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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis pushes ‘free kindergarten now’ in opening address

Some lawmakers of both parties have questioned whether full-day kindergarten is the best use of more than $200 million in scarce dollars.

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Colorado

January 4, 2019

Here’s a look at the first education bills to hit the floor in Colorado

Democrats are bringing back ideas that Republicans rejected last year.

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January 4, 2019

Colorado Democrats open the 2019 legislative session with a call for education investment

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Updated 2 days ago

‘The reckoning has come’: Denver teachers union takes a hard line in negotiations

The two sides spent more time apart than at the negotiating table Tuesday.

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2 days ago

Denver teachers union poll shows strong support for a strike, even among parents

If Denver teachers walk, it would be the district’s first strike in 25 years.

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3 days ago

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3 days ago

Denver’s window for choosing schools opens Tuesday

The district especially encourages families with children going into kindergarten, sixth, and ninth grade to fill out a choice form.

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December 14, 2018

Head of Denver Preschool Program resigning after more than five years

During Jennifer Landrum's tenure, Denver voters increased the sales tax that supports the program, which provides preschool tuition subsidies.

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Colorado

December 13, 2018

Power to the kids: A preschool approach imported from Italy comes to public schools in Denver

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Colorado

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Could a new universal preschool program in a Colorado resort community help propel a statewide effort?

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