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As Denver families are pushed out by high housing costs, declining enrollment is emerging as a notable budget issue for the school district, signaling...
Teachers recalled painful conversations with their students, and parents described tears during morning drop-off. One educator confided that friends are buying her a Kevlar...
Colorado took a first step this week toward reforming a cash bail system that burdens the state’s poorest defendants.
House Bill 1225, which eliminates cash...
The University of Colorado’s Board of Regents has hired Mark Kennedy to lead the state’s flagship university despite overwhelming opposition from students, faculty and...
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, a conservative pro-gun group, and Republican lawmakers are challenging Colorado’s red-flag law in Denver District Court, alleging Democrats failed to...