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“If we do that, then what’s going to be next?” a district resident asked.

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.

“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.

State grants helped ski resorts, school districts, and museums create new child care classrooms.

Four groups are suing over a new state law that enshrines protections for transgender people, saying it violates the First Amendment of the Constitution.

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.

Colorado lawmakers set aside more funding for schools starting in 2026. They also passed bills related to mental health, Black history, and free school meals.

District 49 filed the lawsuit a day after passing a policy barring transgender youth from school sports teams that match their gender identity.

Last summer, some families didn’t receive the summer grocery money until school started. This year is different.

“We’ve now created a situation where an adult is having a conversation with a minor concerning that minor’s genitalia,” said one father who opposes the policy on transgender athletes.

Colorado stands to lose about $8 million in federal grant money and nearly 300 AmeriCorps members, many of whom work in schools or with youth.

Colorado, Illinois, New York, and New Jersey have in-state tuition programs for undocumented students. Now, the Trump administration plans to take action against those programs.

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.

Colorado university law clinics offer students a way to get experience with cases and clients before graduating. And the Trump administration has made the schools’ immigrant law clinics more crucial than ever.

Lawmakers needed to balance a $1.2 billion budget hole. They were still able to secure increases for K-12 and higher education budgets.

After weeks of uncertainty, lawmakers approve $2.9 million for the program as part of the “long bill.”