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Two students look at photos as they create autobiographies in the Poudre School District's Newcomer program on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. In the past year, the number of unaccompanied minors crossing into the U.S. and being released to a parent, relative, or other sponsor in Colorado has more than doubled. (Photo by Richard Haro)

Across borders, through detention, and into Colorado classrooms: The journey of solo children

Chalkbeat Yesenia Robles, Chalkbeat Colorado -
At 15, he made the long, frightening trek across Central America and the U.S.-Mexico border with a smuggler. Then he continued on an even...
Students at University Prep Elementary's flagship school in Denver. (Photo by Eric Gorski, University Prep is a public charter school serving students K-5th grade. (Photo by Eric Gorski, Chalkbeat Colorado)

The growth and location of Denver charter schools, explained in 3 charts

Chalkbeat Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado -
Over the past five years, the number of Denver students attending district-run schools has decreased while the number of students in charter schools has...

‘I used to be a proud Daniels Fund scholar.’ New application draws criticism for...

Chalkbeat Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat Colorado -
Agree or disagree with these statements: “Government should decide how business profits are distributed.” “I don’t feel much of an attachment to the USA.”...
Tay Anderson hugs a supporter as early returns show him leading in the race for an at-large Denver school board seat. (Photo via Chalkbeat Colorado)

An end to Denver’s reform era? Teachers union-backed school board candidates win big Tuesday’s...

Chalkbeat Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado -
The Denver school board is on the verge of a historic shift, with two candidates backed by the teachers union scoring decisive wins and...
Scott Baldermann, Diana Romero Campbell, and Radhika Nath are seeking the District 1 seat on the Denver school board.

School board election: Who’s running and what’s at stake in Denver’s District 1 race

Chalkbeat Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado -
Denver voters face a choice this November that could change longstanding education policies and practices in the state’s largest district. Three Denver parents are running...

School board election: Who’s running and what’s at stake in Denver’s District 5 race

Chalkbeat Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado -
In a part of Denver that has experienced rapid changes, voters face a choice that could shift long-standing education policies and practices in the...

School board election: Who’s running and what’s at stake in Denver’s at-large race

Chalkbeat Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado -
Three former Denver students are running for an at-large seat on a school board that will help shape how the Denver school district approaches...

What Proposition CC would mean for Colorado schools

Chalkbeat Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat Colorado -
Colorado voters face a decision this November that could send millions of additional dollars to the state’s schools in good economic times — or...
A mailer sent by a political committee backed by the Denver teachers union stirred controversy by stripping candidates Alexis Menocal Harrigan and Diana Romero Campbell — both of whom it is seeking to defeat — of their Spanish surnames. (Image via Chalkbeat Colorado)

Union-funded committee apologizes for mailer misrepresenting Latina candidates’ names

Chalkbeat Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado -
A political committee funded by the Denver teachers union apologized Thursday night for an attack ad decried as racist by the school board candidates...
Image by RikkisRefuge Other via Flickr:Creative Commons

With three weeks to go, spending in Denver school board races has topped $1.3...

Chalkbeat Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado -
Welcome back to Chalkbeat’s campaign finance tracker. We’ll track how much each of the nine Denver school board candidates has raised and spent in...
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