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

6 hours ago

election 2019

Colorado

1 day ago

Longtime parent volunteer is running for school board in northwest Denver

blueprint

Colorado

June 14, 2019

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

early intervention

Colorado

June 14, 2019

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

No more

Colorado

June 13, 2019

Denver school board bans use of handcuffs on elementary school students

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

June 13, 2019

Democrats for Education Reform won’t deploy money in the Denver school board race

The group is focusing on statewide issues instead, its director said.

not so fast

Colorado

June 13, 2019

Teachers union sues to block handover of Adams 14 operations to external manager

The lawsuit represents a challenge to the current accountability regime, which allows the State Board of Education to intervene when student performance does not improve.

options

Colorado

June 12, 2019

HOPE Online charter school shut out of Aurora

The Colorado State Board of Education terminated HOPE Online Learning Academy’s ability to serve nearly 400 Aurora students.

documents

Colorado

June 11, 2019

Many refugee students register for school using the wrong birthdate. Advocates urge Aurora district to change how it verifies age.

Aurora Public Schools, one of the state’s most diverse districts, had 1,551 refugee students enrolled during the 2018-19 school year.

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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The virtual charter school that sparked statewide scrutiny of online education has quietly negotiated a deal to close, avoiding a possibly heated public hearing.

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