Colorado K-12 education news in brief: Education bills move forward, food drive benefits students,...

The Denver Post (Education) 2/1 1:00A Meg Wingerter

Education bills pass out of committee Multiple bills related to education cleared the first hurdle in the process of becoming laws when they passed their original committees this week. HB 20-1002 would allow nontraditional college students to get...

CU Board of Regents “needs to be de-politicized,” Colorado House speaker says

The Denver Post (Education) 1/10 1:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

The University of Colorado s regents went back to primary school basics Thursday, spending hours discussing the ins and outs of respect with the help of colored pencils and clay at their annual winter...

Denver school choice: A guide to understanding Denver-area districts

The Denver Post (Education) 1/2 1:00A Meg Wingerter

If finding the perfect gift for your kid wasn t hard enough, you ve got another challenge coming up: choosing the right school and navigating the process to get your child into it. In most Denver-area...

Scholars Unlimited offers tutoring, helps prep Denver-area kids for school

The Denver Post (Education) 12/29 1:00A David Migoya

Gloria Duran says she still can’t believe her eyes when her children come home from the Scholars Unlimited after-school programs at Crawford Elementary in Aurora. “The first thing they want to do is...

Donor pays off $60,000 in school lunch debt at Aurora Public Schools

The Denver Post (Education) 12/19 1:43A Tom Mustin

Denver7 Canvas Credit Union CEO Todd Marksberry, center, presents a $60,000 check to Aurora Public Schools at Lansing Elementary School to pay off school lunch debt on Dec. 18, 2019. A donor dropped...

League of Charter Schools asks state board to free them from Littleton Public Schools

The Denver Post (Education) 12/19 1:00A Meg Wingerter

An organization representing the state s charter schools alleges Littleton Public Schools hasn t been fair to its charters, and is asking the Colorado State Board of Education to limit the district s right to oversee charter schools in its area....

Jeffco elementary will be latest Colorado school to adopt “classical” teaching model

The Denver Post (Education) 12/15 1:00A Meg Wingerter

A Jeffco Public Schools elementary will convert to a classical model next year, joining six other public schools in the Denver area that base their teachings on a philosophy developed in ancient...

Colorado K-12 education in brief: Students get free books, Bronco donates shoes, and more

The Denver Post (Education) 12/14 1:00A Meg Wingerter

Students get free books The Douglas County Federation teachers union arranged one donated book for every student at South Ridge Elementary in Castle Rock. The union worked with the American Federation of Teachers and First Book, a nonprofit...

Cherry Creek High student’s expulsion over anti-Semitic social media post violates First Amendment,...

The Denver Post (Education) 11/27 11:18A Meg Wingerter

A person identified only by his initials sued the Cherry Creek School District in federal court this week, arguing the district violated his son s First Amendment rights when it expelled the teenager over an anti-Semitic social media post . The...

Colorado K-12 education news in brief: New middle school to open, arts charter approved, and more

The Denver Post (Education) 11/23 1:00A Meg Wingerter

New Thornton middle school opening Rodger Quist Middle School, named for a former principal and interim superintendent of 27J Schools, will open on Jan. 7 at 13451 Yosemite St. in Thornton. The school s 767 students have been attending classes at...

Far fewer Denver students handcuffed in first months of school under new policy

The Denver Post (Education) 11/17 5:38A Melanie Asmar

Denver campus safety officers handcuffed only three students in the first three months of school, an 87% reduction from last year, when officers used handcuffs 23 times in the first trimester. That data is from the district’s first-ever...

Colorado K-12 education in brief: ACT allows “superscores,” donors fund DPS supplies, Douglas County...

The Denver Post (Education) 11/16 1:00A Meg Wingerter

ACT to allow superscores for students who retake test Starting in September 2020, students who take the ACT will be allowed to retake individual sections and combine their best results in each section into one superscore. The ACT has sections...

Aurora Central High gets one more year to show progress before state weighs more drastic action

The Denver Post (Education) 11/15 1:00A Meg Wingerter

Aurora Central High, an academically troubled school that has lingered on Colorado s watch list for nine years, will get one more chance to show improvement before the state considers more drastic action. The Colorado State Board of Education...

Colorado teachers union calls for ending corporate tax breaks as way to increase educator pay

The Denver Post (Education) 11/14 10:46A Meg Wingerter

Colorado s largest teachers union is calling for corporations to pay more to fund education, but left the details largely undefined in a new report released Thursday. The Final Countdown report is light on details about what tax breaks and...