As private equity invests in child care, Colorado lawmakers seek guardrails

The Denver Post (Education) 2/22 1:00A Ann Schimke

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat Colorado . Last July, families at a Highlands Ranch child care center received startling news : The center was temporarily closing following a visit from the county health department. The center’s...

CSU complies with Trump’s anti-DEI directives — and sees protests — as other Colorado schools weigh...

The Denver Post (Education) 2/22 1:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

Colorado State University leaders plan to make staffing and policy changes to comply with the Trump administration s most recent directives against diversity initiatives at educational institutions in an effort to preserve the school s federal...

MSU Denver’s new Affordable Housing Institute professionalizes an industry to beef up workforce

The Denver Post (Education) 2/19 1:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

After escaping an abusive relationship, mother-of-three Stacy Berry realized how often a lack of affordable housing kept women trapped in dangerous domestic situations. With that in mind, Berry obtained her real estate license in hopes of using...

Trump administration gives schools a deadline to end DEI programs or risk losing federal money

The Denver Post (Education) 2/18 4:29A The Associated Press

By COLLIN BINKLEY, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is giving America’s schools and universities two weeks to eliminate  diversity initiatives  or risk losing federal money, raising the stakes in the president’s...

Trump calls for withholding federal money from schools and colleges that require COVID vaccines

The Denver Post (Education) 2/14 7:51A Collin Binkley

WASHINGTON — Schools, colleges and states that require students to be immunized against COVID-19 may be at risk of losing federal money under a White House order signed Friday by President Donald Trump . The order is expected to have little...

Aurora elementary-middle school closes Thursday for flooding

The Denver Post (Education) 2/13 5:20A Lauren Penington

An Aurora middle school is closed Thursday after water flooded the building, according to school district officials. At about 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Aurora Public Schools officials sent out a release asking parents to not bring their children to the...

First-of-its-kind Colorado program is paying parents to become full-time literacy tutors to their...

The Denver Post (Education) 2/13 4:51A Elizabeth Hernandez

Graduation came early for Rocky Mountain Prep elementary school communities. It wasn t the students donning mortarboards and stoles, but their parents who beamed as they moved their tassels from right...

Trump’s pick for education chief sketches a roadmap for dismantling the department

The Denver Post (Education) 2/13 12:35A The Associated Press

By COLLIN BINKLEY and ANNIE MA, AP Education Writers WASHINGTON (AP) —  Linda McMahon  on Thursday sketched out how key functions of the Education Department could be carved up to achieve President Donald Trump s goal of  dismantling the agency ,...

Musk team’s access to student loan systems raises alarms over personal information for millions

The Denver Post (Education) 2/7 5:00A The Associated Press

By COLLIN BINKLEY and BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS, AP Education Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are pushing back against Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency as it turns its attention to the Education Department, with lawmakers raising...

Opinion: Give us back the girls’ restroom at East High School

The Denver Post (Education) 2/5 12:01A Mattison Nunez

The day that East High School students came back from winter break we were all jarred by daunting 12-foot stalls, the main emotion of disturbance coming from girls. It was like visiting a new exhibition at the zoo everyone in the high school...

Parents group seeks injunction to stop school closures as its lawsuit against DPS proceeds

The Denver Post (Education) 1/24 1:00A Jessica Seaman

A parents group suing Denver Public Schools over its planned closure and restructuring of 10 schools is asking a judge to overturn the school board s vote and halt the process while the lawsuit against Colorado s largest district moves forward....

Denver-area schools are training staff what to do if ICE agents show up at their doors

The Denver Post (Education) 1/19 1:00A Jessica Seaman

Superintendent Alex Marrero sent a memo to Denver Public Schools principals last week ahead of President Donald Trump s return to office, offering training about what they and their front-office staff...

Colorado’s public school enrollment continues to fall, but immigrant students are helping fill...

The Denver Post (Education) 1/15 4:00A Jessica Seaman

The surge in immigrants arriving in Colorado last year softened the enrollment decline in the state’s public schools, which for years have been losing students and funding as birth rates fall across the nation. The arrival of thousands of migrant...

Justice Department investigating Douglas County School District’s response to discrimination,...

The Denver Post (Education) 1/10 5:58A Elizabeth Hernandez

Investigators from the U.S. Department of Justice will be in Colorado next week conducting interviews as they probe the Douglas County School District s response to discrimination, harassment and bullying of students based on their race, national...

Simmering dispute among DPS board involves pay issue, allegations of “unprofessional behavior”

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

A dispute among Denver school board members that s set to be aired publicly Thursday night follows a year-long attempt by one elected director to receive full compensation for his official duties and incidents he had with at least two senior...