- The U.S. Department of Education recently named the Christian high school in Highlands Ranch one of six National Blue Ribbon Schools in Colorado — praised for their "vibrant, welcoming, and affirming school cultures." But some students and staff say the culture at Valor is one of exclusion of LGBTQ+ people.
- A lot of state and federal dollars are tied to the free and reduced meal counts. But there are other benefits too.
- When some Colorado school districts create equity policies and practices, they face pushback from a small, but vocal, group of community residents and parents.
- The edict is one element of the Jefferson County Public Health order issued Aug. 16 that also required all students and staff to wear masks. All unvaccinated staff must also participate in weekly COVID testing.
- Among individual schools, the percent of students meeting or exceeding expectations had a large range of scores, ranging from 10 percent to 98.4 percent, highlighting both the disproportionate impact the pandemic has had on learning, as well as the large gulf in student performance around the state.
- The Douglas County School District says it will follow the most recent public health order and require all students and staff in preschool through 12th grade to wear masks.
- Scientists and engineers say one of the easiest ways to help kids not catch COVID-19 in schools is to circulate the air regularly. So what do you do if your school is lagging behind?
- The impact of COVID-19 on education was deep, but it had other effects on kids too.
- Parents in smaller towns and more rural areas were less supportive of mask mandates than those in Denver and suburban areas.
- Kids told us what they're thinking about — from wearing masks to making friends.
- The pandemic inflicted damage on Colorado students’ ability to learn, or at least perform on state standardized tests. Newly released test state-level results show significant decreases in achievement of testers from 2019 to 2021 across all tested grades and subject areas.
- Hundreds of teacher, bus driver, custodian and other positions remain unfilled as the pandemic fuels shortages.
- It paid to have a college degree during the pandemic.
- Initiative 25 would give money directly to low-income families and others for out-of-school school enrichment, and it would tax cannabis to do so. But some opponents are worried it's a backdoor to school vouchers. After a group backing it turned in signatures, Colorado voters are likely going to be the ones to decide.
- For many, the last school year was one of the hardest teachers have ever experienced. But the year forced many to reflect on how they normally do things in a classroom: What’s good to keep, but what could be improved?
- Overall, about 65 percent of college students returned to school in Colorado in the fall of 2020, down about two percentage points from the previous year. But, some did better than others, which has left administrators wondering how to keep the students who start at their schools.
