Denver Board Votes to Pause Enrollment-Based School Closures for 4 Years
By Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Posted June 19, 2025 No more Denver schools will be closed or consolidated for low enrollment until 2030 after the school board amended its policy…
Colorado Immigrant Rights Groups Demand Accountability
Posted June 19, 2025 Immigrant rights advocates across Colorado are sounding the alarm after reports that Mesa County law enforcement may have assisted Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Auditor Supports Denver Labor Staff Unionizing
Posted June 19, 2025 In a bold and affirming stance, Denver Auditor Timothy M. O’Brien, CPA, is announcing his full support for employees in the Auditor Office’s Denver…
Denver Art Museum Showcases Kent Monkman: History is Painted by the Victors
Posted June 19, 2025 The Denver Art Museum exhibits the first major survey in the U.S. for celebrated Cree artist Kent Monkman (Fisher River Cree Nation, b….
History Colorado Expands Childhood Enrichment Efforts in San Luis Valley
Posted June 19, 2025 History Colorado announced this week that it is expanding its Hands-On History offerings in the San Luis Valley in partnership with The Church Project…
Change to Federal Immigration Policy to Strip Protections from Hundreds of Vulnerable Immigrant Youth in New Mexico
Posted June 19, 2025 On Jun 6, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) made a significant change to a federal classification that ends deferred action and work…
‘We Just Have To Have Hope and To Fight’
By Julia Goldberg, Source New Mexico Posted June 19, 2025 Folk-song parodies, a Melania Trump impersonator and no shortage of sign-toting canines marked the Santa Fe iteration of the…
La Raza Report: Perseverance, Knowing the Past, Is the Key to Prevailing in Denver Public Schools
By Hilary Olivares Members of Denver Public Schools (DPS) and the La Raza Research Team gathered on June 5, at St. Cajetan’s Church, a significant location for the…
Immigration Advocates Slam Polis Over ICE Policy as Union Joins Whistleblower Lawsuit
By Delilah Brumer, States Newsroom Posted June 12, 2025 The union representing more than 27,000 state employees in Colorado announced Monday it is joining a whistleblower lawsuit against…
ICE Offers Albuquerque Immigrant Reprieve — For Now
By Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico Posted June 12, 2025 Antonio Chairez Ríos stepped out from behind a gate enclosing the local Immigration and Customs Enforcement office south…