Amy Bounds

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Amy Bounds

Amy Bounds covers K-12 education for the Daily Camera and Times-Call, plus some early childhood and local government stories. She first joined the Times-Call in 1997 after graduating with a journalism degree from the University of Colorado Boulder. She's lived in Colorado since she was 12, growing up in Littleton. When not writing, she's a marching band mom, rescue dog mom and unpaid Uber driver for her teen sons.

The Boulder Valley School District Education Center on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

School parent group removes now-former ProgressNow leader as treasurer after $70,000 in unapproved withdrawals

April 22, 2026 at 10:09 a.m.

The parent organization at Meadowlark, a K-8 school in Erie, recently removed its treasurer after a financial review found seven unauthorized withdrawals, totaling about $70,000, from its fundraising account.

The National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, in Boulder is seen on Dec. 19. (Daily Camera file photo)

CU Boulder asks to run NCAR with partner universities if it抖阴ap dismantled

March 20, 2026 at 2:31 p.m.

The University of Colorado Boulder is proposing running the聽National Center for Atmospheric Research with two partner universities if the National Science Foundation goes forward with a restructuring plan.

Businesses on Second Avenue are seen on Feb. 6 in Niwot, where a move is afoot to attempt an incorporation for the community of about 4,100 residents. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Grassroots group seeks to make Niwot Boulder County鈥檚 newest town

February 18, 2026 at 9:58 a.m.

Spurred by a fight with Boulder County over the minimum wage and ongoing concerns about deteriorating neighborhood roads, a grassroots group is seeking to make Niwot the newest town in...

A spark from mowing equipment started a grass fire near Cherryvale Road, southeast of Boulder, on Friday afternoon, Nov. 14, 2025. (Boulder County Sheriff’s Office / Courtesy photo)

Grass fire near Boulder was sparked by mowing equipment

November 14, 2025 at 5:53 p.m.

Crews have contained a grass fire that sparked just southeast of Boulder on Friday afternoon, according to the Boulder County Sheriff's Office.

Boulder County Commissioners鈥� Hearing Room on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Boulder County budget: ‘We are going to have to say 鈥榥o鈥� to some things’

October 12, 2025 at 5:35 p.m.

Boulder County commissioners this week heard budget requests from the departments, from more money to complete large open space purchases聽 to staffing for a planned jail expansion.

The St. Vrain Valley School District Educational Services Center in Longmont on Wednesday. May 28, 2025. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Mead teacher no longer in classroom after Charlie Kirk social media post

September 26, 2025 at 1:33 p.m.

A Mead High School language arts teacher is no longer in the classroom following parent complaints about a social media post she made after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie...

Kilt Farm owner Michael Moss speaks during an Aug. 12 rally in the Niwot area to protest increases to the minimum wage for unincorporated Boulder County. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

鈥婱inimum wage: Front Range businesses, farmers afraid they won鈥檛 survive 鈥榰nsustainable鈥� hikes

August 18, 2025 at 10:28 a.m.

"We're not asking for special treatment. We're asking for survival. This is the definition of unintended consequences. You're destroying the businesses that provide jobs."

A Gold Hill Elementary student plays outside the school in September of 2023. Gold Hill will have a single teacher this year. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Boulder Valley School District抖阴ap declining enrollment plus tight budget equals fewer teachers

August 13, 2025 at 10:33 a.m.

As students head back to Boulder Valley classrooms this week, schools will have fewer teachers and other staff members to mirror enrollment declines 鈥� and a tight budget is keeping...

A screenshot of Boulder Weekly’s homepage on July 10, 2025. The 30-year-old alt-weekly鈥檚 owner fired the editor earlier this month, then laid off the entire reporting staff this week. (Screenshot via boulderweekly.com)

Boulder Weekly鈥檚 future uncertain after reporting staff laid off

July 10, 2025 at 8:39 p.m.

The future of the Boulder Weekly is uncertain after the 30-year-old alt-weekly's owner fired the editor earlier this month, then laid off the entire reporting staff this week.

The access road to Boulder’s National Center for Atmospheric Research will close to the public on the Fourth of July.(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Proposed 40% reduction 鈥榳ould likely mean large-scale cuts鈥� to Boulder鈥檚 NCAR

June 6, 2025 at 8:04 a.m.

The National Science Foundation has submitted a budget request that, if approved by Congress, would cut the budget for the National Center for Atmospheric Research by 40% and significantly impact...

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