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Colorado Heights College campus dates back ...

Loretto Heights College redevelopment should be thoughtful, say residents

October 24, 2017 at 11:08 a.m.

Developers of the old Loretto Heights College should ensure any changes to the 76-acre campus fits in well with neighborhoods and preserves the school's historic landmarks and characteristics, say local...

DU receives $20 million gift from Law family for arts technology center

October 23, 2017 at 2:51 p.m.

A $20 million gift from the Law family will cement the University of Denver's reputation as a global cultural center in a fast-growing city with a thriving arts scene, university...

Orange chicken in the school lunch line? You bet, in Brighton

October 23, 2017 at 9:26 a.m.

The Brighton School District's push to provide self-service flavor stations, or food bars, recently earned it praise from the non-profit School Nutrition Association.

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks ...

Campus sex assault victims in Colorado worry DeVos policy changes will impede reporting

October 25, 2017 at 3:49 p.m.

Two women from two major Colorado universities who said they were raped by their college classmates say the Trump Administration is weakening protections for other co-eds who want to report...

Students at the Community College of ...

Denver’s Confucius Institute celebrates 10-year link to Chinese culture

November 1, 2017 at 1:41 p.m.

Few people know much about the Confucius Institute in downtown Denver even though it celebrated its decade-long existence with a flourish on Sept. 30.

The 152-mile Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area ...

CSU’s newest course isn’t only the most Colorado ever, it’s the first of its kind in the country

October 16, 2017 at 5:51 p.m.

Colorado State University is launching an online graduate certificate in Adventure Tourism this spring, the first of its kind in the nation.

Hinkley high School student, Catherine Gibson, ...

Colorado gets $400,000 to study effectiveness, benefits of dual enrollment programs

November 1, 2017 at 1:41 p.m.

A $400,000 federal grant will help determine the benefits of dual enrollment in Colorado, a growing trend among high school students that officials say boosts academic and real-life skills.

Mitch Sweeney uses a pitchfork to shovel hay into a compost bin at the Mount Evans Outdoor Lab campus Sept. 26, 2017, in Evergreen.

Going beyond “traditional” classrooms: Jeffco schools chief introduces new vision to boost learning

October 12, 2017 at 6:00 a.m.

A new effort to boost learning and achievement in the Jefferson County School District emphasizes on-the-ground education and expansion of programs that effect students outside of the classroom.

From under a Colfax viaduct, Denver’s Food For Thought provides weekend meals to area’s neediest kids

October 6, 2017 at 2:19 a.m.

Since, its inception in 2011, Food For Thought has raised over $500,000 to buy over 903,000 pounds of food for 5,300 students enrolled in Title 1 schools in the Denver...

Life Skills teacher Kennedy Sabelko, right, ...

DARE gets a modern makeover, but Denver schools aren’t convinced it works

October 4, 2017 at 8:51 a.m.

Two decades after Drug Abuse Resistance Education was declared dead, it and similar drug and alcohol prevention programs are back in Colorado classrooms. But the finger-wagging, "Just Say No" messaging...

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