Trump signs $79B education funding bill into law

CDE
CDE is asking community members to share feedback on proposed revisions to the State's Academic Standards for high school math.

Chalkbeat
Colorado Senate lawmakers gave crucial approval Monday to a bill that would update the state’s “red flag” gun laws to allow K-12 schools to request that someone’s guns be temporarily confiscated.

CBS News
A real estate company is asking for the Douglas County School District's blessing to explore bringing affordable teacher housing to Meridian Village.

Chalkbeat
Every year, Colorado schools scramble to finish budgets before June 30. But state lawmakers typically don’t approve the School Finance Act, which signals how much state money districts stand to receive, until the last days of the legislative session.

The 74
What never sat right with me was the research community’s view that a teacher’s experience didn’t matter much after the first few years.

Chalkbeat
A southern Colorado school district could soon drop the law firm whose controversial lead lawyer helped launch what backers have called the state’s “first public Christian school.”