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More than a third of Colorado high school graduates need extra help to do...

More than a third of Colorado students who graduated from high school in 2017 were flagged as needing additional help in reading or math...
Students walking home from Swansea Elementary in October 2018. The school is among 10 Denver Public Schools that are part of a city of Denver program that will deploy highly localized air quality sensors in an effort to protect student health and reduce asthma rates. (Photo by Phil Cherner for The Colorado Independent)

Will a new program monitoring air quality at Denver schools make a difference for...

For the first time, parents, teachers, and administrators at 10 Denver public schools will know just how much air pollution students are exposed to...
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Here’s how much money each Denver school board candidate has raised

The 10-candidate Denver school board election has a new fundraising frontrunner: Alexis Menocal Harrigan, who used to work in government affairs for the district. According...
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Tell us about your experience with busing in Denver schools

Busing and the broader question of what courts and communities should do to create integrated schools has been back in the news after a...
Rising third-graders attending Denver Public Schools' "summer academy" stop to inspect a mushroom during a nature walk. (Photo by Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat)

Inside Denver’s attempt to slow ‘summer slide’ for English language learners and struggling readers

It’s summer break, but 14 rising third-graders spent a recent morning at Denver’s McMeen Elementary learning about proper nouns. After fastening imaginary bow ties...
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)

Charter alliance president on growing backlash: ‘We need to start fighting back’

The charter school movement is currently in a “battle for survival,” National Alliance for Public Charter Schools president Nina Rees told an audience of...
Teachers packed the Senate gallery as lawmakers read a resolution and showed their support for teachers during a rally on April 27. Photo by John Herrick

Colorado lawmakers are trying again to unravel a complicated school finance knot

For a third year, 10 Colorado lawmakers have convened to try to find a fairer and more effective way to fund the state’s schools. Nearly...
Denver Preschool Program New President-CEO-Elsa Holguin

Many eligible families don’t use the Denver Preschool Program. The new CEO wants to...

Elsa Holguín considers herself a bridge of sorts — someone who can cross divides and connect communities. It’s something she’s done since she landed in...
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)

New schools that want to open in Denver will now have an expiration date

A resolution quietly adopted by the Denver school board limits the scope of expansion of several charter school networks, and assigns a deadline to...
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2020 cheat sheet: What the Democratic presidential candidates have said about education

Education is hardly the only issue driving the 2020 presidential campaign. But policies affecting schools and students are emerging as some of the most...
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