salary gap

Think teacher pay is low in Colorado? Try teaching preschool.
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Rethinking SB 191

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IN YOUR WORDS

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

Not the last time

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

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Tech equity

Colorado

2 days ago

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…

whole child

Colorado

April 13, 2019

Colorado legislative roundup: Bills aimed at helping at-risk students advance

Many of the education bills wending their way through the Colorado General Assembly aim to provide students with more than academics.

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9 hours ago

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

School closures have become common this year for Denver parents. But Wednesday’s was one we should have been able to prevent.

reaction

Colorado

Updated 1 day ago

‘I told them I thought there was a coyote’: Denver teachers and parents grapple with how to tell children about threat-induced school closure

Some parents said they were telling their children the truth. Others said they would lie. All said they were distressed.

'Credible threat'

Colorado

Updated 1 day ago

Denver metro area schools closed as authorities search for a woman ‘infatuated’ with Columbine

Update: CBS is reporting that Sol Pais was found dead on Mt. Evans. More than two dozen Colorado school districts are closed Wednesday as…

teacher perspectives

Colorado

2 days ago

A much-needed change or the last straw? Educators take sides on bill limiting early childhood suspensions

Educators share their opinions on proposed legislation that aims to curb the number of out-of-school suspensions given to young Colorado students.

Early Childhood

comings and goings

Colorado

2 days ago

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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