Colorado

Personnel file

Boasberg’s inner circle: The latest changes to Denver Public Schools’ top leadership team
Colorado

10 hours ago

How I Teach

Colorado

12 hours ago

For this Pagosa Springs math teacher, mountain biking and ultimate frisbee hold lessons, too.

Getting to know ... Us

Colorado

21 hours ago

It’s a new school year. Here’s what Chalkbeat Colorado is curious about — and how you can help us find the answers.

Changes

Colorado

September 22, 2017

Denver East High principal Andy Mendelsberg out after investigation into cheerleading scandal

Educator diversity

Colorado

September 22, 2017

Aurora Public Schools’ principals more racially diverse this year, but district still lagging behind

Colorado Votes 2017

the race is on

Colorado

September 19, 2017

Stand for Children chooses not to endorse in northeast Denver school board race

The race features incumbent Rachele Espiritu, recent high school graduate Tay Anderson and community organizer and former teacher Jennifer Bacon.

Local funding

Colorado

September 7, 2017

Colorado school districts taking another shot at tax measures after past defeats

Almost 20 school districts will be asking voters for a tax increase this November looking to find more funds for higher staff pay and new technology.

Big backing

Colorado

September 5, 2017

Four Aurora school board candidates win union endorsement

The Aurora Education Association is endorsing four new candidates for the Aurora school board in this November's election.

More Recent Articles

'class of 2031'

Colorado

September 22, 2017

An earlier start: Once rare, more Denver charter schools are embracing preschool

A growing number of Denver youngsters are attending preschools run by the city's charter schools, including one in the KIPP charter network.

Educator diversity

Colorado

September 21, 2017

Most Denver students are kids of color. Most teachers are white. That hasn’t changed, despite recent efforts.

“We’re fighting against the perception that Denver is a white ski town."

help wanted

Colorado

September 20, 2017

What a dearth of teachers means for a school in a one-stoplight Colorado town

In rural Otis, school leaders are struggling to find teachers at a time when poverty is on the rise among its students.

Movers and shakers

Colorado

September 19, 2017

Berrick Abramson to lead education work at Colorado think tank, Keystone

Abramson, who lives in Jefferson County, joins Keystone after a long stint at TNTP, an education nonprofit formerly known as The New Teacher Project.

Early Education

Wanna go outside?

Colorado

September 15, 2017

Less plastic, more trees: New effort seeks to reinvent preschool playgrounds and capture kids’ imaginations

The idea behind a new early childhood grant program is to create outdoor spaces that capture kids’ imagination, connect them with nature and keep them active.

Starting early

Colorado

September 11, 2017

For a struggling Colorado school district, full-day preschool — and the unusual way it’s paid for — shows promise

Promising first-year results from a study of full-day preschool in Westminster Public Schools have stoked optimism about a new financing mechanism officials are testing.

help wanted

Colorado

July 28, 2017

It’s hard to find qualified early childhood teachers. Here’s what one Denver provider is doing about it.

Child care centers across Colorado have a hard time finding qualified staff. A new effort by one Denver provider aims to help remedy the problem.

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unions in charters

National

17 hours ago

When charter schools unionize, students learn more, study finds

a new study of California schools finds that, far from harming student achievement, unionization of charter schools actually boosts test scores.

across the pond

National

September 21, 2017

Does England’s rapid expansion of charter-like ‘academies’ hold a lesson for the U.S.?

Is autonomy itself likely to improve schools? A new study offers a sobering answer.

'class of 2031'

Colorado

September 22, 2017

An earlier start: Once rare, more Denver charter schools are embracing preschool

A growing number of Denver youngsters are attending preschools run by the city's charter schools, including one in the KIPP charter network.