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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.

people standing by chicano mural

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.

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.

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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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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.”

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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.

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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.

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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Denver Superintendent Recommends Seven Schools for Closure, Three for Partial Closure

By Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat ColoradoNovember 8, 2024

Five elementary schools, one middle school and one high school would close if the Denver school board accepts Superintendent Alex Marrero’s recommendation.

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Colorado Teacher of the Year Wants to Mend Students Through Education

By Hannah MetzgerOctober 17, 2024

“Students are carrying so many adult issues on their shoulders. On their social media feeds, they are seeing wars, they are hearing of calamities. And they have fewer real-life, in-person connections.”

The Colorado School of Mines commencement ceremony on May 10, 2024.

Colorado Universities Gain Ground in 2025 Best Colleges Ranking

By Hannah MetzgerSeptember 16, 2024

No Colorado schools cracked the top 100, but the state fared better than last year.

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Denver School Closure Timeline Leaves Just Two Weeks for Discussion

By Melanie Asmar/ChalkbeatSeptember 3, 2024

“I want to make sure everyone is aware that those two weeks are going to be intense for the district, but particularly the board,” said Superintendent Alex Marrero.

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Denver Students Secure Yurt for School After Suffering Racist Slurs at Council Meeting

By Hannah MetzgerAugust 21, 2024

“A hatred which intended to erode the students’ spirits instead sparked a fire.”

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Goodwill of Colorado Building Free High School for Adults, Daycare Included

By Bennito L. KeltyJune 14, 2024

The new school in Aurora will offer free tuition, daycare and career assistance for students.

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University of Denver Creates New Program to Tackle Affordable-Housing Crisis

By Chris PerezJune 11, 2024

DU’s new Affordable Housing Certificate program will put field experts under one roof to learn and workshop ideas.

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Black Activists Protest Englewood School Board Comment Restriction With Taped Mouths, Raised Hands

By Chris PerezJune 5, 2024

Auon’tai Anderson and MiDian Holmes attended the Englewood school board meeting on Tuesday night to send a message through silence.

A man smiling in glasses and a blazer with a collared shirt.

Englewood School Board’s Davon Williams Speaks on Recent Controversies

By Chris PerezMay 30, 2024

The school board’s sole black member has been in the spotlight several times in recent months, not that he wants it.

A waiting area inside Wyatt Academy in Denver, Colorado.

Wyatt Academy Building Trust With New Board After Failed Closure by Previous Members

By Chris PerezMay 28, 2024

“My grandma used to tell me the best revenge is success.”

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How (and Which) Colorado Students Can Get Two Years of Free College

By Hannah MetzgerMay 20, 2024

An upcoming state tax credit will refund tuition costs for qualifying college students. Here’s how to claim it.

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