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Students, teachers plead for Denver district to do more in face of rising gun...
Five Denver students have died from youth violence, and it’s only halfway through the school year. The increase in violence, felt acutely in the...
Colorado legislators consider cap on school board campaign contributions
After unprecedented spending in the Denver school board election, Colorado lawmakers are considering limits on how much money donors can give to school board...
Some Colorado teachers could earn more waiting tables. Lawmakers hope to change that. Traditionally,...
Charles Cody Childers could make more money teaching in his native West Virginia. He could make more money by driving 45 minutes to teach...
Denver Superintendent Susana Cordova’s first-year challenge: finding common ground in a divided district 'One...
Susana Cordova’s first year as superintendent of Denver schools was marked by what one observer called a “torrent of change.” A month after she...
Polis pitches preschool expansion, insists Colorado can afford it
Surrounded by parents of preschoolers, early childhood teachers, and school district officials, Gov. Jared Polis didn’t have to make the case for universal preschool....
More Colorado students are graduating, even if it takes more time
Colorado graduation rates bumped up again in 2019 although districts posted more modest gains than before, and more of them saw decreases in the...
Could a new vaping and tobacco tax pay for free preschool in Colorado? Advocates...
Colorado voters could decide this November whether to fund free preschool for 4-year-olds statewide by taxing tobacco and vaping products.
On Friday, two citizens took...
2020 cheat sheet: What the Democratic presidential candidates have said about education The latest...
Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Chalkbeat Staff on June 13, 2019. Updated on Jan. 3, 2020.
Education is hardly the only issue driving the 2020...
Committee won’t recommend changes to Colorado’s school finance formula
A special committee charged with changing Colorado’s outdated formula for distributing money to schools will not recommend any legislation in 2020.
The Democratic chair of...
CU regents passed over more experienced and prominent applicants when picking Kennedy as president...
The University of Colorado’s elected board of regents passed over applicants with more experience running universities and more distinguished careers when it hired conservative former...