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5A was one of two mill levy overrides on the ballot to benefit Jeffco Public Schools. The other, 5B, was failing by a larger margin.
Amendment 87 creates a graduated income tax rate and is expected to raise billions for K-12, healthcare, and childcare.
The vacancy was created by the resignation of central-east Denver’s District 3 rep DJ Torres, who said the board spent too much time on “internal conflict.”
Voters approved more than half the school district tax measures on the ballot Tuesday.
The mill levy override will raise $44 million for the school district to pay for employee raises, career and technical education classes, and more.
The ballot measure bars transgender students from joining school or college teams that match their gender identity.
5A was one of two mill levy overrides on the ballot to benefit Jeffco Public Schools. The other, 5B, was failing by a larger margin.
Amendment 87 creates a graduated income tax rate and is expected to raise billions for K-12, healthcare, and childcare.
The vacancy was created by the resignation of central-east Denver’s District 3 rep DJ Torres, who said the board spent too much time on “internal conflict.”
Voters approved more than half the school district tax measures on the ballot Tuesday.
The new $18.4 million medical center offers a variety of services to students, including help with their dental, mental and physical health.
Three seats on the nine-member partisan board are up for election.
The measure will create a reliable K-12 education funding stream that advocates have been wanting for years.
Democrats kept control of the three seats up for election on the CU Board of Regents. The board oversees policy and funding decisions at the state’s flagship system.
The Supreme Court’s decision in the case should come by the end of June.
After the Tuesday election, a new governor will put their stamp on Colorado’s budget. Other ballot measures could also change the state’s education funding picture.
The number of test questions will remain the same, but students will be given less time to finish.
Lax state laws, compliant school boards, and a push from a powerful conservative law firm enabled the quiet and speedy creation of Riverstone Academy.
Older adults are returning to Colorado’s two-year colleges. Healthcare jobs might be one reason why.
Colorado Community College System officials report that artificial intelligence, healthcare jobs, and support for older adults might be driving recent enrollment trends.
More than a dozen Colorado districts are asking voters to consider tax measures that will help pay teachers more. They range from Denver to Mesa County Valley to tiny Prairie on the Eastern Plains.
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Despite months of tension, board members struck a positive tone when discussing the superintendent’s evaluation.
The applicants include former board member Scott Esserman and former candidates for the seat Caron Blanke and Mike DeGuire.
Mordecai Brownlee has made walking long distances a part of his Community College of Aurora presidency. His fundraising effort supports students who need emergency aid.
As more public money flows to private religious schools, a Colorado preschool case asks whether states can enforce non-discrimination rules.
Students say they understand which online classes they will succeed in and the quality of the courses.
The Colorado School of Mines, the University of Colorado Denver, and Adams State University are among the colleges that have direct admissions agreements.
COVID-19 caused a spike in online classes, but nationally and in Colorado many students have stuck with that model.
The school has just 24 students this year.
The Workforce Pell program has strict requirements meant to ensure students are connected with high-quality programs. Colorado community college leaders say they struggled to produce the stringent data required by the federal government.
Denver policy calls for school boundary adjustments. But the superintendent is not recommending any.
Superintendent Alex Marrero cited declining district enrollment and the likelihood of more school closures, which would require boundary adjustments. He said he didn’t want communities to “navigate multiple rounds of enduring this type of pain.”
Denver Public Schools’ enrollment fell by 1,780 students this fall, new data shows, which was more than the district was expecting.
Over the summer, state officials began to crack down on programs that provide ski passes, martial arts classes, and private piano lessons to homeschoolers. Only 14 were approved, laying the foundation for stricter rules.
The censure vote followed an inconclusive outside investigation into allegations that Hunter used antisemitic language.
The school board in Colorado Springs District 11 voted 4-3 to retain Angelica Givler-Viers with probation for one year.
The Denver school board met Thursday to discuss the report and whether to censure board Vice President Monica Hunter, who denies that she used inappropriate language.
The University of Colorado System agreed to a contract with OpenAI’s ChatGPT Edu this year. Now, the University of Colorado Denver has opened an AI Hub that aims to help students and faculty understand its responsible use on campus.
What Jefferson County voters need to know about two tax increases to benefit Jeffco Public Schools on the Nov. 3 ballot.
What Denver voters need to know about a $44 million tax increase on the Nov. 3 ballot to benefit Denver’s public schools.
Democratic Gov. Jared Polis was an early adopter of the Trump-backed idea. But his term is coming to an end, and his successor might not be keen on reupping for 2028.
“The appointment was done in secret: precisely the type of formal action the (Colorado Open Meetings Law) prohibits,” a district court judge wrote in August.