Mother sues Adams 12 Five Star district after her unsupervised son loses control of his wheelchair breaking both legs
According to security footage, the boy tried navigating a ramp but crashed into a wall, seriously injuring himself. He spent a month bedridden due to his injuries.
The only Denver metro school district not already livestreaming board meetings plans to start in April
Cherry Creek stood alone in only hosting meetings in person at various schools across the district, arguing that the method gave residents more access to meetings.
Students at a Brighton school have to show ID to use the bathroom, some want to change that
A petition was started to change a new policy requiring students to scan their student IDs when using the restroom.
Safe2Tell numbers hit record high with hundreds of reports of suicide, bullying, and school complaints
February saw the most reports to Safe2Tell in the program’s 20-year history.
How do we get Colorado students to pursue higher education and work in state?
Tuition incentives, scholarships, and other funding options could make tuition more affordable for Colorado students to attend in-state colleges and universities.
Locally produced food and better paid cafeteria workers delayed as state scrambles to pay for free school lunch program
Healthy Schools Meals for All math isn’t adding up and it’s forcing the joint budget committee to ask for millions of more dollars and delaying key provisions of the program.
State leaders celebrate end of school budget shortfalls but some districts worry about the future of funding
While this was a significant victory for Colorado schools, eliminating the budget stabilization factor only brings Colorado to 1989 inflation-adjusted funding levels.
How to enroll for Colorado’s universal preschool program
The second year of Colorado’s UPK program offers instruction to 3- and 4-year-olds has some changes to eligibility.
Colorado’s free school meal program feeding more students than expected, creating a big gap in funding
One solution to close the shortfall is delaying a provision with local producers some of whom have already planted crops.
Can Colorado teachers feel more prepared for school emergencies?
A two-year research project focused on psychological preparedness training for the public school workforce.
One day at Minnequa Elementary School: What an improving school looks like in Colorado
Minnequa Principal Katie Harshman shows how much planning and hard work goes into lifting a school up from almost closing to having a top rating.
Teachers, special educators at DPS face cuts amid declining enrollment and budget pressures
Parents and students at Denver School of the Arts brace for the cuts but say there is a lack of transparency in the budget process.
Colorado educators strategize over how to best serve thousands of new immigrant students
Teachers are tackling multiple challenges; how to assess students, help those who don’t speak English, and even what if students lost their transcript in the jungle on their way to the U.S.?
After 30 years, a new way to fund Colorado’s schools is ready for lawmakers’ eyes
The 60-page report aims to make school funding “simpler, less regressive, more adequate, understandable, transparent, equitable and student-centered.”
Colorado child care providers worry new proposal will put them out of business, but applaud rules on animals and potty chairs
Student-to-teacher ratios, whether to allow chickens and geckos at in-home care centers and hot chocolate are up for discussion.
What happens when students are let loose at the stock show and a farm to learn by themselves?
Here’s what learning about animals and humans looks like when students are in charge.
