Colorado attorney general committed to defending in-state tuition program for undocumented students
As other states face lawsuits against their in-state tuition programs for undocumented students, Colorado officials say the state’s program is legal.
Colorado task force tackles aggressive and violent student behavior toward teachers
Teachers being hurt on the job is a common yet underreported issue, educators and experts said.
What to know about the Trump budget bill’s impact on schools that serve students of color
Trump’s budget bill cuts and a Tennessee lawsuit could further hurt already-strapped colleges. Students and communities both could suffer.
Rural Colorado district takes aim at LGBTQ policy protections, seeks to join trans athlete lawsuit
Three Colorado school districts, three charter schools, and a Board of Cooperative Educational Services are seeking to join District 49’s lawsuit against the state.
Trump administration to release after-school funds but billions for education still frozen
After-school providers are relieved to get some $1.3 billion in overdue funds, but they’ve already experienced enormous disruptions.
‘Sowing chaos’: Colorado school districts worry about withholding of federal education funds
Colorado hasn’t received about $70 million in federal education funds after the Trump administration refused to release billions in K-12 dollars.
Inside a Colorado district’s debate about what gets taught in fourth grade social studies
Board members debated Columbus, colonizers, and Black Lives Matter during several meetings about choosing a curriculum.
The Community College of Aurora offers students $500 grants to help them during emergencies
The Community College of Aurora is part of a growing trend of colleges and universities giving students microgrants to help with life emergencies.
Colorado students, education leaders try to help TRIO college-access program avoid Trump cuts
The federal TRIO initiative is a set of programs that helps people who face the highest odds of never getting to or finishing college.
Math a bright spot, literacy mostly flat on Colorado state tests, preliminary results show
Parents can find out their child’s CMAS scores by going to the state’s Family Portal.
Amid Trump’s funding threats, a rural Colorado school district looks to remove LGBTQ policy protections
“If we do that, then what’s going to be next?” a district resident asked.
Trump department investigating Jeffco policy on overnight trip assignments for transgender students
Jeffco’s policy says that in most cases, transgender students should room with other students that share their gender identity. The district says its policy is grounded in state anti-discrimination law.
Eco-anxiety in little kids? These early childhood teachers are on the case
“I can see why kids are feeling like this, because they have so much access to media all the time,” said a Denver preschool teacher.
Last of COVID money helps create child care seats in rural Colorado
State grants helped ski resorts, school districts, and museums create new child care classrooms.
Conservative parent groups sue Colorado over transgender rights law
Four groups are suing over a new state law that enshrines protections for transgender people, saying it violates the First Amendment of the Constitution.
Longtime Pueblo charter school with financial woes to close after losing state appeal
The board voted 7-1 to reject Chávez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy’s request to overturn the Pueblo 60 district’s January decision to end the charter contract because of what district officials described as ongoing fiscal mismanagement at the school.
