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

By Jenny Brundin

Teacher works through math problem

Challenges facing Colorado’s teachers still loom large as union celebrates 150 years

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

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

Children sitting at a table painting with watercolors

Text to Colorado voters falsely suggests teachers union chief supports school choice amendment

The new president of the Colorado Education Association, Kevin Vick, speaks with a group of students.

New Colorado teachers union president on one-size-fits-all learning, cell phones in the classroom and other challenges

By Jenny Brundin

A window in a classroom at a school.

The new school year welcomes back old teachers, new teachers, students and colorful shoes

By Jenny Brundin

An empty classroom at Goldrick Elementary School

Colorado teachers: Want $600 for classroom supplies? State grants are available now.

In the foreground, three baskets on top of a brown bookshelf. In the background blurred slightly is a classroom with desks, chairs, and a woman standing near open windows with light coming in.

To help address a teacher shortage, Colorado gives $10,000 stipends to educators earning degrees

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Interview: The 150-year-old Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind hired its first deaf superintendent. Here’s how she wants the school to grow

Second-grade teacher Jennifer Lage leads an activity with children

Colorado educators say their schools are good places to work, but they don’t have enough time to do their jobs

By Jenny Brundin

Mandatory reporting laws meant to protect children get another look

By KFF Health News

The only Denver metro school district not already livestreaming board meetings plans to start in April

By Jenny Brundin

In the foreground, three baskets on top of a brown bookshelf. In the background blurred slightly is a classroom with desks, chairs, and a woman standing near open windows with light coming in.

Government and Politics

There’s a bipartisan plan to repay teachers for costly school supplies. Here’s why it could fail for a sixth time

By Andrew Kenney

Empty Denver South High School

Can Colorado teachers feel more prepared for school emergencies?

By Jenny Brundin

A ‘sick-out’ over teacher pay leads Adams City High School to switch to remote learning

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

15 years after a law gave more flexibility, innovation to schools, their test scores are a ‘mixed bag’

By Jenny Brundin

Colorado educators call for change of a system ‘on the brink of crisis’

By Jenny Brundin

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