focusing in

Black student excellence: Denver school board directs district to better serve black students
Colorado

5 hours ago

How I Lead

Colorado

6 hours ago

This Colorado superintendent ran into critics at a fast food restaurant. Here’s how he handled it.

early childhood discipline

Colorado

1 day ago

New Colorado bill aims to keep young students in school — even after they misbehave

Piece of the pie

Colorado

1 day ago

Colorado bill would take back money from state-authorized charter schools

Kids eat free

Colorado

22 hours ago

Colorado could expand lunch subsidy to high school students

Denver teacher strike

resentment and hurt

Colorado

Updated February 16, 2019

‘We are all educators’: How the teachers strike opened a rift at one Denver middle school network that will take time to mend

'It’s never been administration-versus-teachers, district-versus-teachers, in the culture we have created here.'

Frequently asked

Colorado

Updated February 16, 2019

New Denver teacher contract: We answer the most common questions about the tentative pact

One reason many Denver educators didn’t like the district’s old ProComp pay system was that it was too complicated and unpredictable. Both…

in the weeds

Colorado

February 15, 2019

What exactly is in Denver’s new teacher pay deal? Here’s the nitty-gritty

The new agreement allows teachers to get raises in several different ways.

More Recent Articles

governance

Colorado

2 days ago

Aurora school board considers whether to close or renew large charter school

The Aurora school board will make its decision on the renewal recommendation for Vanguard on March 5.

Youth suicide

Colorado

2 days ago

Younger Colorado students seek access to mental health care, without parental permission

A bill before the Colorado legislature would allow younger children to access confidential therapy on their own to fight mental illness and youth…

negotiations

Colorado

3 days ago

Aurora school board reverses course, accepts finding that district should have negotiated bonuses with union

When school board members first considered the arbitrator’s report last month, they declined to accept the findings, which were not binding.

revoked

Colorado

3 days ago

Aurora school board votes to close new charter school, saying it failed students with special needs

Vega charter school leaders said they will appeal to the state the Aurora school board’s decision to close the school.

Early Childhood

Planning mode

Colorado

February 14, 2019

As lawmakers consider major preschool expansion, Colorado providers want more than just extra seats

With Gov. Jared Polis’ plan to expand Colorado’s state-funded preschool program, many early childhood educators are hoping for more flexibility along with new slots.

Strike looming

Colorado

February 7, 2019

Denver’s district-run preschools could be closed next week. We have answers to your questions.

Here are more details about preschool cancellations in Denver if district teachers go on strike next week.

Strike impact

Colorado

February 6, 2019

No school for district preschool students if Denver teachers strike

If Denver teachers strike next week, classes will be canceled for about 5,000 preschoolers who attend district schools.

More from Chalkbeat

technical difficulties

National

1 day ago

This personalized learning program was supposed to boost math scores. It didn’t, new study finds

A program that Bill Gates once called “the future of math” didn’t improve state test scores at schools that adopted it, according to a new study.

capital crunch

New York

2 days ago

As New York City’s public housing crumbles, pre-K centers go without crucial repairs

The tables where children would normally play had been dragged to create a makeshift barrier, blocking the 3- and 4-year olds from their…

School safety

Tennessee

1 day ago

School security could get $30 million boost in Tennessee under governor’s proposal

Gov. Bill Lee announces a $40 million school security initiative that would prioritize hiring more officers to keep students and teachers safe.