Only 1 in 20 houses in Denver is affordable for teachers, study finds

The Denver Post (Education) 7/19 2:00A Meg Wingerter

When Rebecka Hendricks taught in Louisville, Ky., she could afford a three-bedroom house. When she moved to Denver, she barely managed to rent an apartment. Hendricks said she earned roughly the same...

$10 million for Douglas County school safety could go to mental health support

The Denver Post (Education) 7/16 9:17A Meg Wingerter

Two committees presented more than a dozen ideas Tuesday for $10 million to make Douglas County schools safer, but they largely boiled down to two major approaches: standardize schools plans and equipment, and better support for young people...

Colorado schools evaluating how to teach about sexual consent as required by new state law

The Denver Post (Education) 7/16 2:00A Meg Wingerter

Over the next year, school districts serving hundreds of thousands of Denver-area students will take a look at whether their sex education classes are doing enough to teach about consent. Earlier this year, Gov. Jared Polis signed House Bill 1032...

Five takeaways from the first meeting of Colorado’s new school safety committee

The Denver Post (Education) 7/13 2:00A Meg Wingerter

Colorado s interim school safety committee met for the first time Thursday and heard from experts in public health, law enforcement and other fields. Here we ve broken down some of the most important takeaways for those who didn t have six hours...

Denver to begin monitoring air quality at select schools in bid to improve health, reduce asthma...

The Denver Post (Education) 7/12 2:33P Chalkbeat Colorado

By Kati Weis, Chalkbeat Colorado For the first time, parents, teachers, and administrators at 10 Denver public schools will know just how much air pollution students are exposed to on campus any given day. City leaders are deploying highly...

Colorado has done good — but inconsistent — work on school safety, new legislative committee is...

The Denver Post (Education) 7/11 2:47P Meg Wingerter

Colorado schools have done some good work to keep students safer, but inconsistency and lack of funding could leave gaps in security, multiple people told an interim legislative committee Thursday....

When does school start in Denver? Sooner than you may think.

The Denver Post (Education) 7/11 7:36A Meg Wingerter

Most Denver-area students are headed into their last five weeks of summer vacation, and in some districts, kids will head back to school even sooner. Districts vary quite a bit on their start dates, and some have students in transition grades...

These Denver-area school districts will have new construction funded by $14 million in marijuana...

The Denver Post (Education) 7/10 8:50A Meg Wingerter

Denver-area schools will split more than $14 million raised through marijuana taxes and lottery revenue for projects ranging from replacing roofs to expanding their buildings. The Colorado State Board of Education approved $229 million in grants...

Mark Kennedy selects ex-aide at center of controversy for $132,000 job at University of Colorado

The Denver Post (Education) 7/9 6:15A Madeline St. Amour

The former chief of staff for the University of Colorado s new president will join him in Colorado in a newly created position. Mark Kennedy has chosen Angelique Foster to serve as assistant vice president for strategic initiatives, a new position...

Colorado Safe2Tell tips nearly double in June compared to last summer

The Denver Post (Education) 7/8 6:22A Meg Wingerter

Tips to Colorado s Safe2Tell hotline about potential threats to youth safety nearly doubled in June compared to the same period last year. The Colorado Office of the Attorney General reported 674 tips in June , which was 83 percent more than in...

Want to prevent summer learning loss in your kids? Don’t forget to include fun, experts say.

The Denver Post (Education) 7/8 2:00A Meg Wingerter

The kids in the summer reading program at Arvada s Lawrence Elementary School were clearly violating the quiet in the library rule on Tuesday morning as Bollywood music and chatter spilled into the...

Want to be a college dean or president? CU Denver training diverse, mid-level professionals to...

The Denver Post (Education) 7/6 2:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

A first-of-its kind program at the University of Colorado Denver is helping people like Lynette Bates become the leader in higher education she wished she knew when she was an undergraduate. Bates...

Hey, teens. Please tell us ancient millennials what you know.

The Denver Post (Education) 7/3 6:52A The Denver Post

Hours of homework. Sports practice and games. Cyberbullying. An urgency to save the world you’re inheriting. Instagram likes. Student council. Mental health problems. Growing up has always been tough, but in 2019, it’s a whole new frontier. We at...

CU President Mark Kennedy’s first day on the job features 4-campus tour: “There is so much to...

The Denver Post (Education) 7/1 2:46P Elizabeth Hernandez

Mark Kennedy went back to school early this summer, spending his first day on the job as the University of Colorado s new president Monday zooming across the Front Range for an action-packed tour of...

New President Mark Kennedy to visit CU campuses Monday

The Denver Post (Education) 6/30 10:02A Madeline St. Amour

The new president of the University of Colorado system will visit all four campuses on Monday, his first day at his new job. Mark Kennedy, who is leaving his position as president of the University of North Dakota, faced backlash and criticism...