Colorado offers Ohio a stellar model for tracking early literacy efforts

CPR
One morning at the State Capitol earlier this month, Democratic Representative Emily Sirota stood before her colleagues on the House floor to present the draft budget bill.

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.

EdWeek
State and local education leaders worried key funds, like Title I, might not arrive on time this summer.

AOL
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a challenge to Colorado’s exclusion of Catholic preschools from its state-funded program.

Chalkbeat
After months of waiting, lawmakers began the process on Monday of moving the state’s school funding bill forward. They must pass it before the end of session on May 13.

The 74
New Gallup survey of 14- to 29-year-olds shows growing misgivings from a generation poised to enter higher education and a workforce changed by AI.