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The front of a school building with the sign Alameda International on the front.

Jeffco will pilot new programs, including a welcome center bus, to better serve immigrant students

A girl bends over between two little brown horses; one sniffs the brush in her hand.

Meet the Colorado youth group that’s training wild mustangs and preparing them for adoption

By Sarah Mulholland

NEW CU CHANCELLOR JUSTIN SCHWARTZ

Interview: Justin Schwartz, CU Boulder’s first new chancellor in 15 years, relishes the challenge of higher education

By Paolo Zialcita

On campus at the University of Colorado Boulder. Sept. 8, 2021.

Flawed FAFSA rollout leads to 11.6% drop in students filling out the college financial aid form

Elephants have distinct names for one another, CSU researchers discover

By Andrea Dukakis

A girl lays down on the floor against pillows reading a book.

Classroom ‘churn’ has negative effect on third grade reading scores, new Colorado study finds

A play area in a child care center. Two blue bean bags leaning up against the brick wall on top of a blue play carpet. There is a bookshelf between the bags. Light from a window to the right seeps in.

Colorado is the fifth most expensive state for child care. Advocates launch a campaign for why a collective approach is needed

By Jenny Brundin

Altria Juul

Programs to combat Colorado’s youth vaping crisis get millions in new funding from Juul settlement

Colorado’s outdoor preschools trade chalkboards and desks for crawdads and mud

By Jenny Brundin

First graders sit cross legged on a multi-colored floor reading in groups of two.

More young Denver students are reading at grade level, but not as many as before the pandemic

Desks fill an empty classroom.

Colorado high school students had big drops in math scores. Is the new digital SAT to blame?

PRESCHOOL, UPK

Judge dismisses universal preschool lawsuit against state saying school districts should address concerns through policies

By Jenny Brundin

Students walk to classes on a fall day on Colorado State University's Fort Collins campus.

How students can take advantage of Colorado’s new tax credit for college

Multiple shelves of books in a library

Book bans a form of political action rather than censorship and mainly targeting women of color say CU researchers

By Jenny Brundin

Three sets of students feet walking to class in a hallway.

Parents, here’s what you need to know if your child is being bullied

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