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A useful guide that can help teachers save time, spark engagement and help students actually learn.

EdWeek
The White House is keeping congressionally approved money locked up through a little-known process.

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New comprehensive research finds little effect on academics, attendance or behavior, but small improvements in student well-being.

Aspen Times
With rural school districts facing inflated costs and declining enrollment, projected increases in per-pupil funding are still leaving schools with tight budgets.

Boardhawk
Colorado lawmakers are moving a bill this session that could reshape how school districts plan and present local funding measures by requiring districts to engage charter schools earlier and more formally in the process.

Colorado lawmakers are moving a bill this session that could reshape how school districts plan and present local funding measures

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It came as a jolt to many in the policy world when former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan co-authored an op-ed in The Washington Post urging his fellow Democrats to embrace a new school choice tax credit.

Denver Post
JBC extends auto-enrollment for disabled children in adult services but leaves cuts to caretaker hours.

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The secretary defended proposed budget reductions, saying a new $2 billion block grant program would ‘unleash’ opportunity for kids.

Chalkbeat
Colorado lawmakers plan to allow a last batch of high school seniors to take part in a statewide teacher preparation program before it’s eliminated.

Chalkbeat
More than 9,000 low-income Colorado families are in line for state subsidies to help pay for childcare so parents can work or attend school.

Families considering John Adams Academy – Douglas County can look forward to a school led by an educator who is helping shape the future of reading and writing instruction nationwide.

The Colorado Department of Education held a ceremony today to recognize and celebrate 63 school districts and 292 schools that won performance awards in the 2024-25 school year.

CIVA Charter High School continues to stand out as a leader in the Best of the Springs awards, with educator Rachel Van Scoy earning Gold (1st place) for Best High School Educator in 2026.

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.

Douglas County recently celebrated an important construction milestone with a beam signing ceremony held March 14, bringing together families, future students, school leaders, and community supporters.

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.

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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.

A team of elementary students from Flagstaff Academy is proving that age is no barrier to innovation.

Chalkbeat
Seventh-grade math teacher Dylan Kane decided to conduct an experiment in his classes by going cold turkey on ed-tech.

Chalkbeat
When Joana Baldermann learned state lawmakers might phase out the statewide Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation program, the news prompted a scramble.