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Denver school board to vote on whether to release recording of closed-door meeting about police
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The Denver school board will hold a special meeting Friday to vote on whether to release the recording of a closed-door meeting it held in March. Several news outlets, including Chalkbeat and The Denver Gazette, are suing Denver Public Schools for the recording of the meeting. DPS spokesperson Bill Good said Thursday that he didn’t…
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Where are the kids? Colorado school enrollment trends shed light on closure discussions
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As three large metro area school districts grapple with school closures due to declining enrollment, a common question looms: Where did all the children go? To help answer that question, Chalkbeat looked at school enrollment data, county birth rate data and U.S. census data showing the number of children under 18 living in each school…
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These Colorado lawmakers will shape education policy in 2019
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When the Colorado General Assembly convenes in January, Democrats will control both chambers for the first time since 2014. That shift in the balance of power, along with a lot of turnover in both chambers, means new faces on the committees that will shape education policy. The incoming committee chairs in both chambers – state…
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Try, try again: Latest attempt at Colorado school funding measure would raise $1.6 billion with income, corporate tax increases
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Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Erica Meltzer on February 22, 2018 Colorado voters could see a $1.6 billion tax increase for education on their November ballots. Backers of a major school funding measure have been cleared to gather signatures by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. The measure – going by Great Schools, Thriving Communities…
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With promise of federal money, more low-income Coloradans could get help with child care
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Thousands of additional Colorado families might be able to pay for child care if a federal spending bill due in March fulfills the pledge of a recently approved budget deal. That’s because the deal, passed by Congress and signed by President Trump earlier this month, promised new money for a subsidy program that helps low-income…
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Denver school board pledges to ‘stand shoulder-to-shoulder’ with undocumented immigrants
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The Denver school board took a stand Thursday in support of young undocumented immigrants, urging Congress to save the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and pledging to provide opportunities for Denver educators to teach students about immigrant rights. “You have accomplices and luchadores in us,” said board member Angela Cobián. Cobián, who represents the…
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Report: Districts can do more to give black and Hispanic students access to college courses
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School districts could do more to ensure students, particularly students of color, have an opportunity to take college classes while still in high school. That’s the conclusion of a new report from a student advocacy group that looked at disparities in access to what is known as “concurrent enrollment” in Colorado schools. Programs allowing students…
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A member of Colorado’s state ed board steps down
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Chalkbeat Colorado’s Nic Garcia informs us Pam Manzanec, the Larkspur Republican who represents the 4th Congressional District on the State Board of Education, is resigning from the board at the end of this month: Mazanec provided a copy of her letter of resignation to Chalkbeat. In a separate statement, Mazanec said she is leaving her…
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Another ballot bid to raise big bucks for the state’s schools
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The rule of thumb when it comes to mounting a statewide citizens initiative for public school funding is – don’t bother. Whichever way the political pendulum happens to be swinging in a given election cycle, Colorado voters seldom seem in the mood for giving the state government more money, even for schools. Local school ballot…
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Democrat Jared Polis releases education plan, including new promise about teacher raises
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Congressman Jared Polis, one of several Democrats running for Colorado governor, released an education plan for the state Wednesday that includes new details on tackling teacher shortages and better preparing high school students for work. The Boulder Democrat wants to help school districts build affordable housing for teachers, increase teacher pay and make sure that…
