Colorado dad accuses school officials of retaliating against daughter after “embarrassing” viral video
A seventh grader in Colorado is facing disciplinary action after a video she shot at recess went viral.
Education
Additional students buoy Denver schools’ budget
An unexpected influx of students this academic year means Denver Public Schools might not have to dip into its reserves, the district’s chief financial officer said this week.
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Burton Brown to seek State Board of Education seat
Kristi Burton Brown, formerly the chairwoman of the Colorado Republican Party, has announced her candidacy for the Colorado State Board of Education seat in Congressional District 4.
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Student enrollment down statewide, up in Denver because of newly arriving immigrants
Student enrollment statewide declined for a second year with new data from the Colorado Department of Education showing a loss of about 1,800 students on what’s called the October count, which is used to determine funding levels for school districts.
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Colorado public school enrollment continues to decline, lowest since 2013
DENVER – For the second straight year, student enrollment in Colorado’s public schools declined with the 2023-24 school year PK-12 student enrollment reaching the state’s lowest mark in a decade, according to the annual count of public school students in October.
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Armstrong: A modest proposal for school choice in Colorado
I’ll begin with my proposal: Parents who do not send their school-age children to public schools do not have to pay taxes to help support those schools. Whatever proportion of property, income, and other taxes go to schools, those parents either do not have to pay in the first place (I propose), or else they get the money back during tax season, up to the average per-pupil expenditure. I mean to include here property taxes paid indirectly through rent.
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Colorado legislation requires public schools to call students by ‘preferred name’
Colorado public schools would be required to use a student’s “preferred name” under a proposal that would also label the refusal to do so “discriminatory.”
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Education Department accelerates student loan debt cancellation plan
The Biden administration announced Friday morning that it is expanding and accelerating its income-driven student loan forgiveness plan.
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Colorado Department of Higher Education is slamming other states’ who they believe are anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion
The Colorado Department of Higher Education has recently made headlines for its support of Colorado College’s new initiative, the Healing and Affirming Village and Empowerment Network (HAVEN).