Fate of Colorado’s universal school lunch program hangs on Props LL, MM results

The Denver Post (Education) 10/25 2:00A Nick Coltrain

Three years ago, Colorado voters overwhelmingly said yes to raising taxes on the wealthy to pay for free school meals for all. Every eligible school district signed up for the program and students ate 25 million more school meals than the year...

DPS warns of financial ‘catastrophe’ after unexpected enrollment drop, possible funding cuts

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

Denver Public Schools is facing a potential financial “catastrophe” that its leaders say could trigger more school closures and job cuts, and require Superintendent Alex Marrero to dip into reserves to balance the district’s billion-dollar...

Trump administration cuts grants to Colorado colleges serving high percentage of diverse students

The Denver Post (Education) 10/9 2:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

Colorado colleges primarily in rural, underserved areas of the state are losing millions in funding after the Trump administration last month announced an end to $350 million in federal grant programs...

Denver school board majority at stake in November’s election

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

The leadership and direction of Denver Public Schools is at stake in next month s election as four Board of Education seats are up for grabs enough to shift the seven-member body s majority. The high-stakes election has already generated more...

Why an all-girls model works so well for this Denver middle school

The Denver Post (Education) 10/5 2:00A Melanie Asmar

A throng of seventh graders huddled on the dirt path surrounding their school’s athletic field. They were about to run a timed mile, and they were buzzing with excitement. “Are you ready?” a teacher...

School ride-hailing services may be nudging aside traditional buses

The Denver Post (Education) 10/3 6:51A Tribune News Service

By Robbie Sequeira, Stateline.org As a middle-school student in 1980s Philadelphia, Shelley Hunter remembers getting to and from school pretty easily thanks to the city’s public transit service, SEPTA, which had bus and train routes near her home...

Trump asks 9 colleges to commit to his political agenda and get favorable access to federal money

The Denver Post (Education) 10/2 5:07A The Associated Press

By AAMER MADHANI and COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is asking nine major universities to commit to President Donald Trump’s political priorities in exchange for...

Appeals court rules for Colorado and LGBTQ rights and against Catholic parishes in state preschool...

The Denver Post (Education) 10/1 3:37A Anne Schimke

Preschoolers with LGBTQ parents or who identify as LGBTQ can’t be shut out of religious preschools that are part of Colorado’s state-funded preschool program, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The decision, which upholds a key part of a...

How the government shutdown will affect student loans, FAFSA and the Education Department

The Denver Post (Education) 10/1 1:51A The Associated Press

By ANNIE MA, Associated Press Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown . The department says...

Bomb threat cleared after ‘suspicious device’ shuts down Brush School District in northeastern...

The Denver Post (Education) 9/29 2:40A Lauren Penington

All schools in northeastern Colorado s Brush School District will resume classes Tuesday after a bomb squad cleared a suspicious device discovered on campus. The device was determined to be neither an explosive nor a decoy device, but made of...

Here are 5 things parents can do to protect their children online

The Denver Post (Education) 9/29 2:00A Jessica Seaman

In the wake of the Evergreen High School shooting, extremism experts are raising the alarm about how teenagers are being radicalized online in spaces that glorify violence. They, along with mental health experts, recommend parents monitor their...

As kids like the Evergreen High School shooter sink into violent online extremism, what can parents...

The Denver Post (Education) 9/28 2:00A Jessica Seaman

Social media accounts tied to the 16-year-old who shot two classmates at Evergreen High School were littered with references to white supremacy, antisemitism and other mass shootings signs the teen...

Denver Public Schools defies Trump administration deadline for removing all-gender bathrooms

The Denver Post (Education) 9/8 6:56A Elizabeth Hernandez

Denver Public Schools has not complied with the Trump administration s request that the district convert all multi-stall, all-gender bathrooms in its schools into separate facilities for female and male students by the agency s Monday deadline. In...

Denver Public Schools earns ‘green’ academic rating from state for first time since 2019

The Denver Post (Education) 9/4 2:00A Jessica Seaman

For the first time in six years, Denver Public Schools students’ test scores and graduation rates have earned Colorado’s largest school district one of the top marks on the state’s academic framework...

More than 244,000 Colorado students frequently missed school last year

The Denver Post (Education) 8/27 10:22A Jessica Seaman

More than 244,620 Colorado students missed a significant amount of school during the 2024-25 academic year, a sign that attendance and chronic absenteeism rates have yet to return to pre-pandemic levels five years after COVID-19 initially...