CBO: Biden’s student debt plan would cost $400 billion

The Denver Post (Education) 9/26 12:17P Collin Binkley

President Joe Biden’s plan for student debt cancellation will cost the federal government about $400 billion over the next 30 years, according to new estimates from the Congressional Budget Office. The figures were released Monday in response to...

Despite new state law, Denver Public Schools is exempt from covering employees’ IVF procedures

The Denver Post (Education) 9/26 11:34A Melanie Asmar

After a year of trying to start a family, Denver teacher Alison Yocum Johanson’s doctor told her that her next step in trying to get pregnant is in vitro fertilization. But when Yocum Johanson asked Denver Public Schools’ human resources...

Colorado has big gaps in who finishes college. Can a post-pandemic push turn the tide?

The Denver Post (Education) 9/26 2:00A Chalkbeat Colorado

By Jason Gonzales , Chalkbeat Colorado Leer en español. Reginaldo Haro-Flores knew finishing college would be an uphill battle. As the first in his family to go to a four-year university, he faced a struggle to pay tuition, buy textbooks and...

The school shooting is fake. Can it prepare an officer for a real one?

The Denver Post (Education) 9/25 10:38A The New York Times News Service

By Grace Ashford , The New York Times Company The police officers crept through the remarkably realistic school hallway, ears trained for imitation gunshots. Sidestepping a child-size dummy, they...

Students’ archaeological dig peers into Auraria campus’s past as Denver’s oldest neighborhood

The Denver Post (Education) 9/24 2:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

Sitting in soil with dirt-caked knees and a Jurassic Park T-shirt, Adam Elves felt like he was 6 years old again digging in his backyard for buried treasure. We are such nerds, the 19-year-old said...

Denver school board approves charter school centering Black students that was initially rejected

The Denver Post (Education) 9/23 4:51A Melanie Asmar

After the state ordered Denver Public Schools to reconsider a charter school centering Black students and culture, the school board Thursday approved the school to open next fall. But the approval comes with conditions, including that 5280...

UC Regents discuss UCLA’s move to the Big Ten but make no announcements

The Denver Post (Education) 9/22 1:22P Jon Wilner

UCLA chancellor Gene Block appeared before the University of California’s Board of Regents during an open session Thursday, but not for the reason fans of the Bruins and the Pac12 might have expected. Block handed out an academic award one of...

Threats close Denver’s public libraries, area high school amid surge in “traumatizing” hoax calls...

The Denver Post (Education) 9/21 1:25P Shelly Bradbury

Denver closed all of the city s public libraries Wednesday and an Adams County high school canceled classes after receiving threats amid a surge of hoax calls and threats of violence both in Colorado...

Would UCLA really be worse off financially in the Big Ten? The Pac-12 commissioner thinks so; we...

The Denver Post (Education) 9/21 10:34A Jon Wilner

George Kliavkoff, whose career includes executive positions at Major League Baseball, NBCUniversal and MGM Resorts International, stands accused of being bad at math. The Pac-12 commissioner caused quite the stir Tuesday when he opined that UCLA...

Students who created “Know Justice, Know Peace” racial justice podcast sue Denver Public Schools in...

The Denver Post (Education) 9/19 12:47P Elizabeth Hernandez

A group of Black students who created the Know Justice, Know Peace racial justice podcast at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College sued Denver Public Schools in federal court Monday, alleging the district is trying to trademark and steal the...

Police investigate “unfounded” threat at Denver’s East High; no injuries reported

The Denver Post (Education) 9/19 10:29A Sam Tabachnik, Conrad Swanson

Denver police responded to East High School on Monday afternoon on a report of a threat at the campus, but said it so far has proven to be unfounded and there have been no reports of injuries. Denver Public Schools, on Twitter , said an active...

Denver Public Schools violated the rights of Black boys with disabilities, state finds

The Denver Post (Education) 9/15 1:40P Melanie Asmar

Denver Public Schools systematically violated the rights of Black boys with disabilities who attend specialized programs, state education officials found in a wide-ranging investigation. The Colorado Department of Education found that the state’s...

At MSU-Denver, the president won’t protect you from what you don’t want to hear

The Denver Post (Education) 9/15 2:00A Bruce Finley

Metropolitan State University of Denver leaders looked at the recurring flare-ups on the nation’s college campuses — where controversial tweets and email , chat room screen shots and student spats...

How CU Denver wants to disrupt higher education for the better

The Denver Post (Education) 9/14 2:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

When University of Colorado Denver Chancellor Michelle Marks is asked what distinguishes the urban CU campus from other institutions, she gestures toward her office window overlooking the sprawling...

Denver Public Schools board will review governing policies at crux of infighting among members

The Denver Post (Education) 9/12 1:56P Jessica Seaman

The school board overseeing Denver Public Schools will start a weeks-long review Tuesday of its governing policies, which have been at the crux of infighting among its members. The meetings are part of an annual review that the Board of Education...