotiates a new contract
The current class size cap is 35 students.
Fewer students who are identified as multilingual learners have been testing high enough to exit services in recent years.
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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.
Tobye Ertelt says more students are checking out books since the pandemic.
Gov. Jared Polis has increased his ask for the state’s new funding formula by $35 million for the upcoming fiscal year.
Superintendent Alex Marrero has fewer goals this school year, but he said the academic goals he does have are more ambitious.
We’ll be following state budget woes, climate science standards, and how Trump’s immigration stance may affect students.
“Las escuelas deben trabajar con otros líderes comunitarios, tener un mensaje preparado y tener un plan para recaudar dinero para ayudar a los estudiantes,” dijo Steve Joel.
El período de solicitudes para el preescolar gratis de Colorado en 2025 abrió el 17 de diciembre.
The lawsuit attacks charter schools and school choice, and accuses district leaders of wanting to convert ‘public resources to the private market.’
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