Secure vestibule at Denver’s East High criticized as “illusion of safety” has been put on hold

The Denver Post (Education) 3/28 7:24A Melanie Asmar

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat . Keegan Hoelscher was at an assembly in the auditorium of East High School two years ago when a fellow student shot and injured two deans, a tragic incident that reignited a debate about school...

Arrowhead Elementary in Aurora briefly locked down after student brings gun to school

The Denver Post (Education) 3/28 6:00A Max Levy

An Arrowhead Elementary School student was detained Friday morning after Aurora police say they brought a firearm to school, causing a brief lockdown. Police spokesperson Joe Moylan said officers believe the student was spotted showing the gun to...

Adams 12 school district to cut 150 jobs amid $27.5 million shortfall

The Denver Post (Education) 3/28 4:48A Max Levy

Leaders of Adams 12 Five Star Schools plan to eliminate at least 150 positions before the next academic year, as the school district scrambles to budget for more than $27.5 million in cuts. The district, which serves roughly 35,000 students in...

Colorado Mesa University president finds white supremacist’s views “vile,” but defends his right to...

The Denver Post (Education) 3/27 2:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

A student s invitation to a white supremacist to speak at Colorado Mesa University ignited weeks of pushback from the campus community, but the school s president is defending the event even as he denounces the speaker s views as vile. John...

Attorney can be censured for vulgar outburst in meeting with family and school officials, Colorado...

The Denver Post (Education) 3/25 2:00A Katie Langford

An Aurora attorney who cursed at and insulted school district employees during a special education meeting violated professional conduct rules and can be publicly censured, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday . Igor Raykin was in a virtual...

International students weigh new risks of pursuing higher education in the US under Trump

The Denver Post (Education) 3/25 1:30A The Associated Press

By CAROLYN THOMPSON, Associated Press Since plunging during the COVID-19 pandemic, international student enrollment in the U.S. has been rebounding — a relief to American universities that count on their tuition payments. Two months into the new...

Dean shot at East High School in 2023 sues DPS over “nightmare that could have been prevented”

The Denver Post (Education) 3/21 8:53A Jessica Seaman

An administrator injured in the 2023 shooting inside East High School sued Denver Public Schools this week, alleging Colorado’s largest district failed to provide adequate training on student searches and knew the shooter “had an affinity for...

Colleges cut ties with a little-known nonprofit targeted by the Trump administration over DEI

The Denver Post (Education) 3/21 3:40A The Associated Press

By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY and JOCELYN GECKER, AP Education Writers Until recently, it was a little-known program to help Black and Latino students pursue business degrees. Related Articles National...

CU regent decries “public lynching” after board seeks probe of efforts to cut funding to marijuana...

The Denver Post (Education) 3/20 2:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

The University of Colorado s Board of Regents is launching an independent investigation into one of its own, Regent Wanda James, after the dispensary owner pushed to cut state funding from a CU campaign to educate youth about the risks of...

What’s at stake in Colorado’s school-funding fight as teachers descend on Capitol

The Denver Post (Education) 3/20 2:00A Jessica Seaman

When teachers rally at the Colorado State Capitol on Thursday, the message they intend to bring to Gov. Jared Polis and legislators scrambling to fill a $1.2 billion shortfall is this: Stop using money for K-12 schools to balance the state’s...

Colorado lawmakers ordered schools to report data on seclusion. For the most part, it hasn’t...

The Denver Post (Education) 3/19 4:55A Melanie Asmar

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat . Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters No one knows how many Colorado students are shut inside rooms, alone, at school. But Riley Ellis-Beach knows that it happened to her son. He was...

More than 50 universities — including CU Colorado Springs — face federal investigations as part of...

The Denver Post (Education) 3/14 4:27A Collin Binkley

WASHINGTON More than 50 universities, including the University of Colorado s Colorado Springs campus, are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign to end diversity, equity and inclusion...

Colorado and other Democratic-led states sue to block Trump’s layoffs at Education Department

The Denver Post (Education) 3/13 5:22A Collin Binkley

WASHINGTON A coalition of Democratic-led states including Colorado is challenging the Trump administration’s sweeping layoffs across the Education Department, saying it amounts to an illegal dismantling of an agency created by Congress. In a...

This 7th grader won the Denver regional science fair and Colorado’s state spelling bee in one week

The Denver Post (Education) 3/13 2:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

An Aurora seventh grader achieved a scholastic twofer last week, winning Denver s regional science fair and the Colorado state spelling bee in a six-day span. Vedanth Raju, a 12-year-old who attends...

White supremacist invited to speak at Colorado Mesa University by student club, sparking backlash

The Denver Post (Education) 3/12 7:37A The Grand Junction Daily Sentine

Jared Taylor was invited to speak on campus by the student organization Western Culture Club. Although Taylor may not associate with the white supremacist label, he has been widely described as one and as a white nationalist by experts and...