Education

Mayor Mike Johnston has been passionate about the My Spark Denver program, which is using funds from the 2022 Broncos sale to fund after-school activities.

A late change in who qualifies for universal pre-K in Colorado will cost the Aurora Public Schools district $1 million to keep kids enrolled in preschool.

Demonstrators have been calling for an end to U.S. aid to Israel, urging Denver colleges to support Palestine and bashing the Golda Meir house.

One move you should make: voting in your local school board election.

Regis University is looking to invest more into Latino students, who now make up over 25 percent of the undergraduate population.

The Colorado Polling Institute conducted a survey on the upcoming DPS Board of Education election and players involved, but questions still linger.

Even before the games begin, Coach Prime is winning students…and cash for CU.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation took on book-banning conservative activists in Academy School District 20, and won.

Members of Students Demand Action say there’s still a lot that needs to be done to make East High students feel safe as they return to class this week.

“The board’s inability to identify and address the challenges our children face is glaringly evident.”

“As a city, we must lift and celebrate our young people, acknowledging their strengths and demonstrating our belief that opportunity opens unlimited possibilities.”

The longtime girls basketball coach at Thomas Jefferson High School left an unbeatable legacy.

Families of Black and brown students in Denver are wary of changes proposed by the city’s new safety plan and worry they are catered to “white parents.”

Ja’Brel Dorsett says youth leaders with the SCD Enrichment program helped save his life after he became homeless in high school. Now, he works with them.

Glenwood Springs parents will be out in force at the Roaring Fork School District’s board meeting on April 12 to call out educators.

Vice President Auon’tai Anderson, who was 21 when he was elected in 2019, may face challengers.

A longtime educator warns that the Denver Board of Education and superintendent have lost sight of what’s most important: the needs of students.

East High students return to school today. What will they find?

Speaking at a roundtable community discussion on March 30, city leaders and community members admitted that the added safety measures just won’t be enough.

The 27th annual event had been scheduled for May 24…two days after the shooting at East High School.

Questions linger as to the specific motives behind the decision to reintroduce SROs for at least the remainder of the school year.

DPS students will have to walk the halls with some of the same SROs who didn’t do the job right three years ago.