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State scrutinizes 42 homeschool enrichment programs amid new law, one from Aurora
This story was originally published by Colorado Chalkbeat. DENVER | Responding to recent changes in state law, Colorado officials are scrutinizing 42 homeschool enrichment program applications submitted by a controversial education group whose past practices spurred the changes. The Colorado Department of Education on Thursday sent a four-page letter to the group — Education reEnvisioned […]
Trump administration’s Title IX enforcement questioned in Colorado school cases
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | An all-gender bathroom in a Denver high school was at the center of the first sex discrimination investigation of the second Trump administration. A year and a half later, the federal Office for Civil Rights has taken no enforcement action. Neighboring Jeffco Public Schools, meanwhile, has […]
New tax credit offers $1,200 relief to Colorado childcare teachers and staff
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | More than 19,000 Colorado childcare teachers and staff have taken advantage of a new $1,200 state tax credit for workers who support young children, older adults, or people with disabilities. The Care Worker Tax Credit was created by a 2024 state law and became available for […]