Black parents want to talk about equity in northeast Denver schools

As the school year nears its end, some Denver parents will just be getting started.

Colorado teachers have a challenge others don’t: convincing voters

Denver schools closed Friday as teachers plan protest

Will big teacher strikes come to Colorado? Republican lawmakers seem to fear it

Two lawmakers who have long helped shape education policy in Colorado have introduced a bill that would bar teachers from striking and strip unions that endorse strikes of their bargaining power.

When Denver teachers rally for education funding on April 27, schools will dismiss students early

There won’t be a walkout for gun control at Columbine this week because — as with every April 20th since 1999 — it’ll be closed

Hundreds of teachers protesting at the Capitol today — one district has canceled classes entirely

Hundreds of Colorado teachers will descend on the Capitol Monday to call for more school funding and for protecting teachers’ retirement benefits.

In far northeast Denver, there’s a heated debate over the desire for a traditional high school

“We really believe we are the 20 percent,” she said, referring to the district’s goal that 80 percent of all students will attend high-quality schools by 2020.

Strike vote by Denver teachers no longer imminent due to contract extension

Denver teachers union will ask for strike if pay negotiations fail

Discussion on race, teacher’s dismissal spur outrage at Arvada school

A little over a month after a “Race and Faith” chapel event that ruffled the feathers of some students and parents at Faith Christian Academy, the private Christian school fired the faculty member responsible for it.

This Colorado school district is backing off from its ambitious biliteracy goals

Adams 14 wants students to learn English faster, and the district can't find enough qualified teachers. Advocates question the new approach.

Denver’s student population expected to shrink in 2019 after more than a decade of growth

Douglas County ends controversial private-school voucher program

The program was a prime fault line in an election this fall that saw voucher opponents take full control of the board.

After a 10-year-old killed herself, there’s a search for solutions in schools and in the statehouse

As the tragic circumstances of a Colorado fifth-grader’s suicide draws widespread attention, state lawmakers want to help schools try to prevent such cases.

Black high-school student attacked and subjected to racial slurs on public transit bus, Denver Public Schools says

Why schools in Aurora, Westminster and Adams County haven’t updated their anti-bullying policies for LGBT kids

Denver public students make record gains on latest state tests, shrinking troubling gaps

Denver teachers union’s strategy for this year’s contract negotiations: Go big

These Denver schools are losing students as their neighborhoods gentrify