Colorado poll finds voters skeptical of college, more supportive of career education
The poll showed that nearly half of voters think that schools are on the wrong track, and less than a third think they’re on the right track.
‘Pervasive’ Denver school segregation harms Latinos, English learners, study finds
Latino students and English learners are especially likely to attend schools where students of color living in poverty make up the large majority.
Colorado shaped Susana Córdova. Now she wants to make an impact as education commissioner.
The State Board of Education voted unanimously to approve Susana Córdova’s appointment Wednesday.
Release recording of closed-door Denver school board meeting, lawsuit demands
Denver Public Schools held a five-hour closed meeting the day after a student shot two administrators at East High School.
Colorado delays free preschool matching date after 29,000 families apply
The initial enrollment period closed Feb. 24, but families can still apply.
Aurora Superintendent Rico Munn resigning at end of school year
The Aurora school board plans to vote on a transition agreement and plan at its Tuesday meeting.
Colorado lawmakers want to craft a new school funding formula. They’re still figuring out how.
On Tuesday, the members of a special committee on school finance unanimously backed a call for a new school funding formula.
Most Colorado Students Now Attend Schools With Mask Mandates
At least 78 percent of Colorado students in preschool through 12th grade now attend school under a mask mandate, including most students in 25 of the state’s 30 largest districts.
New Colorado Quarantine Guidance Would Allow More Students To Stay In School
Colorado public health officials have revised their coronavirus quarantine guidance for schools in ways that would send fewer children home and allow them to return to school more quickly.
Denver Public Schools Will Extend Remote Learning Through Mid-October
Colorado’s largest school district will hold classes in the new school year remotely at least through Oct. 16 Officials are still working with public health officials on a framework that would allow students to return to the classroom.
Colorado Republicans Call For Special Legislative Session To Fund Homeschooling Options
Republican state lawmakers want to redirect money from schools and instead give it to families so they can hire teachers and buy educational materials to support learning from home.
With COVID-19 ‘Virus Levels’ Driving Decisions, Jeffco Schools Will Start The Year Remotely For Its First Two Weeks
The soonest students would return to school buildings would be Sept. 8, and even then, students in middle and high school will attend on alternating days to keep class sizes smaller.
Most Colorado school districts have closed. The state teachers union wants the rest to shut down.
Colorado’s largest teachers union is calling on all schools in the state to close as other businesses and activities grind to a halt in efforts to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.
Don’t Close Child Care Centers Even If Schools Are Closed, State Officials Urge
Citing the needs of working parents, especially frontline health care workers, state agencies called on Colorado child care centers to stay open even after dozens of Colorado school districts announced closures to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.
Colorado Districts Have Different Lesson Plans For Online Learning During Coronavirus Closures
As more than 70 percent of Colorado students prepare to be out of school for at least two weeks as part of a regional effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, school districts are taking different approaches.
