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Oil man, voucher proponent Alex Cranberg donates $20,000 to Douglas County school board candidates

Four Douglas County school board candidates who want to continue the legal defense of the district’s stalled private-school voucher program continued to bring in...

Douglas County’s politically charged, voucher-driven school board election explained

On a recent Thursday evening, the eight candidates running for a seat on the Douglas County school board gathered on the same stage for...

Two candidates with southwest Denver roots battle to represent region on school board

Two political newcomers are dueling for a wide-open school board seat in southwest Denver, a region of the city that has seen a multitude...

Inside the three-candidate battle for northeast Denver’s school board seat

Of the Denver school board races on the November ballot, none packs more intrigue than the fight for District 4. The three-person slate of candidates...

Douglas County slate that favors continuing school voucher court case is ahead in early...

A group of candidates that largely supports the direction of the Douglas County School District, especially its embrace of school choice policies, has raised...

Groups with a stake in Colorado’s school board elections raise $1.5 million to influence...

Union committees and various political groups have raised more than $1.5 million so far to influence the outcome of school board elections across the...

Five things we learned when Colorado’s gubernatorial candidates got on the same stage to...

Nine Republicans and Democrats hoping to become Colorado’s next governor offered contrasting views Friday of the state’s public schools to an audience of more...

Record number of Denver schools earn top ratings on latest district quality scale

More Denver schools this year earned the top two ratings on the district’s five-color scale than ever before, a spike officials say reflects the...

Colorado bows to federal pressure, adopts second school quality system that penalizes schools for...

In an effort to keep federal dollars flowing to Colorado classrooms, the State Board of Education voted Wednesday to create two quality systems for...

What’s different about this year’s Denver school board election? Betsy DeVos, for one

In many ways, the storylines of this year’s Denver school board election feel familiar. Those who embrace the district’s policies, and those who remain...
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