A new program in Colorado recognizes students who didn’t complete their bachelor’s degree with an associate degree
The Colorado Re-Engaged (CORE) initiative became law in 2021, and for the first time, it recognized that more than 25,000 Coloradans invested time and money but for a variety of reasons had to stop their education.
Colorado’s first-in-the-nation law aims to graduate youth who have been in the justice system
Last year, nearly 6,500 youth entered the justice system in Colorado. A new law gives them rights to education.
Colorado’s youth showing signs of resilience in latest survey of thousands of students
One of the most significant changes is in the number of high schoolers experiencing persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness. That dropped by 14 percentage points, to the lowest share of students since the survey began.
Secret recording reveals out-of-state interest in Garfield County school board member recall efforts
Parents and community members who want Tony May out find themselves painted as villains as politics seep into rural district’s operations.
DPS reverses decision after teachers rally to keep principal at northwest Denver school
Why Sheldon Reynolds had the support of teachers, students and the community at the once-struggling Denver Montessori.
Federal judge rules Colorado’s Catholic preschools can consider religion for enrollment in state program, but can’t exclude LBGTQ families
The ruling rejects most of the claims made by two Catholic preschools that filed a lawsuit against the state last year.
Denver students and staff want answers about why the principal who turned their school around was removed from executive role
The decision has caused upheaval and grief among students and staff in the last week of the school year.
Colorado schools are trying to find the right equation to solve low math scores. One answer: high-dosage tutoring
This kind of tutoring happens frequently during the school day in small groups, using a high-quality curriculum with experienced tutors.
$20 million from Juul lawsuit will support youth mental health through schools
“Kids are suffering… This opportunity is meant to catalyze critical action to help our kids.”
CU will use geothermal power on campus — as a test — on its way to zero emissions
Using geothermal power on campus’ could cut carbon – and tuition.
From starting high school on a basement couch to rising ‘like a phoenix’: The Class of 2024
CPR News spoke with some Colorado students on what it was like starting high school during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how that experience shaped them.
Catholic couple wants Denver Archdiocese to drop lawsuit seeking right to block LGBTQ families from enrolling in state-funded preschool
The lawsuit effectively aims to stop the state from keeping Catholic preschools that want to block LGBTQ families out of the state’s universal pre-K program.
Graduates in mental health fields face barriers to filling critical shortages. A new MSU program aims to change that
One study estimates 57 percent of graduates with master’s in mental health fields don’t go on to complete licensure because of cost and state requirements.
A youth corps will deploy in Colorado this fall to help teens struggling with mental health
The Youth Mental Health Corps will address the growing mental health needs of youth while helping create career pathways to address the national shortage of mental health professionals.
70 years after Brown v. Board of Education, segregation has increased within the last three decades in Colorado schools
A new report shows economic and racial segregation in Colorado schools has increased. And in some cases at a faster rate than the national average.
Many southern Colorado students don’t have access to computer science classes, one Pueblo JROTC leader is trying to change that
While half of all schools in the state do not offer any computer sciences, Major John Freeburg holds classes outside of school hours to help spark interest and fill high-paying cybersecurity jobs.
