Education
High school dual enrollment accounts for 40% of all community college students in Colorado
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | About 40% of Colorado’s community college enrollment is made up of high school students earning college credits, part of a nationwide rise in younger students enrolled in college-level courses. But a recent report finds that Colorado and other states still face significant challenges in making sure […]
ERBOCES school group to dissolve following state scrutiny over funds
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | An education group that last year authorized “Colorado’s first public Christian school” soon will dissolve, following a Monday night vote by a key member institution. The school board in School District 49 unanimously approved the dissolution of Education reEnvisioned Board of Cooperative Educational Services, or ERBOCES. […]
How to make the most of parent-teacher conferences during back-to-school and beyond
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. | Parent-teacher conferences can conjure a familiar scene: adults crammed into child-size chairs, listening to teachers run through a list of students’ achievements and struggles. For many families, they can also mean frustration. Today’s school conferences are sometimes 15 to 20 minutes, with little time for parents to ask their own questions. Adults […]
Controversial ERBOCES education group survives as Pikes Peak State College stays
This story was first published at Colorado Chalkbeat. DENVER | A controversial Colorado education group will continue to exist for at least 10 more months after a clause in a 13-year-old agreement prevented one member from exiting. Until late last week, the group, Education reEnvisioned Board of Cooperative Educational Services, or ERBOCES, appeared to be […]
Colorado school district to strip religious material from Texas reading program after controversy
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | A small southwestern Colorado school district will remove or modify any biblically infused content in its new elementary reading curriculum, a district official wrote in an open letter Saturday. “Our schools will not use the curriculum as a vehicle for religious instruction,” wrote Eddie Ramirez, superintendent […]
New Momentum Scholarship offers free tuition at Community College of Aurora for 2026 APS graduates
AURORA | Recent Aurora Public Schools graduates who took college courses while in high school can still enroll at Community College of Aurora this fall with the potential to receive up to three years of tuition-free classes through a new scholarship program. The Momentum Scholarship is available to 2026 graduates of APS high schools who […]
Colorado school district picks controversial Bluebonnet curriculum, linked to Biblical lessons
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | Officials in Montezuma-Cortez, a small school district in southwestern Colorado, could have chosen a new elementary reading curriculum from more than 20 state-approved options. Instead, with little public discussion this summer, they picked one called Bluebonnet. It’s described as being “built for Texas students” and has […]
School backpack overload: Heavy bags can strain kids’ bodies
Backpacks can be fashionable and functional, but they can also be too heavy — weighed down by digital devices, musical instruments, sports equipment and more. Some kids carry home a laptop or tablet and textbooks, too. It’s good to be prepared, but kids who walk to school or participate in extracurricular activities may be lugging […]
At colleges, the AI boom means everyone wants to dabble in computer science
With no background in coding, Faith Maeba, a psychology major, was reluctant when her mother first suggested she enroll in classes on artificial intelligence. But the senior at Virginia Commonwealth University began to see it differently as she looked into graduate psychology programs that explore human behavior in the workplace, which is quickly being upended […]
Colorado’s free preschool faces calls for higher quality standards
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | Colorado’s free preschool program has been popular with families since it launched three years ago, but state leaders need to raise the bar on quality. That finding from a state-mandated evaluation of the $349 million program echoes concerns long raised by advocates that universal preschool started […]