Is 24 Preschoolers in a Classroom Too Many? Colorado Will Soon Decide.
By Ann Schimke Posted March 7, 2024 As Colorado leaders prepare for the second year of the state’s popular new universal preschool program, they’re grappling with a hotly…
Colorado’s PK-12 Enrollment Declines While Billionaires Fund Charter Schools
Mike DeGuire Posted March 7, 2024 In January 2024, the Colorado Department of Education announced that “PK-12 student enrollment reached the state’s lowest mark in a decade.” The…
The LEC Commends DPS and Supt. Marrero for Assisting New Arrivals
Milo Marquez The Latino Education Coalition of Denver (LEC) offers our commendations—belatedly so, but commendations nonetheless—to Denver Public Schools (DPS) in general and to Dr. Alex Marrero, Superintendent,…
Colorado Charter Schools Need More Transparency and Accountability
Mike DeGuire Posted: January 11, 2024 Colorado charter schools have expanded significantly in the past decade, with 16% of students now attending charter schools, yet current state laws…
Why School Board Elections Matter and Why You Should Vote
By Erica Meltzer Every other November, Colorado voters choose the people who make important decisions about their local schools. But in most school districts, very few people vote in…
Billionaire ‘Dark Money’ is Behind the Denver School Board Endorsements
Mike DeGuire The Denver school board race is off and running, and several key groups have announced their endorsements. The Denver Classroom Teachers Association, the local teacher…
Back to School Basics: Public Schools Are Not Sunday School
Max Schlenker As public-school students return to classrooms for the new school year, some could face an unexpected test: religious indoctrination. Thanks to various state laws enacted…
Overworked, Underpaid, Under Attack: Survey Shows Colorado Teacher Challenges
By Erica Meltzer Colorado educators feel overworked, underpaid, and under attack, and they think students’ education is suffering as a result. Those were the findings of the Colorado…
Colorado’s Free Preschool Application Is Open, Here’s What You Need To Know
By Ann Schimke The parent application for Colorado’s new free preschool program opened at 8 a.m. on Jan. 17 — a major milestone in the march toward the program’s…
Horrors of Native Boarding School Era Have Gone Unacknowledged for Too Long
Rev. Katie Sexton-Wood As members of the Arizona Faith Network, we find strength in our differences. We are Sikh, Catholic, Jewish, Presbyterian, Mormon, Lutheran, Muslim, Quaker, and…