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Education

Denver school board votes to close three low-performing schools under new policy

Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Melanie Asmar on December 16, 2016 The Denver school board voted unanimously Thursday night to close three persistently low-performing...

Rejected Jeffco charter gets second chance from state board of education

Great Work Montessori School, a proposed preK-8 charter whose application was rejected last month by the Jefferson County Board of Education, has been revived...

Denver superintendent sheds light on school closure recs, what happens next

Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Melanie Asmar on December 9, 2016. While the criteria for Denver school closure recommendations is clearer than ever before,...

How the face of Denver Public Schools is changing, explained in five charts

This story originally appeared in Chalkbeat Colorado.  Colorado’s largest school district continues to grow, though not at the same breakneck pace that saw Denver Public...

Higher ed fears political climate could be costly

A University of Colorado Board of Regents member says he is concerned that the "tenor and tone" of the Trump campaign and the spate...

Democrats have won control of the Colorado Board of Education. So now what?

This story originally appeared in Chalkbeat When Rebecca McClellan joins the State Board of Education in January, Democrats will have partisan control of the board...

What you should know about Betsy DeVos, Trump’s education secretary pick

This story originally appeared in Chalkbeat President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly tapped Michigan philanthropist Betsy DeVos to be his education secretary. “I am honored to work...

DougCo kills latest voucher program

The deeply divided Douglas County Board of Education last week actually voted unanimously on a controversial issue: vouchers. The board, on a 7-0 vote, killed...

Why the still-undecided state board of education race matters

One of the last races to be decided from last week’s election is who will represent Congressional District 6 on the Colorado Board of...

Jeffco board rejects Walton-backed charter school

  It’s back to the drawing board for a proposed Jefferson County charter school backed by the Walton Family Foundation and the grandson of Walmart...
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