Not your grandpa’s apprenticeships: Colorado invests in paid training as a way into the workforce

The Denver Post (Education) 2/2 1:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

Naarai Navarro lived a double life as a Denver high school student and a claims-agent-in-training at Pinnacol Assurance, the Denver-based workers compensation insurance agency. In the mornings, the...

School board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson obtains restraining order against Denver Public...

The Denver Post (Education) 1/26 6:25A Erica Meltzer

Denver school board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson has obtained a restraining order and filed a criminal complaint against vocal district critic Brandon Pryor, who recently won a court victory overturning Denver Public Schools’ efforts to bar...

Colorado’s science and engineering university wants to enroll more Pell students. Here’s how.

The Denver Post (Education) 1/23 1:00A Jason Gonzales

Sabastian Ortega’s mom cried when he told her he was accepted to the Colorado School of Mines. He thought, as he talked to her on the phone, that she was crying tears of joy. She wasn’t. Instead, his mom worried about whether the family could...

A once-segregated Denver school fights to stay integrated 50 years after historic court order

The Denver Post (Education) 1/22 1:00A Melanie Asmar

Stedman Elementary is one of Denver’s most integrated schools. About a third of its students are Black, a third are Hispanic and a third are white. “That happened by accident,” Principal Michael Atkins said, “but we are keeping it by design.” In...

Colorado’s public school enrollment continues to fall, with declines hitting both elementary and...

The Denver Post (Education) 1/18 4:00A Jessica Seaman

Colorado’s public schools continued to lose students last fall, according to new data from the state Department of Education that shows elementaries aren’t the only schools bearing the brunt of the enrollment crisis: middle schools also are...

How to sign up for Colorado’s new free universal preschool program

The Denver Post (Education) 1/16 10:25A Jessica Seaman

Colorado parents with young children can sign up for the state’s new universal preschool program starting Tuesday. Universal Preschool Colorado , which begins in the fall, is a voluntary program that offers families with eligible children up to...

If affirmative action ends, college admissions may be changed forever

The Denver Post (Education) 1/16 1:00A The New York Times News Service

By Stephanie Saul , The New York Times MIDDLETOWN, Conn. In 1964, hoping to erase its image as a privileged cloister for white rich families, Wesleyan University contacted 400 Black high school students from around the country to persuade them to...

Denver school board votes to close STRIVE Prep-Kepner charter school

The Denver Post (Education) 1/12 1:33P Jessica Seaman

Denver Public Schools Board of Education voted Thursday to close STRIVE PREP- Kepner, a charter school in southwest Denver, at the end of the academic year. Superintendent Alex Marrero recommended...

Denver Public Schools headed toward multi-year budget deficit as enrollment falls

The Denver Post (Education) 1/12 1:00A Jessica Seaman

Denver Public Schools officials are forecasting the district will run a budget deficit at least through the 2025-26 fiscal year, if it is unable to find significant savings as enrollment shrinks. The state’s largest school district anticipates a...

Colorado graduation rates went up. So did the number of dropouts.

The Denver Post (Education) 1/11 1:00A Yesenia Robles

Colorado and many school districts in the state saw higher graduation rates for the class of 2022 than before the pandemic, even as students had to meet new graduation requirements. But the dropout rate also increased to its highest level in four...

Denver teachers struggle to afford to buy homes even as pay increases: “We’ve had to look...

The Denver Post (Education) 1/9 1:00A Jessica Seaman

Amy DeFusco had wanted to buy a house. When the 36-year-old moved to metro Denver in 2015, she and her husband rented an apartment with her brother. The arrangement, she thought, would be temporary....

How a school enrollment lottery changed the trajectory of an undocumented Denver student’s life

The Denver Post (Education) 1/8 1:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

Recess at Denver s Castro Elementary School took on a sobering tone as Daniela Uriarte and her fellow fifth-graders gathered to discuss the subject weighing on their young minds: whether a middle...

Denver metro area school closures for Dec. 29, 2022

The Denver Post (Education) 12/29 1:50A Tynin Fries

On days with severe weather, school closures and government office closures will be updated throughout the day. While most schools are on winter break, a few have announced that offices are closed. MORE WEATHER NEWS: Click here for the latest...

A Colorado high school is one of 60 nationwide teaching AP African American Studies for first time

The Denver Post (Education) 12/27 1:00A Jessica Seaman

Students sat huddled in groups in a classroom at Aurora s Overland High School, going through folders filled with their assignments for that November morning. In one of those folders, they found a...

Colorado colleges rethink how to address increasing student hunger: “Can’t afford to eat”

The Denver Post (Education) 12/25 1:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

Metropolitan State University of Denver s newest strategy to address student hunger is Rowdy s Corner a 1,000-square-foot former campus convenience store turned free-food-and-supplies stop for...