mental health

Student and parent groups pushing Denver schools to hire ‘counselors, not cops’
Colorado

2 days ago

progress report

Colorado

21 hours ago

Weekly wrap-up: Colorado school finance picture is still coming into focus

First Person

Colorado

2 days ago

Sol Pais scared me. She also reminded me of the troubled students I want to protect.

Push and pull

Colorado

3 days ago

Colorado School Finance Act advances amid questions about rural funding

First Person

Colorado

April 18, 2019

Schools closing for snow is just life. Schools being closed because of gun threats? That’s tougher to accept.

Colorado General Assembly 2019

Rethinking SB 191

Colorado

April 17, 2019

Teacher evaluations: Test scores would have less weight under Colorado bill

Colorado teacher evaluations would be less tied to test scores under a bill introduced this week, but the changes are more limited than…

Tech equity

Colorado

April 16, 2019

Computer science grant program seeks to break down barriers for girls, students of color

Computer science education geared toward girls and students of color would get a $250,000 boost under a bill approved by the House Education…

school finance

Colorado

April 15, 2019

Tax windfall will benefit Colorado schools, especially rural ones

Colorado schools can expect a financial boost from changes to local property tax collections. The Public School Finance Act, expected to be introduced in the…

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salary gap

Colorado

3 days ago

Think teacher pay is low in Colorado? Try teaching preschool.

Preschool teachers who work in Colorado's district-run schools make far less on average than public elementary teachers.

Coping with questions

Colorado

April 17, 2019

‘What will I say to my students?’ Teachers face tricky conversations after Wednesday’s school closures

While educators breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday when the manhunt for Sol Pais ended, they soon had another reason for apprehension: talking about it with students.

IN YOUR WORDS

Colorado

April 17, 2019

Angst, dismay, nightmares: Colorado educators and parents respond to threat to schools

Nearly 100 people answered our five-question survey.

Not the last time

Colorado

April 17, 2019

After Colorado districts held ‘hostage’ by threats, school leaders look for lessons learned

Closing more than two dozen school districts across Colorado in response to a threat from a single individual was unprecedented, but it might not be…

Early Childhood

comings and goings

Colorado

April 16, 2019

New leaders coming to Clayton Early Learning and other early childhood groups in Colorado

Several of Colorado’s most prominent early childhood groups are getting new leaders this year, including Clayton Early Learning and Denver Preschool Program.

repeal effort

Colorado

April 15, 2019

Local early childhood funding threatened by Colorado anti-tax group

A Colorado anti-tax group targets a bill allowing local voters to approve tax funding for care of infants, toddlers and preschoolers

Discipline dialogue

Colorado

April 12, 2019

Colorado educators, share your thoughts on early childhood suspensions

Colorado could have a new law restricting suspensions of young children. We want to know what educators think.

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