4+ hour, 7+ min ago  (481+ words) Last session, the General Assembly took in a report on K-12 public school funding. The legislature ordered the report because an idea circulated Colorado was among the bottom five states in dollars allocated per student even though it is one of…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (358+ words) News:ElPomar Foundation and four individuals who have made what Chancellor Jeremy Haefner described as "indelible impacts'onthe University of Denver were honored at the 2026 Founders Celebration. Since its founding in 1937 by Spencer and Julie Penrose,the Colorado Springs-based El Pomar…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (336+ words) Nearly 160 Aurora high school students got a behind-the-scenes look at Colorado's criminal justice system this semester through a new academy created by Aurora Public Schools and the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office. The new academy gives Aurora high school students an…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1500+ words) Colorado voters could decide this fall whether billions of dollars that would otherwise be returned as TABOR refunds should instead go to public schools under a ballot measure unveiled Thursday by Democratic lawmakers. Supporters say the proposal would address chronic…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (506+ words) By Norton Rainey and Weston Kurz New legislation under consideration by Colorado lawmakers could have far-reaching consequences for Colorado students and families looking for new educational options. HB26-1292, currently under consideration by the Colorado General Assembly, would severely limit the ability…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (661+ words) The Cherry Creek School District will pay nearly $165,000 to former Superintendent Chris Smith following his resignation last month amid allegations of a toxic workplace. The board of education announced last week that the district is contractually obligated to pay Smith…...

1+ mon, 12+ hour ago  (395+ words) Lauren Snell, a district spokesperson, declined to say whether Poole's administrative leave was paid or not. Poole started with the school district in 1989 as a teacher and worked his way up the ranks to assistant superintendent of special populations, a…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (621+ words) The Denver Public Schools board will consider replacing an administrative building with Pascual LeDoux Academy in the district's 2020 lease-purchase structure, a financing arrangement tied to the sale and leaseback of several school buildings now under legal challenge. The deed swap…...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago  (1081+ words) Riverstone Academy, a public elementary school that opened last fall in Pueblo as a tuition-free option with Christian-based instruction, has filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado over alleged religious discrimination. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago  (722+ words) Colorado's second-highest court on Thursday rejected the claim that the state's board of education exceeded its authority by allowing a teacher's "partially effective" performance rating to negatively affect his or her job protections. A three-judge Court of Appeals panel also…...