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Concerns about reading scores and school ratings prompt Denver district to...

Early elementary school families in Denver will get individual reading progress reports from the school district next month explaining how their children are doing...

Black educators in Denver say they feel mistreated. Here’s how the...

Listen first, then take action. That’s how Denver Public Schools officials said the state’s largest school district plans to respond to a recent report...

Payday lenders prep to battle reform in Colorado

Stung by losses in states that either refused to authorize its high-rate, short-term loans or moved to limit finance charges, the payday lending industry isn’t giving up without a fight. Its lobbyists are pressing hard in states where it sees opportunity to stave off reform, including Colorado, site of a major coming battle, where lenders are already making financial contributions to minority groups to win favor.