Colorado schools got nearly $2 billion in COVID aid. Now the money is ending and districts face tough budget decisions.
Colorado schools got nearly $2 billion in COVID aid. Now the money is ending and districts face tough budget decisions.
Nearly $2 billion in federal aid flowed into Colorado school districts’ coffers during the height of the...
Former Boulder school board president Kathy Gebhardt leads in 2nd CD Colorado State Board of Education primary
Former Boulder school board president Kathy Gebhardt leads in 2nd CD Colorado State Board of Education primary
Former Boulder school board president Kathy Gebhardt held an early lead in the Democratic primary for a...
Pro-charter PAC pours nearly $1 million into single Colorado State Board of Education primary
Pro-charter PAC pours nearly $1 million into single Colorado State Board of Education primary
Nearly $1 million — mostly from a group supporting charter schools — has poured into the Democratic...
Just outside the school gate, America’s gun violence epidemic surrounds its students
Just outside the school gate, America’s gun violence epidemic surrounds its students
By Olga Pierce, Jennifer Mascia and Mensah M. Dean, Chalkbeat
On Nov. 7, as school was getting out for the...
Inside Colorado’s lesser-known Native American boarding schools that operated in metro Denver
Inside Colorado’s lesser-known Native American boarding schools that operated in metro Denver
The Chippewa girls from Turtle Mountain arrived in Denver as young as 6.
These 46 Indigenous girls were...
Colorado’s school vaccination rate hovers below level needed for herd immunity
Colorado’s school vaccination rate hovers below level needed for herd immunity
Colorado’s vaccination rate held steady in the most recent school year, but pockets of the state remain...
Colorado youth mental health improved in first post-pandemic survey
Colorado youth mental health improved in first post-pandemic survey
Colorado high school students seem to be feeling better mentally, with the number reporting signs of poor...
Denver Public Schools enrollment projected to fall by more than 6,300 students by 2028
Denver Public Schools enrollment projected to fall by more than 6,300 students by 2028
Denver Public Schools projects 6,338 fewer children will attend its schools within the next five years as...
We are asking Coloradans what they want candidates to focus on this election. Thousands have answered.
We are asking Coloradans what they want candidates to focus on this election. Thousands have answered.
Thousands of Coloradans responding to a survey by their local newsrooms say candidates competing for their...
Colorado students can wear objects of cultural, religious significance at graduation under new law
Colorado students can wear objects of cultural, religious significance at graduation under new law
Gov. Jared Polis this week signed a bill into law that allows students to wear objects of cultural or...
New law requires Colorado middle and high schools to provide free period products in bathrooms
New law requires Colorado middle and high schools to provide free period products in bathrooms
Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law this week requiring Colorado middle and high schools to provide...
Colorado Catholic schools in state’s universal preschool program can consider students’ religion for admission, judge rules
Colorado Catholic schools in state’s universal preschool program can consider students’ religion for admission, judge rules
Schools involved in Colorado’s universal preschool program can discriminate on the basis of religion, a...
30 hate, extremist and anti-government groups operate in Colorado, Southern Poverty Law Center says
30 hate, extremist and anti-government groups operate in Colorado, Southern Poverty Law Center says
Thirty hate and extremist groups operated in Colorado in 2023 with anti-government groups spreading across...
Colorado to use $20 million from Juul vaping settlement to fund youth mental health services
Colorado to use $20 million from Juul vaping settlement to fund youth mental health services
The Colorado Department of Law will use settlement money from a nationwide lawsuit against electronic...
A group helps Colorado teens write laws. Now it’s looking for its next crop of students.
A group helps Colorado teens write laws. Now it’s looking for its next crop of students.
A few months after Olivia Christiansen cried what she calls “triumphant tears” while watching a bill...
Colorado governor signs law banning firearms in certain places. Here’s what’s covered
Colorado governor signs law banning firearms in certain places. Here’s what’s covered
Colorado has made it a misdemeanor to knowingly carry a firearm onto school grounds, into a polling place,...
Colorado doesn’t have enough mental health workers to meet demand. Here’s what’s being done to fix that.
Colorado doesn’t have enough mental health workers to meet demand. Here’s what’s being done to fix that.
Colorado’s demand for people working in the mental health and addiction fields more than doubled during...