Poudre School District settles with families over bus aide’s abuse of students with disabilities
The $16.2 million payment ends the lawsuit brought by the parents of 10 children they say were slapped pinched and punched by a paraprofessional.
Who will help Denver adapt to a changing climate? Maybe these high schoolers
The Neighborhood Resilience Corps takes students exploring, trying to pique their interest in the climate-related jobs of the future.
State appeals ruling that Christian preschool should get state funding despite conflicts with anti-discrimination laws
UPK program lawsuit allowed a Chaffee County school to participate and maintain its hiring practices and policies about gender and sexuality.
Trump administration cuts mental health support for Colorado students
The $1.5 million grant was aimed at confronting Colorado’s critical shortage of school-based mental health professionals.
High schoolers will be required to learn personal finance if lawmakers pass bill
A bipartisan push to make financial literacy a graduation prerequisite runs into some opposition in the final days of the session.
How President Trump’s first 100 days in office are being felt in Colorado’s classrooms and universities
From stalled civil rights cases and anti-DEI efforts to cancelled research grants and restarted student loan payments, the new president is shifting the landscape of public education.
Elbert County mom wins open-meetings lawsuit against Elizabeth School District
District will likely appeal the decision, which others call a win for government transparency.
Future of federal funding for Colorado schools remains uncertain, student civil rights investigations stalled
Funding is stable for next school year but investigations into alleged discrimination are already in chaos.
Funding for Colorado ‘Head Start’ child care and preschool program threatened by Trump’s budget proposal
The program relies on $120 million in federal funding annually to provide early education to more than 11,000 children in the state.
‘We’re preparing them for jobs that don’t even exist yet’ – New Fort Lewis president on opportunities, Indigenous heritage and first-gen students
Dr. Heather Shotton is the college’s first Indigenous president.
Low pay not the only challenge for teachers in rural areas
Cost of living, lack of housing and the lure of other higher-paying states makes it hard for districts to attract and keep educators.
Education funding plan moves forward while some lawmakers doubt sustainability
House Speaker Julie McCluskie’s proposal got a unanimous committee vote and vocal support, but questions remain about how the new formula will hold up in the long term.
The data show teens are reading less but these teens have a different story
Colleges say they see a drop in students vocabularies but Colorado students buck the trend.
Is reading dead for teens? Not a chance. Just ask the Poudre Page Turners
Nine youth book groups across Colorado have nominated books to be the Colorado Bruce Spruce Award winner. The book — the best one the groups read this year — will be announced at the Colorado Teen Literature Conference on April 5.
‘Every single kid is worth saving’ Parents, students push dyslexia screener bill over first legislative hurdle
Senate Bill 25-200, which would require school districts to develop a process for identifying elementary school students with dyslexia or implement a universal dyslexia screener, cleared its first legislative hurdle.
Why does Colorado have the shortest school year of any state?
While it seems like Colorado students are getting short-changed, it’s important to look at the instructional hours mandated. Here’s how Colorado stacks up.
