State officials say several initiatives underway will help ensure the program is high quality.
The Supreme Court’s decision to hear the case comes seven months after a federal appeals court ruled in favor of the state.
Pueblo 60 has lost thousands of students in recent years. It plans to repurpose several school buildings for new uses, including preschool.
State officials say parents should be able to fill out the universal preschool application in about five minutes.
The request for a Supreme Court hearing comes about six weeks after a federal appeals court ruled against the Catholic preschools.
One of the Catholic preschools at the center of the case closed last year.
Colorado will spend about $349 million on universal preschool this school year.
Results for thousands of kindergartners don’t show up in a state report because their schools got waivers to use alternate assessments.
Colorado ranks third in the nation, after Washington, D.C. and Vermont, for the share of 4-year-olds served in its state-funded preschool program.
Some of the rules won’t be fully in place for more than two years.
The appeal seeks to answer a key question: Can religious preschools exclude children from LGBTQ families if the program is funded by the state?
One part of the bill addressed hotly contested rules about preschool class sizes and staff-student ratios.
We’ll be following state budget woes, climate science standards, and how Trump’s immigration stance may affect students.
El período de solicitudes para el preescolar gratis de Colorado en 2025 abrió el 17 de diciembre.
The window to apply is opening 2 months earlier than last year, and there are other changes.
Boosting enrollment in the state-funded preschool program is one of Colorado’s key goals.
Los preescolares religiosos en el programa de preescolar universal en Colorado ya no podrán reservar espacios para integrantes de sus congregaciones.
A lawyer for the Catholic preschools at the center of the case said he was disappointed by the state’s plan to repeal the rule.
Experts say the Colorado case over universal preschool — or one like it — could wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court.
The number of children who will get 30 hours of preschool a week this year is more than double the number of kids who got full-day classes last year, state officials said.