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Colorado lawmakers are trying again to unravel a complicated school finance knot
Colorado
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election 2019

Colorado
Updated 1 day ago

Southeast Denver school board candidate favors class size caps, ‘community schools’


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Young learners

Colorado
June 21, 2019

Many eligible families don’t use the Denver Preschool Program. The new CEO wants to change that.

deadline

Colorado
June 20, 2019

New schools that want to open in Denver will now have an expiration date

Point Person

Colorado
June 18, 2019

Adams 14 schools won’t have a superintendent as private company takes over operations

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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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election 2019

Colorado
Updated 1 day ago

Longtime parent volunteer is running for school board in northwest Denver

This is the second time Tony Curcio is running for the seat.

blueprint

Colorado
June 14, 2019

Aurora lists campuses that could become magnet schools, or could be ‘repurposed’

Out of 40 elementary and middle schools, Aurora has created a list of 22 schools that it would consider as boundary schools, and a list of 14 schools it could repurpose.

early intervention

Colorado
June 14, 2019

There’s an app for that: How two rural counties reached more kids with developmental delays

Two rural counties in northern Colorado came up with a software app to reach more young children with developmental delays.

No more

Colorado
June 13, 2019

Denver school board bans use of handcuffs on elementary school students

Handcuffs can still be used on middle and high school students, though the resolution directs Denver Public Schools to significantly decrease the frequency.

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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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talking it out

Detroit
11 hours ago

‘It makes us better teachers because we’re not carrying it inside’: How a Detroit preschool helps teachers cope with the stress of the job

But Starfish Family Services, which runs Hiveley and 10 other Head Start Centers in and around Detroit, started requiring all of its teachers to participate in group sess

decision 2020

National
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Round 1: What the 2020 Democratic candidates said about education in the first debate

From pre-K to college affordability to school counselors: Chalkbeat's guide on what the Democratic candidates said about education during the first primary debate.

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Tennessee
7 hours ago

Shelby County Schools rejects 11 Memphis charter school applications

The denials at Tuesday night’s board meeting were not unexpected.