Colorado gubernatorial hopeful Mike Johnston, known as an education reformer, says what schools really need is money

Johnston released an education platform this week that hinges on a major tax reform and calls for free full-day kindergarten, more access to preschool, and higher pay for teachers.

Lawmakers delay first vote on overhaul of Colorado’s school finance formula

A bill sponsored by state Rep. Dave Young and backed by 171 of Colorado’s 178 superintendents would fundamentally change how the state distributes money to its schools.

Try, try again: Latest attempt at school funding measure would raise $1.6 billion with income, corporate tax increases

Backers of a major school funding measure have been cleared to gather signatures by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office.

Major Five Points developer nabs historic Rossonian Hotel

Palisade Partners purchased the 105-year-old hotel at the tip of Welton and Washington streets earlier this month for $6 million.

Colorado gets good marks on preschool access for 3-year-olds, not so much on funding

Colorado ranked 11th for 3-year-old access among 33 states offering preschool to 3-year-olds.

A bill to rethink Colorado’s school funding system hits temporary snag

Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee stopped short of ending the bill’s legislative journey.

Colorado schools will see slight increase in funding under budget approved by Senate

The Senate’s overwhelming approval of the budget Thursday was a significant step toward securing a $185 per student increase for schools.

Goed Zuur beer bar sets opening date in Denver’s Five Points

Goed Zuur expects to begin pouring life back into a more than 120-year-old spot in Denver's Five Points neighborhood starting this spring.

Charter school funding debate takes center stage at Senate Education Committee

Colorado’s school funding debate raged on in 2016. Here’s how.

School funding is the perennial school policy debate in Colorado.

‘It’s a new day’ for Five Points after neighborhood agrees to fund business improvement district

Denver City Council president Albus Brooks says Five Points will be his legacy

"There's been over $300 million in reinvestment. That's not just going to developers. That's going to the sustainability of what Five Points is."

With “cranes up and down” the corridor, changing Denver looks like Welton Street

"We're here now, that's all I can say," says Fathima Dickerson, owner of the Welton Street Cafe.