Education Sector News

Chalkbeat
After Democratic incumbents won and a Republican incumbent pulled ahead, Dems keep the majority.

Chalkbeat
Voters are approving a measure that would bar transgender students from school sports teams matching their gender identity, from K to college.

KUNC
For the first time in a generation, Colorado voters agreed to give up their TABOR refunds to fund public schools.

Chalkbeat
The justices heard arguments in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, which could decide on conditions on public funding for religious schools.

Chalkbeat
Polis submitted his eighth and final budget plan, but the state's education funding picture now hinges on the election and a new governor's priorities.

Chalkbeat
Responding to complaints that testing is too burdensome, CDE will shorten the time window for CMAS in grades 3–8 without cutting any questions.

Chalkbeat
After the Supreme Court deadlocked on religious charter schools, a Colorado lawyer working with Alliance Defending Freedom quietly launched Riverstone Academy in Pueblo County as a new test case, emails show.

The 74
The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear oral arguments in a religious liberty case brought by a Catholic preschool in Colorado.

Newsweek
By school Leader and League Board Member Dr. Ian Stout.
This is not an argument against technology. It is an argument for appropriate use.

Chalkbeat
Thirteen applicants, including former board member Scott Esserman, are seeking the District 3 seat DJ Torres left amid board infighting.

Gazette
CDE announced two federal grants totaling $16 million to strengthen the special education workforce and recruit and retain educators.

CPR
A Northglenn Middle School career class of 40 students illustrates the crowded classrooms that Prop NN supporters say the measure would address.

Golden Transcript
A new charter school (Mesa K-8) plans to open in Lakewood’s Two Creeks neighborhood, where the district closed three low-enrollment elementary schools just three years ago.

Christian Post
A proposed Jewish virtual charter school fell short of the votes it needed for approval from an Oklahoma board, though its organizers plan to appeal.

CDE
In its October meeting, the State Board of Education remanded an application for Pueblo School for the Arts and Sciences Classical School to the Pueblo D60 Board of Education for reconsideration.

First Post
Civics class usually means memorising the branches of government, reading the Constitution, and taking tests on how laws are made.

CPR
As more Front Range districts consider school closures, families and educators reflect on what Jeffco’s earlier consolidations meant for students, school communities, and resources.

EdWeek
A special education researcher discusses concerns about federal disability guidance and explains why schools’ responsibilities for helping students prepare for adulthood remain in place.

Chalkbeat
Denver Public Schools lost nearly 1,800 students this fall, a larger decline than expected that could prompt additional school closures despite the district’s four-year moratorium.

Chalkbeat
After approving only 14 of 54 applications, state officials are considering permanent rules to strengthen oversight of publicly funded homeschool enrichment programs.

Daily Record
During the past 30 years, Mountain View Core Knowledge School has become synonymous with top-notch education — a quality that has repeatedly been recognized both locally and statewide.

CPR
Thursday, Oct. 1, marks Colorado’s Student October Count Day, a date that determines school funding for the rest of the year.

Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy
New data for the 2025-2026 school year show that homeschooling participation continued to grow across the country, but the pace of that growth has slowed.

The Conversation
Just over a year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court rendered an unusual judgment: a tied vote.