Court revives part of Auon’tai Anderson’s defamation lawsuit against parent who made unsubstantiated...

The Denver Post (Education) 9/28 10:15A Jessica Seaman

The Colorado Court of Appeals revived part of a 2021 defamation lawsuit Denver school board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson brought against people who made unsubstantiated allegations of sexual assault against him, according to a summary opinion...

Parent sues Denver school board member Auon’tai Anderson in test of Colorado’s new social media law

The Denver Post (Education) 9/27 8:46A Jessica Seaman

A parent is suing Denver Public Schools and school board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson, alleging that he violated her First Amendment right to free speech by blocking her from viewing and posting on his Facebook page. The lawsuit, filed in...

Denver Public Schools pledged to pay tutoring vendors based on their results. Did it work?

The Denver Post (Education) 9/27 8:02A Melanie Asmar

Two outside companies that Denver Public Schools hired to tutor students in an effort to make up for lost learning fell short of some targets that could have earned the companies extra pay. Though one company fared better than the other, many...

Anna Sie, prominent philanthropist and champion of Down syndrome research, dies at 78

The Denver Post (Education) 9/27 7:05A Jacob Factor

Anna Maria Sie lived the ultimate American dream. Together, for 56 years, she and her husband, John J. Sie, both immigrants to the U.S., built a family in Colorado during his successful career in...

CU Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano to step down next year

The Denver Post (Education) 9/26 6:41A Olivia Doak

Chancellor Phil DiStefano will step down as leader of the University of Colorado s Boulder campus in 2024 after nearly 15 years in the position. University of Colorado Boulder Chancellor Phil...

DPS board president calls out members’ “exorbitant” travel expenses amid uncertainty about spending...

The Denver Post (Education) 9/25 2:00A Jessica Seaman

Members of Denver’s school board spent more than $40,000 traveling to conferences this past year, more than double the amount spent in other metro districts and a figure that has spurred directors to...

Professors explain letter criticizing CU Boulder administration for firing Patty Limerick

The Denver Post (Education) 9/18 12:16P Olivia Doak

Patty Limerick, former faculty director and board chair for the Center of the American West at CU Boulder. More than 300 professors and historians signed a letter dated Aug. 10 criticizing the...

Candidates, parents looking for Denver school board shake-up this fall in wake of infighting, safety...

The Denver Post (Education) 9/18 2:00A Jessica Seaman

Denver’s school board, which has drawn the ire of parent groups in recent months over directors infighting and the district s handling of school safety, faces a potential shake-up when voters cast their ballots in November s election. Nine...

New school start times, bus driver shortages contribute to metro Denver districts’ transportation...

The Denver Post (Education) 9/11 2:00A Jessica Seaman

When Dallas Rael decided to send her son to Morey Middle School, she thought a Denver Public Schools bus would take him to and from the campus three miles from their home. She had chosen to send...

Student arrested after bringing “realistic airsoft gun” to Commerce City high school

The Denver Post (Education) 9/8 7:41A Jacob Factor

A student at Lester Arnold High School in Commerce City was arrested after he brought a very realistic looking airsoft gun to school Friday morning, Commerce City police said in a news release. Real or fake— bring a gun to school and the charges...

Many Colorado students juggle college and parenting. Often they feel like outsiders on campus.

The Denver Post (Education) 9/7 2:00A Jason Gonzales

Deysi Parga Macias faced a dilemma last fall in the first week of classes at the University of Colorado Boulder. Related Articles Education | These DU alums found love in their accounting classroom. Ten years later, they got married there....

Fired McAuliffe principal Kurt Dennis sues DPS, alleging district violated his free speech rights

The Denver Post (Education) 9/5 6:07A Jessica Seaman

McAuliffe International School Principal Kurt Dennis (Photo via Denver Public Schools) Kurt Dennis, the former principal of McAuliffe International School, sued Denver Public Schools on Tuesday,...

15 Denver schools release children early because of excessive heat

The Denver Post (Education) 9/1 7:21A Jessica Seaman

At least 15 public schools in Denver are releasing students early Friday because of excess heat, according to the district. Denver Public Schools has ended the school day early multiple times because of the heat since classes resumed last week....

Adams County’s first shelter for displaced, homeless youth to open in Thornton

The Denver Post (Education) 9/1 2:00A John Aguilar

THORNTON Colorado s sixth-largest city will soon provide troubled youth a much-needed respite from the trials of the streets with a new 10-bed shelter for homeless and displaced teens Adams County s first. When a child is on the streets, they are...

DPS “seclusion room” investigation finds McAuliffe International School held students without proper...

The Denver Post (Education) 8/30 8:19A Jessica Seaman

An investigation by Denver Public Schools found that employees at McAuliffe International School, including former Principal Kurt Dennis, violated district policy by placing students in two rooms without proper supervision and either locking or...