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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.

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.

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.

Teacher in auditorium with her students

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.

Women talk outside

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.”

A man stands in front of a store.

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.

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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.

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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.”

Colorado State University graduates take a photo in their caps

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.

Green Book School Initiative Calls Out Treatment of Black Students, Boardmembers

By Chris PerezMay 17, 2024

The initiative’s low scores for the Englewood School Board have sparked controversy, but the program’s founders aren’t backing down.

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Members of the Multiculutural Leadership Center and Denver Public Schools at a press conference for the La Raza Report.

DPS Report Outlines Unequal Barriers and Ceilings for Latino Students, Teachers

By Chris PerezMarch 20, 2024

“There are some things that are hard to read,” DPS superintendent Alex Marrero said. “It’s something that’s a reality, and it shouldn’t be.”

Private Preschool Teachers in Denver Pushing to Unionize

Private Preschool Teachers in Denver Pushing to Unionize

By Catie CheshireMarch 15, 2024

Teachers at two early child education facilities in Denver are unionizing, but things aren’t going so smoothly for one group.

Wyatt Academy's board of directors voting on Tuesday, February 13, on whether to keep the school open.

After Nearly All-White School Board Tries (and Fails) to Close Wyatt Academy, Five Members Resign

By Chris PerezFebruary 14, 2024

Community leaders tell Westword that Wyatt’s board did not accurately represent its large BIPOC student population, which was evident in its closure push.

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A protester holds a sign that says "protect trans youth."

Call Me August: Colorado Students Ask Legislators to Let Them Change Their Names in School

By Hannah MetzgerFebruary 14, 2024

“We’re trying to ensure that, for trans students and nonbinary students and gender diverse students, school can be a safe place.”

Students in Denver posing for a picture.

Black Excellence in Denver Public Schools: Where It Stands and Why It Was Attacked on X

By Chris PerezFebruary 12, 2024

DPS adopted a Black Excellence Resolution in 2019 to “improve Black students’ academic achievement” and create an environment where they can “thrive.”

Customers wait in line and purchase Colorado State University merchandise at the college bookstore.

College Students Help Create Bill to Remove Sales Taxes on Textbooks

By Thomas MitchellFebruary 12, 2024

Bill sponsors hope local governments will follow their lead.

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A sign for Colorado Technical University.

Whistleblower Claims Colorado Technical University Lied About Learning Hours to Get Millions in Federal Aid

By Chris PerezJanuary 26, 2024

An anonymous employee has come forward to accuse the private school of defrauding the government out of hundreds of millions of dollars – and shortchanging students.

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