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2020 cheat sheet: What the Democratic presidential candidates have said about...

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...

Coalition aimed at ‘flipping’ the Denver school board fails to agree...

A coalition of community groups aiming to “flip” the Denver school board in November has disbanded after failing to come to consensus on a slate...

Where are they now? A progress report on Colorado education bills

Colorado’s General Assembly is just about at the halfway mark, but most major education legislation is still under consideration. And the biggest issue – how...

Denver has 1 administrator for every 7.5 instructional staff — far...

Compared with the statewide average, the Denver school district is top-heavy with administration. In the 2016-17 school year, Denver had one administrator for every 7.5...

15 things to know about Denver superintendent finalist Susana Cordova and...

The biggest criticism of Susana Cordova, the sole finalist for the Denver superintendent job, is also what some see as her greatest strength: The...

Dear Gov.-Elect Polis: Here’s what Colorado educators want you to know...

We asked Colorado educators to tell us what they want Gov.-Elect Jared Polis to know about their jobs, their schools, and their students as...

Tax breaks for the rich and a ‘bargain with the devil’:...

Colorado’s Democratic candidate for governor is the founder of a charter school network, and the Republican candidate is a longtime supporter of charter schools...

Pushback on charter school contracts shows new divide on Denver school...

In an urban district nationally known for collaborating with charter schools, two new Denver school board members made clear Thursday that the publicly funded...

Budget battles likely to overshadow education issues as Colorado legislature convenes

Colorado lawmakers started the day Wednesday with pledges of bipartisanship and odes to the Colorado way.  Then Republicans in the state Senate promptly sent a...

Why Gov. Hickenlooper wants to give some Colorado charter schools $5.5...

If Mike Epke, principal of the New America School in Thornton, had a larger budget, he would like to spend it on technical training...