Denver Public Schools defies Trump administration deadline for removing all-gender bathrooms

The Denver Post (Education) 9/8 6:56A Elizabeth Hernandez

Denver Public Schools has not complied with the Trump administration s request that the district convert all multi-stall, all-gender bathrooms in its schools into separate facilities for female and male students by the agency s Monday deadline. In...

Denver Public Schools earns ‘green’ academic rating from state for first time since 2019

The Denver Post (Education) 9/4 2:00A Jessica Seaman

For the first time in six years, Denver Public Schools students’ test scores and graduation rates have earned Colorado’s largest school district one of the top marks on the state’s academic framework...

More than 244,000 Colorado students frequently missed school last year

The Denver Post (Education) 8/27 10:22A Jessica Seaman

More than 244,620 Colorado students missed a significant amount of school during the 2024-25 academic year, a sign that attendance and chronic absenteeism rates have yet to return to pre-pandemic levels five years after COVID-19 initially...

University of Northern Colorado among colleges where move-in day includes students’ dogs and cats

The Denver Post (Education) 8/27 4:15A The Associated Press

By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY, The Associated Press Crossing paths with dogs, cats and other animals is part of campus life for students at Eckerd College, a liberal arts school in Florida that allows pets to live in dormitories. Sophie Nocera, an Eckerd...

Spate of hoax calls about active shooters stir fear at college campuses around the US

The Denver Post (Education) 8/26 9:24A The Associated Press

By ANDREW DeMILLO and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, Associated Press A rash of hoax calls about active shooters on college campuses — some featuring gunshots sounding in the background — has sent waves of...

Aurora’s plan to close two library branches this fall will create a neighborhood void for loyal...

The Denver Post (Education) 8/25 2:00A John Aguilar

Aurora s Chambers Plaza Library reopened less than three years ago to great fanfare after a decade-plus closure. But now the modest branch at the edge of a strip mall on East Colfax Avenue will close...

New law prompts Colorado schools to eye curbs on student cellphone use — including ‘bell-to-bell’...

The Denver Post (Education) 8/24 2:00A Jessica Seaman

As students return to school, the leaders of Colorado s K-12 districts are considering how they might limit cellphone use in schools including whether to ban the devices outright to meet a 2026...

For ‘mama bear’ parents, access to their college kids’ medical and student records can be a waiver...

The Denver Post (Education) 7/27 1:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

When Jennifer Hughes son was in a mountain biking accident last year, she was prepared to go into full mama bear mode, overseeing his medical care and insurance details. But the Chicago-area mom ran into repeated roadblocks federal privacy laws...

New Superintendent Bret Heller considers future of Thompson School District

The Denver Post (Education) 7/20 4:45A Will Costello

The new school year is fast approaching, and kindergartners aren’t the only ones who will be adjusting to the Thompson School District. Bret Heller, newly hired superintendent, began work the first of...

Education Department will release some frozen grants supporting after-school and summer programs

The Denver Post (Education) 7/18 7:12A The Associated Press

By ANNIE MA, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will release some  previously withheld grant money  for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the Office of Management and...

MSU Denver creating ‘Juilliard of mariachi’ in new music major

The Denver Post (Education) 7/16 2:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

Students at the Metropolitan State University of Denver can now major in mariachi. The new degree program, Mariachi Performance and Culture , is the first of its kind in Colorado, blending musical performance, cultural studies and business....

Boys & Girls Club programs threatened by Trump grant freeze serve thousands of families

The Denver Post (Education) 7/14 3:44A The Associated Press

By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS, Associated Press Education Writer EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — After driving through a downpour to take her son to day camp, Darleen Reyes told camp administrators the rain...

The Trump administration wants to eradicate DEI in higher education. These Black scholars still plan...

The Denver Post (Education) 7/12 2:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

The Trump administration has already disrupted Darius McGregor s academic journey. The 18-year-old graduate of Denver s East High School interned earlier this year at a laboratory on the University of...

Colorado school districts weigh job cuts as Trump continues to withhold $70 million in K-12 funding

The Denver Post (Education) 7/10 2:00A Jessica Seaman

Leaders of Colorado school districts said Wednesday that they may be forced to eliminate jobs within a matter of weeks if the Trump administration doesn’t release roughly $70 million in withheld K-12 funding. Officials from Denver Public Schools...

What Trump’s big tax law could mean for the youngest Americans

The Denver Post (Education) 7/9 1:34A The Associated Press

By MORIAH BALINGIT, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The impact of the massive spending bill President Donald Trump  signed into law on Independence Day  is expected to filter down to infants and toddlers — a segment of the population that s...