Colorado lawmakers want certain felony convictions to prohibit a person from running for school board
Apr 22, 2026
Colorado lawmakers want certain felony convictions to prohibit a person from running for school board
Chalkbeat
Candidates wouldn’t be allowed to run for a Colorado school board if they have a recent conviction for certain violent crimes or felony drug offenses under a proposed state law.
This morning, Governor Polis signed Senate Bill 145 into law—an important step forward for charter school facility funding and transparency in local bond planning.
Littleton Independent
In recent years, STEM School Highlands Ranch has grown beyond the limits of its building — and the school is looking outside of Douglas County School District for an expansion.
Chalkbeat
A southern Colorado elementary school that backers have called “Colorado’s first public Christian school” has dropped its religious discrimination lawsuit against the state less than four months after filing it.
Colorado Commissioner of Education Susana Córdova visited GOAL High School’s Thornton Drop-In Center to learn more about the school’s personalized, relationship-focused approach to education.
