Colorado women continue to face harassment, discrimination in schools despite five decades of...

The Denver Post (Education) 6/20 2:00A Noelle Phillips

The sexually infused environment in Meghan Smith s master s program at Colorado State University was evident almost as soon as she enrolled in 2018. Her mentoring professor hosted an annual Christmas...

Hispanic students make gains in high school graduation amid changes in approach

The Denver Post (Education) 6/5 2:00A Yesenia Robles

When Rosa Beltran was going through high school in the late ’90s in a small town in southern Colorado, graduation was not in her sites. “My parents were very concerned about just working and trying to...

Baja 1000 EV dreams drive Colorado student engineers building racer in Aurora alley garage

The Denver Post (Education) 5/28 2:00A Bruce Finley

AURORA Colorado School of Mines engineering students are hurling themselves into what they see as the ultimate, relevant senior project: creating an electric vehicle burly enough to endure the Baja...

Colorado school district gets to keep mascot named after Kiowa Tribe, commission rules

The Denver Post (Education) 5/20 9:42A Jessica Seaman

A Colorado school district will still be able to use its mascot named after the Kiowa Tribe despite a state law banning the use of American Indian mascots by schools going into effect next month, voted the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs on...

Free lunch for all Colorado students heads to ballot in November

The Denver Post (Education) 5/10 11:49A Nick Coltrain

Colorado voters will decide this November if they want to step in where the federal government is poised to step away and fund free school meals for all students starting the 2023-24 school year. HB22-1414, which passed both chambers with...

CU regents confirm Todd Saliman as president

The Denver Post (Education) 4/27 11:26A Jessica Seaman

The University of Colorado’s Board of Regents on Wednesday confirmed Todd Saliman as the the system’s 24th president. Saliman, 55,  who was the sole finalist for the job , has served as interim president since July. The board voted unanimously to...

Colorado lawmakers set stage for 10 hours of free preschool starting fall 2023

The Denver Post (Education) 4/13 2:00A Nick Coltrain

The structure for universal preschool or at least 10 hours of it a week the year before kindergarten is set to clear the legislature after receiving initial approval from the state Senate Tuesday. The preschool services won’t begin until the...

Denver’s oldest neighborhood was destroyed to build the Auraria Campus. Historians and the displaced...

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

On a chilly March afternoon, a white Jeep sat parked in a lot on Denver s Auraria Campus, marking the spot where Rita Gomez s grandparents house once stood. Looking across the lot, Gomez pointed to...