Colorado’s Minimum Wage Hike Puts Some School Districts In A Budget Bind
Many school districts don’t know how they’ll balance teaching and non-teaching payroll obligations in this new bottom-line reality.
Denver Teachers, Students Are Confronting The Anxiety Of A Trump Presidency
Teachers around Colorado have been fielding lots of questions from students about what president-elect Donald Trump will mean for their future.
Majority Of Colorado School Funding Measures Pass
Forty-four districts asked for about $4.4 billion in total tax measures. About two-thirds of the measures passed.
School For Recovering Teen Addicts To Open In Colorado Springs
Students will have an addiction counselor, and attend classes on coping skills and other social-emotional issues.
Boulder 5th Graders Find Hope, Yes Hope, In The 2016 Election
These young and exuberant kids told CU Boulder students that voting is “a privilege, not a chore.”
The 2016 Grades Are In For Denver Public Schools
There are fewer schools in the top rankings of the School Performance Frameworks. In fact, one charter school network makes up 5 out of the 6 top-scoring high schools.
University Of Colorado Board Of Regents’ Power Hangs In The Balance Nov. 8
The nine-person board is the governing body that oversees the University of Colorado’s $3.7 billion budget.
Malala Yousafzai Pays Denver’s South High Students A Surprise Visit
The youngest ever Nobel Prize winner and activist for girls’ education was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012.
Bear Truth Student Editor Defends Clinton Endorsement In Front Of School Board
The Bear Truth newspaper endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. Student journalists were deluged with angry comments from some residents in the Republican-leaning community.
Report: Colorado Teacher Salaries Down 20 Percent Since 1992
The figures, adjusted for inflation, show that teachers in 2014 made $12,500 less on average, then they did in 1992.
Looking For Funding, Colorado Schools Hope To Cash In On A Presidential Election
A record-setting number of school measures are on the ballot asking local voters for a total of more than $4.4 billion dollars.
Some Extra Pot Tax Revenue Now Funds Anti-Bullying Programs
The state has about $66 million in surplus marijuana tax revenue. A $2.9 million slice will go to bully prevention.
US Supreme Court To Hear Colorado Special Ed Case
The case could have implications for millions of students across the nation.
Funding Crunch: Rural Caliche High Does The Best It Can With What It Has
Caliche Junior-Senior High, in the RE-1 Valley School District, is smack in the middle of grain fields, 15 miles from the Nebraska border.
One Rural Colorado District Sees Closing Funding Gap As Voter Education Challenge
RE-1 Valley School District Superintendent Jan DeLay is on a mission to educate average citizens on the fiscal challenges rural districts like hers face.
Bonus Pay System For Denver Teachers Needs Overhaul, Report Says
Research can’t prove the decade-old ProComp system has helped increase student achievement, a report says.
