Denver metro area school closures and delays for Nov. 6, 2024

The Denver Post (Education) 11/6 1:41A Tynin Fries

On days with severe weather, school closures and government office closures will be updated throughout the day. MORE WEATHER NEWS: Click here for the latest updates on weather, traffic, road closures and more. A status of Other means there is an...

Why DPS says it must close Denver schools to avert a “full-blown crisis”

The Denver Post (Education) 11/4 1:00A Jessica Seaman

Carrie Olson remembers the first time she was told Denver Public Schools would need to close schools because fewer babies were being born. She had only been on the Board of Education for a year or two...

Superintendent offers scant details on Denver school closures as release of list nears

The Denver Post (Education) 10/29 1:00A Jessica Seaman

Denver Public Schools leaders offered a peek Monday into their thinking about potential school closures, but kept most details vague so as to not identify any schools that might be on the chopping block before the district s plan is publicly...

Nightmare fuel: We asked researchers to name the scariest thing you should worry about

The Denver Post (Education) 10/29 1:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

What keeps you up at night? Bank account woes? An impending work presentation? Analyzing that embarrassing thing you said in the seventh grade? Boring! To give you something fresh to worry about as...

Campaign text falsely implies head of Colorado’s largest teachers union supports Amendment 80

The Denver Post (Education) 10/24 1:00A Jessica Seaman

A political advertisement was sent to voters supporting Amendment 80 that included a quote from Kevin Vick, the head of the Colorado Education Association. Vick does not support the amendment, which,...

In metro Denver county commission races, local concerns are still king. But can Republicans regain...

The Denver Post (Education) 10/17 1:00A John Aguilar

Jim Wood has a 5-acre farm in Adams County, near Watkins, and he s noticed that the roads nearby can accommodate his 1977 John Deere 4400 combine. But they aren t necessarily big or sturdy enough to support the heavier field machinery that many...

Colorado school districts want voters to OK billions for new buildings and maintenance. It may be a...

The Denver Post (Education) 10/13 1:00A Jessica Seaman

Inside Colorado’s aging school buildings, black mold forces educators to teach students outside during warm months. Sewer problems prevent toilets from being flushed and render water fountains and...

How CU Boulder professors, staff are using AI “to enhance learning”

The Denver Post (Education) 10/12 1:00A Olivia Doak

University of Colorado Boulder Professor Michael Klymkowsky created two AI bots to help students learn: Dewey and Rita. In his classroom at CU Boulder, Dewey and Rita can act like tutors, analyze answers and even provide feedback on how...

Ballot Issue 4A asks voters to approve a nearly $1 billion bond for Denver Public Schools

The Denver Post (Education) 10/8 12:45A Jessica Seaman

Denver Public Schools is asking voters for permission to borrow  a record amount of money nearly $1 billion in the Nov. 5 election via Ballot Issue 4A. District officials have said the bond is needed to upgrade and repair aging buildings and to...

Amendment 80 would make school choice a constitutional right in Colorado

The Denver Post (Education) 10/8 12:45A Jessica Seaman

Under Colorado law, parents can request that their children attend any public K-12 school in the state for free, even in other school districts. Now, backers of Amendment 80 in the November election are asking voters to enshrine families right to...

Will Colorado schools start using AI surveillance cameras with facial recognition? Some already...

The Denver Post (Education) 10/6 1:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

Nearly 400 cameras with artificial-intelligence capabilities are scattered across the Cheyenne Mountain School District in Colorado Springs and they can find you. AI facial-recognition functionality...

ABA therapy in school: Some Denver families are still being told no despite state law billed as “a...

The Denver Post (Education) 10/3 4:05A Melanie Asmar

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat . Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Every day, Ileana Sadin picks up her 5-year-old son Julian from kindergarten in Denver and...

Family of student fatally shot outside East High sues Denver Public Schools over removal of armed...

The Denver Post (Education) 10/1 6:06A Jessica Seaman

Luis Garcia. (Photo courtesy of the Garcia family) The family of Luis Garcia, the East High student fatally shot outside of the school last year, this week sued Denver Public Schools and the district...

Quesadillas, fajitas, tacos: Parents help Jeffco create 15 new recipes the district is trying this...

The Denver Post (Education) 10/1 3:54A Yesenia Robles

Leer en español. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat . Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Azucena Rubio’s kids often complained about meals in their Jeffco schools. Her elementary school daughter said the food was...

Denver Public Schools’ reform policies improved academic performance — but not for everyone, study...

The Denver Post (Education) 9/23 1:00A Jessica Seaman

The controversial education reforms implemented by Denver Public Schools more than a decade ago positively affected students’ academic outcomes, including increasing their likelihood of graduating, according to a new study released Monday. But...