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Donald Trump signs an executive order

Trump executive orders on immigrants, transgender rights could echo in American schools

A principal high-fives a student.

At this Denver school, social and emotional learning aren’t an afterthought, they’re central to student success

By Jenny Brundin

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Colorado needs more college graduates, skilled workers to address tight labor market and high turnover rates

By Jenny Brundin

Backpacks like a first grade classroom at Goldrick Elementary.

Fewer students are enrolled in Colorado’s schools this year as diversity increases

By Jenny Brundin

Schmitt Elementary in Ruby Hill. Nov. 12, 2024.

State officials to visit rural areas to address school safety concerns

By Jenny Brundin

A teacher in a light demin shirt leans on a desk where a student is typing on a computer while holding a cell phone in his left hand.

Is a cellphone in the classroom the ultimate distraction or a tool for learning? Two teachers share their takes

By Jenny Brundin

A man speaks at a podium

Gov. Polis repeats call to change how Colorado calculates student enrollment

Teacher sits at a table reading with a student next to her and across from her

Five takeaways from the latest evaluation of Colorado’s literacy law

By Jenny Brundin

Mathias Mulumba, wearing a black cap and gown for graduation with a white Colorado Mesa University stole, pumps his fist while crossing the stage during CMU's commencement ceremony in Grand Junciton.

Colorado wants to recognize first-generation students, this university wants to make sure they succeed

University of Colorado Boulder campus seen from Flagstaff Mountain Road

How can higher education help democracy? By boosting civic participation, this group says

Schmitt Elementary in Ruby Hill. Nov. 12, 2024.

Colorado is $4 billion away from making its schools what it wants them to be, according to new reports

By Alison Borden

Governor Polis signs property tax relief bill

Revised Polis budget plan would keep new school funding formula on track for 6-year phase-in period

Aadi Sobti sitting at a desk with his app FireWatch on the cumputer screen

From video games to wildfire updates, Colorado students designed five apps recognized by Congress

By Kiara DeMare

Empty Denver South High School cafeteria

Key Colorado lawmakers want to keep free school meals for all students despite budget shortfall

Melissa Lopez speaks to a student at her desk in a classroom

Colorado’s teaching workforce is diversifying but not as fast as other college-educated workers

By Jenny Brundin

An ASCENT student talks with her instructor in an astronomy class at the Community College of Aurora Lowry Campus

Program providing free college classes to 5th-year high schoolers needs overhaul, report says

A whiteboard in a classroom with English lessons for non-English speaking students

In Aurora high schools, students learning English as a new language might get new materials

Teens Under Stress: Thunder Vista school classroom white board

Jeffco, Adams 12 among districts that could see fewer Title I schools after Medicaid cuts

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