it's official

Polis signs full-day kindergarten bill into law
Colorado

19 hours ago

election 2019

Colorado

19 hours ago

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

survey says

Colorado

1 day ago

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

election 2019

Colorado

2 days ago

Methodist pastor who supported Denver teachers during strike is running for school board

milestone

Colorado

May 18, 2019

Adams City seniors say they pushed themselves, often for their families, to reach graduation day

Colorado General Assembly 2019

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.

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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collaboration

Colorado

May 17, 2019

To better serve black students, Denver will help a community group develop its school

The school board directed district staff to work with the group to strengthen its application for a new high school.

a step closer

Colorado

May 17, 2019

Denver may allow interpreters, vocational educators to join teachers union

“We provide an invaluable service that cannot be duplicated."

Policy change

Colorado

May 16, 2019

Denver school board to consider limiting the use of handcuffs on young students

Handcuffs could be used on fourth- and fifth-grade students “if there is an imminent and probable threat of serious bodily injury to self or others."

No more

Colorado

May 16, 2019

Pushed by students, DSST’s founding school drops name of Denver’s former Klan mayor

Effective immediately, DSST: Stapleton is now DSST: Montview. Benjamin Stapleton was a former mayor of Denver and a member of the Ku Klux Klan.

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.

Discipline reform

Colorado

April 30, 2019

From dozens of suspensions to one: How this Colorado school stopped removing young children

Changing discipline practices at a suburban Denver elementary school have helped school leaders go from dozens of early elementary suspensions to almost none.

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Chief update

Chicago

18 hours ago

Lori Lightfoot makes it official: She’s keeping Janice Jackson as Chicago schools chief

Following weeks of speculation, Chicago’s new mayor Lori Lightfoot said that she’ll retain homegrown schools chief Janice Jackson in the Chicago Public Schools top job.

timing

Tennessee

18 hours ago

Tennessee texting scandal broke too late to derail education voucher legislation

The scandal involving House Speaker Glen Casada emerged after the Republican leader already had helped to pass the controversial voucher bill.

staffing shakeup

Newark

1 day ago

Big staffing changes coming to Newark schools, as top-to-bottom overhaul begins

Superintendent Roger León said he will eliminate certain school administrator positions, while also hiring directors to oversee academics across the district.