Denver Public Schools paraprofessionals rally for higher pay they say is “not a living wage”

The Denver Post (Education) 5/17 2:00A Jessica Seaman

Bonnie Saenz spends about $40 each month from her own paycheck to buy slime, bouncy balls and other trinkets for students at Marie L. Greenwood, Early-8 to praise them for progress they make in...

Severance High School principal Jen Brownhill submits resignation

The Denver Post (Education) 5/16 12:16P Anne Delaney

For the second time this spring, a Severance High School administrator has announced an intent to leave the school at the end of the academic year. Jen Brownhill, who is in her second year as principal at the 3-year-old school, announced her...

“Kids really still are not doing well”: Colorado teens feel pressure of perfection post-pandemic...

The Denver Post (Education) 5/14 2:00A Jessica Seaman

Ariane Herrera Cardenas has always placed high expectations on herself, even in middle school, and the stakes have only increased as she prepares to graduate from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Early...

Students, parents at Denver’s North High protest after beloved Latino teacher’s contract not...

The Denver Post (Education) 5/12 2:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

Daniela Urbina-Valle went through Denver Public Schools without ever seeing a teacher who looked like her Brown skin, Latino roots. That is, until the 18-year-old walked into Tim Hernández s North...

Life is hard for middle- and high-schoolers who struggle to read. This Colorado public school aims...

The Denver Post (Education) 5/11 11:51A Chalkbeat Colorado

By Ann Schimke , Chalkbeat Colorado Kaylee, an eighth-grader in a light blue hoodie, read a list of words, one by one, to teacher Jessica Thurby. She stumbled on a few: Debate came out “deblate,” sacred turned into “secret,” and defend became...

Five Native American boarding schools operated for decades in Colorado, federal investigation finds

The Denver Post (Education) 5/11 11:19A Sam Tabachnik

Five Native American boarding schools designed to strip indigenous children of their culture, heritage and language operated in Colorado for decades, part of a centuries-long federal effort to...

Economic impact analysis: Bill designed to transform college sports in California will have massive...

The Denver Post (Education) 5/11 6:27A Jon Wilner

A bill designed to transform the economics of major college sports in California continues to move through Sacramento and faces a key upcoming vote in the Appropriations Committee. Senate Bill 1401, the “College Athlete Race and Gender Equity...

Changing course, State Board orders reorganization of Adams 14 district

The Denver Post (Education) 5/11 4:03A Yesenia Robles

The Adams 14 school district must be reorganized, leading to possible dissolution or takeover by neighboring districts, the State Board of Education ruled Tuesday afternoon. This makes the district north of Denver the first in the state to be...

Weld County school board defended principal despite complaints of racism and homophobia, lawsuit...

The Denver Post (Education) 5/11 2:00A Shelly Bradbury

A Weld County school district superintendent who sought to fire a high school principal after complaints about his alleged racist and homophobic behavior was herself fired when the school board rallied in the principal’s defense, she claims in a...

Free lunch for all Colorado students heads to ballot in November

The Denver Post (Education) 5/10 11:49A Nick Coltrain

Colorado voters will decide this November if they want to step in where the federal government is poised to step away and fund free school meals for all students starting the 2023-24 school year. HB22-1414, which passed both chambers with...

John Eastman used CU email account to advise Pennsylvania legislator on challenging that state’s...

The Denver Post (Education) 5/10 2:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

John Eastman, a lawyer who represented Donald Trump following the president s 2020 election loss, used his University of Colorado email account while serving as a visiting professor in Boulder to...

Should Colorado schools be held liable for mass shootings? A 7-year-old law faces its first real...

The Denver Post (Education) 5/7 2:00A Jessica Seaman

The parents of Kendrick Castillo, who was killed during the shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch in 2019, are suing the school and Douglas County School District, in what is believed to be the...

Denver schools superintendent cuts dozens of jobs from central office

The Denver Post (Education) 5/4 10:33A Chalkbeat Colorado

By Melanie Asmar , Chalkbeat Colorado Denver’s superintendent is cutting dozens of positions from the central office in a reduction that will save Denver Public Schools $9 million, according to an email obtained by Chalkbeat. Superintendent Alex...

Effort to continue free school meal programs, stalled in Colorado legislature, finds new life

The Denver Post (Education) 5/3 6:51A Nick Coltrain

For months, an attempt to stave off the end of free school meals for Colorado students languished in the legislature under the weight of its $90 million price tag. With less than two weeks left in the legislative session, a new approach to the...

CU-Boulder prepares to welcome thousands to Folsom Field for in-person commencement ceremony

The Denver Post (Education) 5/1 7:00A Annie Mehl

For the first time in three years, the University of Colorado Boulder on Thursday will welcome thousands of students, families and employees to Folsom Field to recognize the nearly 9,000 students graduating. “I am excited that our students and...