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Man speaks during school board hearing

Denver School Board Candidate Says Post About Michelle Obama Was “Not About Race”

By Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat ColoradoOctober 9, 2025

Jeremy Harris, who is Black, compared the former First Lady to an ape in a years-old Facebook post.

girl tests on cell phone

Cellphones in Schools: More States Taking Action to Reduce Student Distraction Without Eliminating Tech Access

By Kui Xie and Florence MartinOctober 4, 2025

Colorado and other states are implementing more restrictive policies as psychological concerns rise.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser

After Evergreen: Colorado’s Safe2Tell Hotline Exists to Prevent the Next Tragedy

By Brendan Joel KelleyOctober 3, 2025

According to the Colorado Attorney General, tips to the school safety hotline have increased over the years.

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Colorado Voters to Decide Two Ballot Measures on Free School Meals

Colorado Voters to Decide Two Ballot Measures on Free School Meals

By Chase Woodruff, Colorado NewslineSeptember 29, 2025

Propositions LL and MM are the only statewide issues in the off-year election.

The Colorado School of Mines

Only Two Colorado Universities Rank in Top 100 Nationally

By Brendan Joel KelleySeptember 23, 2025

There are a handful of Colorado colleges and universities in the decidedly-mid area of the list, as well.

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A Short Look at the Long Legacy of East High

By Teague BohlenSeptember 18, 2025

The recent news isn’t the whole story about this landmark Denver school.

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CU Denver to Guarantee Admission for Certain Denver Public Schools Students

By Hannah MetzgerSeptember 3, 2025

Eligible students will be automatically admitted to the University of Colorado Denver, with a waived application fee.

D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School

Just One Colorado High School Ranks in Top 100 Nationwide, and It’s Not in Denver

By Brendan Joel KelleyAugust 27, 2025

Denver Public Schools didn’t place in the Top 100 rankings of the best high schools in America, but JeffCo scored one

A teenager tutors a younger kid.

Aurora Brothers Run Free Tutoring Service for Low-Income Students

By Bennito L. KeltyAugust 26, 2025

“What if you need extra help? The library can help you with seventh-grade, eighth-grade math, but it won’t give you the one-on-one experience that you need.”

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all-gender bathroom door at high school

Amid Trump Administration Investigation, East High Converts Boys’ Restroom to All-Genders

By Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat ColoradoAugust 22, 2025

According to Denver Public Schools, the new restroom was meant to address any disparity after a girls’ bathroom was converted earlier this year.

People show up to support a union.

Aurora Public Schools Support Staff Demand the Right to Unionize

By Bennito L. KeltyAugust 20, 2025

Support staff at Aurora schools include special education paraeducators, custodians, IT professionals and administrative assistants, among others.

Eritrean-Coloradan Teen Raises Thousands of Dollars for Refugees, Plans Documentary About Crisis

Eritrean-Coloradan Teen Raises Thousands of Dollars for Refugees, Plans Documentary About Crisis

By Hannah MetzgerMay 14, 2025

Rodas Tewelde escaped the east African nation of Eritrea as a child – but she’s “never going to turn [her] back” on other refugees.

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Unkindest Cuts: DU Projects Hit by Science, Higher Ed Grants Purge

By Cassis TingleyMay 12, 2025

“Conducting research on DEI or women or LGBTQ communities is not some woke political agenda.”

A Chromebook laptop is burnt and melted after being tampered with in order to make the lithium batter ignite.

Viral TikTok “Challenge” Concerns Local School Districts…and Tempts a Reporter

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 9, 2025

Boulder Valley School District and Denver Public Schools are asking families to help stop the Chromebook Challenge.

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Army Black Hawk Helicopter Mistakenly Lands at Colorado High School

By Hannah MetzgerApril 25, 2025

The helicopter was supposed to go to a different school four miles away.

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Old brick school in Denver

Colorado Ranks Among East Coast Elites in Education

By Catie CheshireMarch 10, 2025

Colorado leads the country in adults with degrees, but one big factor is keeping the state from being number one.

all-gender bathroom door at high school

Reader: Sometimes a Bathroom Is Just a Bathroom

By Westword ReadersFebruary 2, 2025

Will the feds flush East High School’s all-gender restroom?

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Denver Public Schools Under Federal Investigation for All-Gender Bathroom

By Thomas MitchellJanuary 28, 2025

The bathroom conversion was announced to parents six days before President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

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all-gender bathroom door at high school

Occupied! East High Debuts an All-Gender Bathroom

By Teague BohlenJanuary 27, 2025

“It’s something that we’re doing in response to what we’re hearing from our community and, most importantly, from our students and what they need and want.”

quantum computer

Quantum Incubator Brings Fresh Tech Development to Boulder

By Jason HellerJanuary 15, 2025

The university-sponsored facility aims to foster applications for everything from medicine to information science and national defense.

Manny Pargman wearing a CU Boulder hoodie.

CU Boulder Freshman Is Fourth Student to Die by Suicide in Four Months

By Hannah MetzgerDecember 23, 2024

Manny Pargman’s father is demanding change from the university after his son’s death.

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Adult students listen in a class.

Adult Students Find New Lease on Life With Second Chance at High School Diploma

By Bennito L. KeltyNovember 28, 2024

“You have a lot more one-on-one opportunities, and you’re not there competing with anybody. Everybody is there for the same thing.”

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