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Colorado backs off proposed ban on religious instruction in state-funded preschool
Colorado officials leading the state鈥檚 new universal preschool program removed an explicit ban on religious instruction during universal preschool hours.
Colorado Catholic preschools make their case at trial challenging nondiscrimination rules
Enrolling preschoolers from LGBTQ families would conflict with the religious beliefs and obligations of Catholic preschools, attorneys for two Denver-area Catholic parishes said Tuesday as the trial began in a...
How Colorado used COVID early childhood aid to spark innovation
Much of the federal relief aid sent to Colorado鈥檚 child care providers during the pandemic helped keep doors open and businesses solvent.
Proposed ban on religious instruction in Colorado鈥檚 state-funded preschools may spark legal fight
Colorado explicitly invited faith-based preschools to participate in its new $322 million universal preschool program, which despite a rocky rollout has proven popular with families. But state officials have sent...
Colorado backtracks on full-time preschool for 11,000 kids with risk factors
Colorado鈥檚 universal preschool plan called for children with risk factors to get up to 30 hours a week at no cost to their families, provided there was enough money. It...
Are there enough free preschool seats for Colorado 4-year-olds? It depends.
State officials expect only about half of Colorado鈥檚 4-year-olds --聽around 31,000 children 鈥斅爐o participate in the first year.
When students don鈥檛 show up at Colorado schools, attendance detectives are on the case
The Greeley-Evans district in northern Colorado is one of many school districts nationwide using federal COVID-19 dollars to fund attendance-boosting efforts.
These 48 public schools in Denver still don鈥檛 have air conditioning
School started in Denver on Monday, and with temperatures climbing into the high 80s this week, 48 campuses still don鈥檛 have air conditioning.
Colorado鈥檚 kindergarten math: How a pandemic plus lower birth rates are changing school for young learners
Experts fear the youngest students could face the most substantial social and academic gaps because of the pandemic.
In bid to boost Colorado reading scores, small program shows promise where larger efforts failed
The smaller Early Literacy Grant program came with strict rules about how schools should improve reading instruction, plus considerable state oversight.