Colorado stands to lose about $8 million in federal grant money and nearly 300 AmeriCorps members, many of whom work in schools or with youth.

The union blasted DPS for declaring an impasse during Teacher Appreciation Week.

Superintendent Alex Marrero accused Youngquist in a letter of ‘policy violations, racial insensitivity, and unethical conduct,’ among other allegations.

Board members also changed Marrero’s contract to eliminate performance bonuses, which the teachers union has criticized.

Four seats on the seven-member Denver school board are up for election in November.

Half of the displaced students will go to higher-performing schools, and a significant number are moving from district-run schools to charter schools.

Ten Denver schools with low enrollment will close or partially close at the end of this school year.

Seclusion is the practice of shutting a student in a room alone. Parents say it is misused and traumatic, while educators describe it as a necessary last resort.

Four of the seven board seats are up for election in November.

Measles cases in Colorado are rising.