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Colorado hasn’t received about $70 million in federal education funds after the Trump administration refused to release billions in K-12 dollars.

Board members debated Columbus, colonizers, and Black Lives Matter during several meetings about choosing a curriculum.

The Community College of Aurora is part of a growing trend of colleges and universities giving students microgrants to help with life emergencies.

The federal TRIO initiative is a set of programs that helps people who face the highest odds of never getting to or finishing college.

Parents can find out their child’s CMAS scores by going to the state’s Family Portal.

“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.