Author: Yesinia Robles, Chalkbeat Colorado
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A parent engagement program in Westminster is helping families understand the district’s model
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Westminster mom Martha Tapia had gotten her hopes up last year when her daughter received a scholarship of $15,000 to go to Regis University. “But then, my daughter said it wasn’t enough,” Tapia said. “I wouldn’t be able to come up with the rest of the money.” Instead, Tapia’s daughter is now attending college classes…
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Aurora district may start sharing local dollars with charters a year early, in exchange for higher fees
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The Aurora school district has a plan for how to comply with last year’s law requiring that districts share local funding with their charter schools, and it includes raising the fees that it charges those schools. The law requires districts that weren’t already sharing the funds from voter-approved tax increases to do so. Rico Munn,…
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Charter and online schools report the largest increase in students in Colorado
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Colorado’s student population grew again in the fall of 2017, but by the smallest numbers since 1989. The biggest increases were in charter and online schools, according to data released by the state. A total of 910,280 public school students from preschool through 12th grade were counted in the annual student count day in…
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More money for education, help for charters and marijuana taxes to tackle teacher shortages headline Hick budget
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Colorado would give school districts more money next year and the state would make a dent in its school funding shortfall under Gov. John Hickenlooper’s proposed 2018-19 budget released Wednesday. If the plan is approved by state lawmakers, school districts would see an increase of about $343 per student, or an increase of about 4.5…
