Sherri Wright, a retired teacher and former local school board member, will fill a vacancy representing Congressional District 3 on the Colorado State Board of Education. The seat was previously occupied by Stephen Varela, who resigned earlier this month.
Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero will earn a $17,326 bonus for meeting 85% of his goals last school year, according to his yearly evaluation approved by the school board Monday.
How many seats are filled and whether the neighborhood is experiencing declining enrollment are the first two criteria that Denver Public Schools staff will consider when deciding which schools should be recommended for closure.
Denver will use these criteria to decide which schools to close for low enrollment Read More »
Four seats on Colorado’s nine-member State Board of Education are up for election on Nov. 5. The election is unlikely to change the board majority, which is currently held by Democrats, but it could narrow that majority and change the board’s dynamics.
Voting guide: See the responses by State Board of Education candidates to questions Read More »
More than 30 of Colorado’s 178 school districts are asking voters to approve a local tax measure in this November’s election.
Three western Colorado communities hope to raise new dollars for child care through taxes paid by out-of-town visitors who stay in hotels or short-term rental housing.
In search of new child care money, more Colorado communities look to hotel guests Read More »
Four Colorado schools are among more than 350 nationwide to be named 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools for high achievement or progress in narrowing achievement gaps.
In Colorado, four schools win national Blue Ribbon recognition for excellence Read More »
For the past two and a half weeks, state education officials have been making surprise visits to Colorado’s 2025 Teacher of the Year finalists.
Meet the seven finalists for Colorado’s 2025 Teacher of the Year Read More »
The Denver school board is considering a new approach to community engagement that would limit one way parents, teachers, and others can address the board while adding another.
Kevin Vick moved to Colorado in 1993 and quickly found the ski slopes. Six years later, he was skiing 100 days a year and in the summers went mountain biking and rock climbing.
CEA’s new president, Kevin Vick, wants to share the purpose he found as an educator Read More »
