Ann Schimke

Ann Schimke

Senior Reporter, Chalkbeat Colorado

Ann Schimke covers early childhood issues for Chalkbeat Colorado. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and the Denver Post. She holds a master’s degree in education policy from the University of Michigan. She joined Chalkbeat (then EdNews Colorado) in 2012. Email: aschimke@chalkbeat.org

One planning commissioner said he worried the school’s original industrial location could result in a child “ending up underneath a cement truck.”

Shana Engel tells her students that “wrong answers are still great answers, because through fixing our mistakes, we develop a greater understanding."

It’s unclear where Riverstone is located now since its building was shut down in late January.

It’s not clear if Riverstone is still providing instruction to students.

“Let’s start with a clean slate, free of perception of impropriety and the shadow of conflict of interest,” said one board member.

The teacher hit and shoved the toddlers, called them racial slurs, and yelled in their faces, according to state inspection reports.

District 49, a conservative-leaning district near Colorado Springs, spearheaded the lawsuit last spring.

Riverstone’s operator asked county officials for a meeting to 'discuss next steps and to avoid unnecessary conflict.'

State report shows drops across the biggest districts. Check your school district’s numbers in our searchable table.

If school officials don’t acknowledge the closure order by Monday evening, Pueblo County officials said they will seek an emergency injunction from the courts.