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A study by the American Civil Liberties Union found that millions of U.S. students lack access to school mental health resources. (Photo by publik15 via Flicker: Creative Commons.)

Student and parent groups pushing Denver schools to hire ‘counselors, not cops’

Against a backdrop of rising youth suicide rates and disproportionately harsh discipline for black and Latino students, Denver teenagers and parents are calling for...

Denver metro area schools closed as authorities search for a woman ‘infatuated’ with Columbine

Update: Law enforcement says it found Sol Pais dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Clear Creek County near Mount Evans. More than two...

Colorado legislative roundup: Bills aimed at helping at-risk students advance

Many of the education bills wending their way through the Colorado General Assembly aim to provide students with more than academics. They seek to...

Colorado districts moving quickly toward full-day kindergarten, complicating funding debate

Large Colorado school districts that collectively serve thousands of children in half-day kindergarten programs are preparing to switch to full-day programs this fall, potentially...

Colorado bill to allow teen voting fails over worries about process and legality

Colorado high school juniors and seniors won’t get to vote in school board elections, after lawmakers expressed concerns over constitutional and transparency issues. The House State,...

Should Colorado teens get a vote in school board elections? These legislators think so

A coalition of youth advocates is pushing Colorado to allow most high school juniors and seniors to vote in school board elections. “Students are experts...

A crisis and an opportunity: Inside the fight to save one Denver middle school

Despite being located in one of the fastest growing parts of the city, a Denver middle school faces an enrollment crisis that threatens its...

There’s been lots of action on Colorado education legislation. Here’s a progress report.

Colorado’s education debate heated up on the House floor last week, as race, religion, partisanship, and even reproductive health entered discussion of a measure...
Photo by Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado

Inside the reorganization of the Denver school district’s central office

The people losing their jobs as part of a reorganization of the Denver school district’s central office range from literacy fellows who worked with...
Wendy McSwain

A day in the life of Miss Wendy, a ‘foot soldier’ for special education

The fourth-grader sitting across the table from Wendy McSwain was not in the mood for learning. As his small-group reading lesson began, he meowed...
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