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Colorado now restricts use of state funds for homeschool enrichment programs
This story was first published at Chalkbeat Colorado. DENVER | No ski passes, soccer club fees, or museum memberships. These are just a few of the new rules governing state-funded homeschool enrichment the Colorado Department of Education unveiled this week. Prompted by law changes in late May, the rules aim to close loopholes that in […]
EDITORIAL: Call Trump’s Cherry Creek racism claims what they are — corrupt
The Trump administration’s latest “civil rights” investigation into the Cherry Creek School District should be greeted with all the credibility and skepticism as the president’s previous forays into white supremacy and xenophobia couched as “ending racism.” The U.S. Department of Education announced this week that it is investigating the Aurora school district over allegations that […]
State probes metro school for disabled students on improper restraints
This story was first published at Colorado Chalkbeat. DENVER | Mark Brostrom’s 11-year-old son was struggling in public school when his school district suggested what seemed like a better fit: a new specialized school near the family’s home. Brostrom remembers thinking that the Austin Centers for Exceptional Students in Westminster could offer the flexibility that […]
Colorado education bills pass, addressing school safety and civil rights issues
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | Colorado lawmakers avoided cuts to the core of public education funding this legislative session despite facing a significant budget shortfall. But with more financial challenges likely in the years ahead, it’s now on voters to decide whether public schools deserve more dollars than the status quo. […]