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Putting numbers to a new school finance formula could prove challenging

A group of Colorado lawmakers spent Monday afternoon plugging numbers into a proposed new school finance formula, squinting at a projection of a computer...

Full-day kindergarten for Colorado gains Senate OK, nears governor’s desk

Universal full-day kindergarten in Colorado is on its way to becoming reality after initial Senate approval Thursday. After a final Senate vote Friday and House approval...

Climate is changing for the better, Colorado state senator says He...

Climate change has led to “massive improvements” and “the planet is a thing that heals itself,” state Sen. Ray Scott argued Thursday morning. Scott, a...

Lawmakers move ahead with net neutrality bill, focusing first on rural...

Update: The net neutrality bill passed the House on April 4 and is now on its way to Gov. Jared Polis, who is expected...

Bill to regulate oil and gas advances, pitting pro-environment Dems and...

Editor's note: This bill has bounced back and forth between the House and Senate as final amendments are made. The most recent action was...

Dueling proposals to fix Colorado’s roads could collide on your Nov....

Two competing plans to pay for road repairs and transportation projects in Colorado are racing for a spot on November’s statewide ballot. That means...

A 2018 legislative session marked by financial challenges amid revenue surplus,...

It was a sprint finish to the 2018 legislative session; as lawmakers on the House floor played jeopardy and tossed yo-yos, others were pacing...

This Colorado bill would ban teacher strikes and hit violators with...

Two Republican lawmakers who have long helped shape education policy in Colorado have introduced a bill that would bar teachers from striking and strip...

Colorado lawmakers try again to tighten protection of student data

Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Todd Engdahl on March 30, 2016 Education software providers would be subject to new rules and school districts would...