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After unprecedented spending in the Denver school board election, Colorado lawmakers are considering limits on how much money donors can give to school board...
Surrounded by parents of preschoolers, early childhood teachers, and school district officials, Gov. Jared Polis didn’t have to make the case for universal preschool....
Colorado voters could decide this November whether to fund free preschool for 4-year-olds statewide by taxing tobacco and vaping products.
On Friday, two citizens took...
A special committee charged with changing Colorado’s outdated formula for distributing money to schools will not recommend any legislation in 2020.
The Democratic chair of...
The University of Colorado’s elected board of regents passed over applicants with more experience running universities and more distinguished careers when it hired conservative former...