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Students wearing masks head to Hodgkins Leadership Academy in Westminster on first day of school Aug. 20. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado鈥檚 quarantine quandary: COVID closure policies are under scrutiny as cases rise, districts go remote

November 24, 2020 at 9:11 a.m.

Superintendent Scott Siegfried can look at his meticulous charts and see a day in early November where his suburban Denver district 鈥渂roke.鈥� On the graph, it抖阴ap marked 鈥渙perationally impossible to...

A Denver Public Schools emblem and sign on the Evie Garrett Dennis Campus that houses five separate schools with 1,600 students in Pre-K through 12th grade in Northeast Denver, Colorado on March 16, 2016.

Denver Public Schools considers earlier return to classroom for some elementary students

August 28, 2020 at 10:09 p.m.

Based on current public health conditions, Denver Public Schools may bring back some elementary students earlier than originally planned.

President Obama recently called for a ...

No statewide test this fall to assess what Colorado students missed

July 23, 2020 at 8:23 a.m.

Colorado students won鈥檛 start the school year with a uniform diagnostic test to determine how their reading and math skills stack up after months at home with inconsistent access to...

Arvada West senior Amanda Erholm and ...

Colorado hasn’t modeled impact of reopening schools on trajectory of COVID-19

July 27, 2020 at 12:36 p.m.

Colorado school districts are planning for the start of the school year as new COVID-19 cases increase around the state. On Tuesday, the head of Colorado鈥檚 public health department said...

Denver teachers, district reach agreement that keeps some raises amid budget cuts

June 19, 2020 at 12:40 p.m.

The Denver teachers union and district officials reached an agreement late Thursday that preserves some pay raises won in last year鈥檚 historic strike even as the district faces significant budget...

Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, ...

Colorado school finance act advances, but with many questions about proposed property tax change

June 7, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

The House Education Committee voted 9-4 to send the School Finance Act to the House, with just one Republican joining Democrats in voting yes. The bill still needs to pass...

STRIDE RN Stephanie Campell holds Colorado ...

Staffer at senior checkout event at Denver’s Thomas Jefferson High tests positive for coronavirus

May 26, 2020 at 1:06 p.m.

A staff member at a Denver high school tested positive for COVID-19 after helping at a senior checkout and yearbook distribution event this week, school officials said.

Colorado lawmakers could cut K-12 education spending 15% to fill hole left by coronavirus

May 22, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

Colorado lawmakers tasked with crafting a balanced budget cut more than 15% from the state鈥檚 $4.6 billion K-12 education budget Thursday afternoon.

Colorado鈥檚 K-12 budget: Does COVID-19 suddenly make the unpalatable possible?

May 21, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

The prospect of school budget cuts the likes of which have not been seen since the Great Recession is reigniting longstanding debates about the way Colorado funds K-12 education.

Colorado school districts vary in approach to online learning during coronavirus closures

March 16, 2020 at 8:32 a.m.

When Denver Public Schools announced it would close for the next three weeks, it cast the closure as an extended spring break. That means no classes or schoolwork, even online.

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