election 2019

One-time Denver school board president won’t run again for an open seat
Colorado

1 day ago

re-evaluation

Colorado

2 days ago

Aurora used drug-sniffing dogs 28 times at schools — and community is asking why

transportation

Colorado

2 days ago

Denver to offer teens a free transit pass on their smartphones

lunch money

Colorado

2 days ago

Garage sales and GoFundMe campaigns are nice, but districts want better fix for school lunch debt

Home grown

Colorado

May 22, 2019

Rural Colorado faces a teacher shortage. University of Colorado Denver has plans to help.

Colorado General Assembly 2019

it's official

Colorado

May 21, 2019

Polis signs full-day kindergarten bill into law

Fulfilling a key campaign promise, Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a bill funding full-day kindergarten to much pomp at a ceremony at Stedman Elementary in Denver.

Analysis

Colorado

May 5, 2019

Colorado lawmakers made big investments in public education — but few major policy changes

A largely bipartisan consensus on education policy developed over the last decade remains intact at the end of the 2019 Colorado General Assembly.

Session at a glance

Colorado

May 3, 2019

Kindergarten, reading, mental health: what Colorado lawmakers did for education in 2019

On kindergarten, mental health, and reading, Colorado schools and students scored some big wins during the 2019 legislative session.

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explainer

Colorado

Updated 2 days ago

Colorado changed its laws around sex ed. Here’s what you need to know.

Colorado law will now require students who receive sexual education to learn about consent in school, as well as "safe haven" laws.

election 2019

Colorado

May 22, 2019

Denver school board member Lisa Flores says she will not run for re-election

"I don’t find it possible to make a second four-year commitment at this time.”

election 2019

Colorado

May 21, 2019

From student to staffer, Denver school board candidate’s district ties span decades

Alexis Menocal Harrigan said her own experience mirrors that of many of Denver’s 93,000 public school students.

survey says

Colorado

May 21, 2019

Most Democrats believe Colorado underfunds schools, but only half of Republicans agree

A new Magellan Strategies Colorado education survey found significant divides and some areas of broad agreement.

Early Childhood

ripple effect

Colorado

May 14, 2019

Preschool has enduring benefits for disadvantaged children — and their children, new research finds

It’s not just at-risk children who reap long-term educational and earnings benefits from high-quality preschool. It’s also their siblings and their eventual offspring.

Maybe later

Colorado

May 10, 2019

‘Crisis nursery’ off the table in Grand Junction as project leaders look to legislation

Early childhood advocates in western Colorado envisioned opening a free 24-hour "crisis nursery," but problems getting a state license has derailed the effort for now.

NO DEAL

Colorado

May 2, 2019

Colorado Senate rejects nicotine tax that would have boosted preschool spending

There was no discussion or debate before the Colorado Senate rejected the proposal, which had the backing of Gov. Jared Polis.

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Real-life lessons

Chicago

2 days ago

Lori Lightfoot gave her first City Council address to Chicago high school students. Here’s what she said.

The new mayor surprised teens at a mock government day at City Hall. “You probably conducted more business efficiently than maybe we have in a long time in City Council."

lunch money

Colorado

2 days ago

Garage sales and GoFundMe campaigns are nice, but districts want better fix for school lunch debt

In Colorado and the rest of the country, fundraisers to pay off school meal debt are common, but some district leaders say they're not a viable long-term solution.

Teaching teachers

New York

2 days ago

To help more New York City teachers get comfortable teaching computer science, Cornell Tech offers a ‘safety net’

By embedding coaches in schools, Cornell Tech hopes to help teachers get more comfortable teaching computer science.