DougCo school board to vote on AP African American Studies course after month-long delay
The board postponed the vote on the new AP course after community pushback over the course on African American culture, history and politics.
The number of CU students studying abroad next spring sees big jump
About 6,300 Colorado students studied abroad in 2023-24, with more than 2,300 coming from CU Boulder.
‘Keep studying, a pencil weighs less than a shovel’: Stories of Colorado’s farmworker children
The state and federal Migrant Education Program aims to connect students of farmworkers — some who do it themselves — with higher education opportunities. Here are three success stories.
Community college graduation rates increase in Colorado
Nationally, completion rates inched up to 61.1 percent for students who entered college in 2018, a .5 percentage-point increase compared to the previous cohort.
With changes afoot, US Sen. John Hickenlooper addresses concerns from college student leaders
Eight student body presidents from Colorado college campuses met with Hickenlooper on a virtual call Monday. They had some questions.
Colorado parents, advocates push for mandatory dyslexia screenings earlier in children’s education
State budget constraints, however, might limit when education officials could implement statewide mandatory screenings.
Colorado middle schoolers from Afghanistan find new home for their love of cricket
The world’s second most popular sport, with bowlers and wickets, is gaining a following in Thornton.
A $4.5 million settlement means CU Boulder female faculty will receive back pay
The University of Colorado will also conduct equity reviews every three years.
Students made the highest number of reports in Safe2Tell’s history last school year
Safe2Tell saw 28,218 reports for the 2023-24 school year, the highest ever in the anonymous reporting system’s history.
Colorado needs a new system for grading schools, according to task force
The lawmaker-created panel releases a report that highlights inequities and offers 30 ways to better measure schools’ success.
Here’s how $7 billion in local school funding requests did across Colorado
More than half of the measures passed, including most of the largest districts asking for support.
Colorado pet owners could see a new type of professional when their animals are sick
Proposition 129, which creates the position of Veterinary Professional Associate appears to be passing.
Voters reject constitutional protections for school choice in Colorado
A legislative analysis concluded that the measure would have had no immediate impact on education in Colorado but could have opened the door to future changes to laws and funding for education.
Lawsuit against Pueblo 60 school district alleges severe racial bullying
“She didn’t want to be Black.”
Can AI help people vote? These Denver students think so
The app, VoteWise Colorado, takes you through the voting process step by step and the chatbot answers questions.
How racism in a Colorado middle school left one student with PTSD
Thirteen-year-old’s repeated reports of racial slurs and bullying at Windsor Middle School are now a federal civil rights complaint.