New Superintendent Bret Heller considers future of Thompson School District

The Denver Post (Education) 7/20 4:45A Will Costello

The new school year is fast approaching, and kindergartners aren’t the only ones who will be adjusting to the Thompson School District. Bret Heller, newly hired superintendent, began work the first of...

Education Department will release some frozen grants supporting after-school and summer programs

The Denver Post (Education) 7/18 7:12A The Associated Press

By ANNIE MA, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will release some  previously withheld grant money  for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the Office of Management and...

MSU Denver creating ‘Juilliard of mariachi’ in new music major

The Denver Post (Education) 7/16 2:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

Students at the Metropolitan State University of Denver can now major in mariachi. The new degree program, Mariachi Performance and Culture , is the first of its kind in Colorado, blending musical performance, cultural studies and business....

Boys & Girls Club programs threatened by Trump grant freeze serve thousands of families

The Denver Post (Education) 7/14 3:44A The Associated Press

By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS, Associated Press Education Writer EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — After driving through a downpour to take her son to day camp, Darleen Reyes told camp administrators the rain...

The Trump administration wants to eradicate DEI in higher education. These Black scholars still plan...

The Denver Post (Education) 7/12 2:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

The Trump administration has already disrupted Darius McGregor s academic journey. The 18-year-old graduate of Denver s East High School interned earlier this year at a laboratory on the University of...

Colorado school districts weigh job cuts as Trump continues to withhold $70 million in K-12 funding

The Denver Post (Education) 7/10 2:00A Jessica Seaman

Leaders of Colorado school districts said Wednesday that they may be forced to eliminate jobs within a matter of weeks if the Trump administration doesn’t release roughly $70 million in withheld K-12 funding. Officials from Denver Public Schools...

What Trump’s big tax law could mean for the youngest Americans

The Denver Post (Education) 7/9 1:34A The Associated Press

By MORIAH BALINGIT, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The impact of the massive spending bill President Donald Trump  signed into law on Independence Day  is expected to filter down to infants and toddlers — a segment of the population that s...

Colorado education leaders urge Trump to release $70 million in K-12 school funding

The Denver Post (Education) 7/3 2:00A Jessica Seaman

Colorado education leaders on Wednesday demanded that the Trump administration immediately release roughly $70 million in withheld K-12 funds , saying that without the money, some school classrooms could be without teachers and districts will need...

Colorado tries to combat teacher shortage with $10,000 grants for educators

The Denver Post (Education) 7/3 2:00A Jessica Seaman

When Jolene Phillips decided to go back to school to become a special education teacher, the 52-year-old had already spent nearly two decades in the classroom as an aide. She graduated from Western Colorado University last year, a feat she said...

Trump administration withholds $70 million in K-12 school funding from Colorado

The Denver Post (Education) 7/2 2:00A Jessica Seaman

Colorado s K-12 districts could lose as much as $70 million in funding for the 2025-26 academic year after the Trump administration withheld $6.8 billion in education money that school systems nationwide expected to receive Tuesday. The money...

Colorado school districts brace for K-12 budget crunch by not filling jobs, offering smaller raises

The Denver Post (Education) 6/29 2:00A Jessica Seaman

Colorado K-12 school districts are tightening their belts this summer amid growing financial uncertainty at both the state and federal levels. Two metro Denver districts have announced layoffs so far this year, and others have already eliminated...

Denver Public Schools strikes tentative agreement with teachers union over pay

The Denver Post (Education) 6/24 7:10A Jessica Seaman

Denver Public Schools and the district s teachers union have reached a tentative deal on a new contract that, if approved, will give educators modest raises over the next three years. DPS and the Denver Classroom Teachers Association announced...

DPS schools that could close due to poor performance have high numbers of students of color, data...

The Denver Post (Education) 6/23 2:00A Jessica Seaman

Almost all of the 25 schools that could face closure for poor performance under a new Denver Public Schools policy disproportionately enroll students of color and children from lower-income families, according to a Denver Post analysis of state...

Colorado universities brace for plunge in international students due to fears sparked by Trump...

The Denver Post (Education) 6/22 2:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

Colorado universities are bracing for major disruptions to their international student populations this fall in light of federal hostility toward foreign-born students and rapidly shifting immigration policies from the Trump administration. More...

MSU Denver archaeology students sift through history at site of Central City brothels

The Denver Post (Education) 6/20 2:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

CENTRAL CITY On the hillside of a Colorado valley ringed by bygone gold mines, a team of archaeologists-in-training wielding paintbrushes uncovered a buried treasure of their own this week a...