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July 8, 2026 at 10:15 a.m.

The lawsuit comes in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court��ap Louisiana v. Callais decision,...

Skye Meehan, 16, listens intently during a concurrent-enrollment creative writing summer class at Morey Middle School in Denver on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Skye will earn high school and college credit by completing the course. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Denver high school students increasingly use summer classes to earn college credit

July 6, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The number of Denver Public Schools high school students taking summer classes for college credit...

Jeffco Public Schools offices in Golden, Colorado, on July 29, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Jeffco Public Schools seeks state support as Trump administration escalates fight over transgender policies

By Katie Langford

June 26, 2026 at 7:14 p.m.

Jeffco Public Schools is now calling on Colorado leaders — Gov. Jared Polis, Attorney General...

FILE – The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Judge blocks Trump plan that would limit graduate student loans in nursing and other fields

June 26, 2026 at 11:37 a.m.

Caps on federal student loans were passed as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill.

Jeffco Public Schools preparing legal fight if Trump administration pulls funding over transgender policies

June 26, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

“We’re going to vigorously defend Jeffco’s right to funding,” said Tim Heaphy, an attorney representing...

BOULDER COUNTY, CO – OCTOBER 3:A moose in the Brainard Lake Recreation Area near Ward on Oct. 3, 2019.(Photo by Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Moose are native to Colorado after decades of experts believing otherwise, CU Boulder research finds

June 24, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

“What we found is that we can prove without a shadow of a doubt that...

Firefighter Javier Hernandez checks gears at Aurora Fire Station 2 in Aurora, Colorado, on Friday, June 19, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Aurora tees up $264 million project package for fire stations, libraries. Will voters go for it?

By John Aguilar

June 22, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

"One of the reasons it failed in the past is that there were no specific...

Denver Post Colorado Rockies reporter Patrick Saunders asks Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer a question during his media availability before a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Coors Field in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Patrick Saunders is hanging it up after 28 years at The Denver Post. A baseball writer looks back with gratitude.

By Patrick Saunders

June 21, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

When Braves manager Walt Weiss returned to Coors Field in early May, I gave him...

Former Jeffco school psychologist gets at least 5 years in prison for child sex assault

By Katie Langford

June 20, 2026 at 11:42 a.m.

A Jefferson County District Court judge sentenced former school psychologist James Michael Chevrier to at...

Jeffco Public Schools confirms Rob Stein as interim superintendent

June 19, 2026 at 11:24 a.m.

Rob Stein, the former head of the Roaring Forks School District, will lead Jeffco Public...

FILE – The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

The Trump administration says it is cutting student loan interest. Here are some facts and context

June 19, 2026 at 11:42 a.m.

Borrowers must enroll in auto pay to qualify for temporary student loan rate cuts.

The Trump administration has cracked down on borrowers over the past year, resuming collections and reinstating credit score penalties for delinquency. (Dreamstime/Dreamstime/TNS)

US student loan defaults rise to 9.2 million amid crackdown

By Tribune News Service

June 18, 2026 at 2:04 p.m.

Many borrowers are prioritizing other loans like mortgages and car payments amid escalating affordability concerns.

Reddit controversy leads to CU regent campaign shakeup for candidate Edie Hooton

June 18, 2026 at 3:21 p.m.

"This was an unfortunate lapse in judgment by a promising young woman who is no...

DPS fires teacher accused of making female students kiss during class skits

June 17, 2026 at 1:48 p.m.

The skits forced students “to express their preferences and consent about a very personal and...

Trump ramps up Education Department��ap dismantling with changes on special education and civil rights

June 17, 2026 at 6:36 a.m.

The Department of Justice will take on enforcement of civil rights in education.

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

Anti-Defamation League files federal complaint, saying Boulder student faced antisemitic harassment, Nazi salutes

By Amy Bounds

June 19, 2026 at 10:29 a.m.

"This should horrify every parent and every educator," ADL Mountain States Regional Director Susan Rona...

First graders participate in a reading class at Cherry Creek Schools' Ponderosa Elementary School in Aurora, Colorado, on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Denver-area school districts look to job cuts, reserve funds and closures to fill budget holes

June 15, 2026 at 10:13 a.m.

School systems began curtailing their spending last year by pulling back on staff raises, but...

Jennifer Gutierrez Marquez poses for a portrait at the University of Denver on May 22, 2026. Gutierrez Marquez works on a research team that has been collecting data at the immigration detention facility in Aurora. (Photo by Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)

For DU students, documenting immigration court at Aurora ICE facility is both ‘draining’ and ‘very rewarding’

June 15, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The four young women document the already complex immigration legal system as it undergoes unprecedented...

From left, zookeeper Kelsey Stone, animal wellbeing coordinator and the head of firefly husbandry research, Malaney Dodson and entomology tech Alex Han, all with the Butterfly Pavilion, asses the sex of fireflies caught on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at Riverbend Ponds Natural Area in Fort Collins, Colo. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Colorado firefly conservationists hope lab-raised insects can solve population declines

June 14, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

“I grew up in Colorado, and I didn’t even know we had fireflies here until...

A bus is parked outside Jefferson County School District offices in Golden, Colorado, on July 29, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Jeffco Public Schools says 61 boys the Trump administration found on girls’ sports rosters were mascots, managers

June 13, 2026 at 10:39 a.m.

In a letter to the community this week, Colorado’s second largest school district said no...

Denver Public School District Superintendent Alex Marrero, left, watches from the sideline as the Denver Nuggets get throttled by New York Knicks on Friday, March 6, 2026, at Ball Arena in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

DPS Superintendent Alex Marrero is a candidate to lead Miami’s school district

June 11, 2026 at 5:52 p.m.

Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero, who was hired in 2021, was recently considered a finalist...

CU Boulder doctoral student Bradley Needles studies performance-running footwear. (CU Boulder / Courtesy photo)

CU Boulder researchers uncover benefits of ‘super shoes’ — and yes, they can make you run faster

June 11, 2026 at 9:32 a.m.

The original super shoe, the Nike Zoom Vaporfly 4%, got its name from a study...

University of Denver campus photographed in Denver on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Faculty group lashes out at University of Denver’s major restructuring

June 11, 2026 at 7:40 a.m.

"Despite the mismanagement of the upper administration and the Board of Trustees, we will continue...

Independence Plaza was built in 1971 and last sold in 2007. The University of Colorado Foundation is buying Independence Plaza to expand CU Denver. (Courtesy Guerilla Capturing)

DDDA application reveals CU’s plans for Independence Plaza

By Thomas Gounley

June 10, 2026 at 3:01 p.m.

CU said it wants to use only part of the 25-story, 567,000-square-foot tower for educational...

The University of Denver campus on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

University of Denver to close departments, merge schools as part of academic restructuring

June 11, 2026 at 7:39 a.m.

Officials at the private university declined to say how much money the restructuring will save.

The Colorado School of Mines football team works out during practice at Marv Kay Stadium in Golden, Colorado on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Colorado School of Mines lays off 1% of workforce

June 9, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The Colorado School of Mines laid off about 1% of its total workforce last week,...

Osman Barrientos, 12, slides his phone into a locking pouch as he arrives at Marie L. Greenwood Early–8, a Denver Public School, in Denver, on Aug. 20, 2025. The pouches use a magnetic locking system that keeps phones inaccessible during the school day. At dismissal, students unlock them by pressing the pouch against a magnetic release device located near the exit. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Denver Public Schools bans cellphones during school hours

June 9, 2026 at 6:14 a.m.

The Board of Education voted unanimously Monday evening to approve the new policy, which applies...

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, CO - MARCH 13: Cherry Creek school bus drivers get their buses ready at the Cherry Creek Bus terminal March 13, 2014 in time for their route. (Photo by John Leyba/The Denver Post)

Trump administration opens investigation into Cherry Creek Schools, alleging ‘wide range’ of racial discrimination

June 9, 2026 at 6:16 a.m.

The agency’s Office of Civil Rights accused the district of having clubs that “exclude students...

Acer Bouchard, 18, a senior at North High School, left, and Brayden Sullivan, 17, also a senior, play the mobile game Brawl Stars on their phones during an off period at the school on March 17, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Denver Public Schools poised to ban cellphones across district

June 8, 2026 at 6:23 a.m.

DPS is considering a “bell-to-bell” ban, which would prohibit all students from using their phones...

Colorado sees surge in teachers losing their licenses for disciplinary reasons over last 5 years

By Shelly Bradbury

June 7, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Incidents that led to educators losing their teaching licenses increased by 77% between 2021 and...

Members of the Cherry Creek Board of Education, left to right, Mike Hamrick, Anne Egan, Angela Garland, and John-Claude Futrell, listen to a district hiring update during a study session inside the Educational Services Center on Feb. 6, 2026, in Greenwood Village. (Photo by Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

Cherry Creek Schools’ board appoints new member

June 4, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The Cherry Creek Schools’ Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to appoint parent Keith Frazier...

FILE – Jefferson County Public Schools buses make their way through the Detrick Bus Compound on the first day of school, Aug. 9, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. (Jeff Faughender/Courier Journal via AP, File)

Jeffco Public Schools’ board names interim superintendent finalist

June 4, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The school board’s decision comes less than a month after Jeffco Public Schools Superintendent Tracy...

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 06: The U.S. Department of Education headquarters is seen on March 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump promised during his campaign for the White House to abolish the Education Department. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Jeffco Public Schools pushes back as feds renew threat to pull funding over transgender student policies

June 3, 2026 at 5:12 p.m.

The warning marks the second time this year that the agency’s Office of Civil Rights...

Riverstone Academy, billed as Colorado’s “first public Christian school,” was ordered to close its building in Pueblo due to health and safety concerns. (Screengrab of Google Maps)

Colorado’s ‘first public Christian school’ closes permanently

By Ann Schimke

June 3, 2026 at 11:38 a.m.

Backers opened the 30-student Riverstone Academy in Pueblo County nine months ago with hopes of...

Art teacher Amy Williams, center, and other Sheridan educators gathered to announce a resolution to the teacher strike in the Sheridan School District in front of the Sheridan Library in Sheridan on Friday, April 24, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Sheridan teachers union alleges district retaliated, fired employees after strike

June 2, 2026 at 11:16 a.m.

District officials fired "several" classified employees who participated in the April walkout and reprimanded others,...

A banner with photos of Megan Trussell is seen near Mile Marker 40 in Boulder Canyon on Wednesday. June 11, 2025. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

CU Boulder, other Colorado colleges must respond faster to missing students like Megan Trussell under new law

By Abigail Ankeney

June 1, 2026 at 1:05 p.m.

The bill also calls for prospective police officers to be trained on the different missing...

Alex Marrero, superintendent of Denver Public Schools, listens as members of DPS’s school board voted to close seven schools during a meeting at district headquarters in downtown Denver on Nov. 21, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Leaders of Colorado’s largest school districts spend tens of thousands of dollars on travel

June 1, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The expenses show former Cherry Creek Schools Superintendent Christopher Smith isn’t the only frequent-flying K-12...

Summer camp students from Farmington, New Mexico, hang out under the shade of a tree on the campus of Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction on Friday, July 26, 2024. (Special to The Denver Post, William Woody)

18 years ago, Coloradans started having fewer babies. Now it’s a higher education problem.

June 4, 2026 at 9:09 a.m.

The Boulder-based Western Interstate Commission predicts a 12% decline in Colorado’s high school graduates between...

Nikhil Ganta, 12, of Timnath, Colo., competes during the first preliminary round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

One Colorado speller advances to Scripps National Spelling Bee quarterfinals, the other eliminated

May 26, 2026 at 6:37 p.m.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee runs Tuesday through Thursday as kids participate in three rounds...

Colorado State University student Jenna Hamilton, left, from Springfield, Virginia, and David Turchi, a junior from Lakewood, take advantage of the nice weather to study for upcoming finals on the "oval", a grassy tree-lined area on campus in Fort Collins.

623,000 Coloradans didn’t finish college, but schools are making progress re-enrolling students

By Jason Gonzales

May 22, 2026 at 8:56 a.m.

Some Colorado colleges and universities have increased efforts to help attract returning students who typically...

Naropa University in Boulder is eliminating 11 core faculty positions and about 40 instructor jobs in an attempt to correct a long-term structural operating deficit in the university’s budget. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Boulder’s Naropa University announces significant faculty layoffs amid budget crisis

May 22, 2026 at 7:18 a.m.

Naropa University in Boulder is eliminating 11 core faculty positions and about 40 instructor jobs.

FILE – The gates of Harvard Yard at Harvard University, Sept. 30, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Harvard faculty votes to make it more difficult for undergrads to earn A’s

May 20, 2026 at 2:52 p.m.

Supporters say the changes will restore the meaning of top grades.

Christopher Smith, second from left (holding the mic), is seen in a photo posted to social media from a "think tank" conference facilitated by David Palumbo of Education Accelerated in Brazil in 2024. (Image via LinkedIn/Education Accelerated)

Takeaways from Cherry Creek Schools leadership investigation: Questionable expenses, travel and contract handling

May 20, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

A monthslong investigation into former Superintendent Christopher Smith and his wife, Brenda Smith, the district��ap...

Vice President JD Vance speaks during a briefing at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Vice President JD Vance to speak at U.S. Air Force Academy commencement in Colorado

May 19, 2026 at 3:01 p.m.

Vice President JD Vance will speak to hundreds of graduating cadets at this year's U.S....

CU Regent Wanda James stands with her lawyers Mari Newman, left, and Andy McNulty, right, as she announces a lawsuit against her fellow regents on Tuesday outside of the Alfred A. Arraj Courthouse in Denver. (Olivia Doak/staff photo)

Regent Wanda James sues CU for discrimination following censure

May 20, 2026 at 4:36 p.m.

“This injunction is about restoring my rights and defending the principle that elected officials cannot...

Christopher Smith, superintendent of Cherry Creek Schools, is seen in a still frame from a video about the district��ap Aspiring Educator Pathway program, filmed by Brazilian company Filmistas. (Still frame from video obtained by The Denver Post)

Cherry Creek Schools’ former superintendent, wife showed ‘favoritism’ to education firm, new report says

May 19, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

An outside investigation found Cherry Creek Schools' former superintendent and his wife "more likely than...

Members of the Cherry Creek Board of Education, left to right, Terry Bates, Mike Hamrick, Anne Egan, Angela Garland, and John-Claude Futrell, listen to a district hiring update during a study session inside the Educational Service Center on February 6, 2026 in Greenwood Village, Colorado. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

Former Cherry Creek Schools board member asked immigrants if they used a ‘coyote’ to cross border, complaints say

May 18, 2026 at 3:22 p.m.

Former Cherry Creek board member Terry Bates resigned after the district received three written complaints...

Cherry Creek Schools spent $65,000 on a Brazilian film crew that shot a 6-minute promotional video

May 20, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

Cherry Creek Schools paid an outside company that's come under scrutiny more than $65,000 for...

Documents obtained by The Denver Post, including pages of emails, calendars, plane tickets, hotel reservations and other documents, shed light on travel by former Cherry Creek Superintendent Christopher Smith and his wife, Brenda Smith, the district's HR director. The documents also spotlight their ties to Education Accelerated, including David Palumbo, the company’s chairman, and Richard Boerner, the chief innovation officer. Email addresses, phone numbers and other private information has been redacted. (The Denver Post)

Cherry Creek Schools officials’ international travel raises ethics questions — even if it��ap ‘how people do business’

May 17, 2026 at 9:17 p.m.

Travel and other connections between former Superintendent Christopher Smith and his wife, Brenda, and Education...

Brenda Smith, chief human resources officer for Cherry Creek Schools, is seen in a still frame from a video about the district��ap Aspiring Educator Pathway program, filmed by Brazilian company Filmistas. (Still frame from video obtained by The Denver Post)

Cherry Creek Schools terminates Brenda Smith after ‘significant policy violations’ found by investigation

May 16, 2026 at 11:13 a.m.

Cherry Creek Schools has fired chief human resources officer Brenda Smith after announcing Friday that...

Books line the shelves at the Nederland Community Library on Wednesday, April 15, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado public libraries record 25% drop in book challenges in 2025

May 15, 2026 at 9:46 a.m.

The 25% drop comes after years of skyrocketing attempts from conservative movements to ban or...

Aurora Police vehicle photographed on East Colfax Ave. in Aurora, Colorado on Friday, May 1, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Aurora teen arrested after bringing loaded gun to school

May 14, 2026 at 1:39 p.m.

The 17-year-old student was spotted with a gun in the hallway of Overland High School...

The front of an ICE agent in Minneapolis.

Increased ICE enforcement hurts the labor market, CU Boulder study finds

May 13, 2026 at 9:06 a.m.

Increased ICE activity under the second Trump administration has not opened up jobs for U.S.-born...

A sign welcoming new students is posted at Sproul Plaza on the UC Berkeley campus on March 14, 2022, in Berkeley, Calif.. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America/TNS)

US colleges report 20% drop in foreign students over visa clampdown

By Tribune News Service

May 12, 2026 at 5:36 p.m.

International students are a key source of revenue for universities.

Under decriminalization, Colorado residents can cultivate, possess, use and share psychedelics such as psilocybin mushrooms without fear of criminal consequences. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Psychedelic crisis training coming to first responders across Colorado

May 12, 2026 at 10:58 a.m.

Training seeks to equip police and emergency medical professionals with harm reduction tools to reduce...

Members of the Cherry Creek Board of Education, from left, Terry Bates, Mike Hamrick, Anne Egan, Angela Garland and John-Claude Futrell, listen to a literacy-STAR data update during a study session at the Educational Service Center on February 6, 2026, in Greenwood Village, Colorado. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

Cherry Creek Schools official accused former board member of bullying, planning to interfere in audit, email says

May 11, 2026 at 12:35 p.m.

Cherry Creek Schools’ chief financial officer accused former board member Terry Bates of “intimidation, bullying,...

Superintendent Tracy Dorland speaks during a Jefferson County School Board meeting where the board voted to close 16 schools on November 10, 2022 in Golden, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Jeffco Public Schools Superintendent Dorland will resign this summer

May 8, 2026 at 7:05 p.m.

Jeffco Public Schools Superintendent Tracy Dorland announced Friday that she will step down from leading...

An image of a notice sent by Georgia Tech about the Canvas breach.

Canvas system is online after a cyberattack disrupted thousands of schools

May 8, 2026 at 2:59 p.m.

Canvas is used to manage grades, course notes, assignments, lecture videos and more.

A giraffe snacks on a tree at the Denver Zoo on an unknown date. (Photo provided by the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance)

Giraffes shuffled around Denver, Colorado Springs zoos

May 8, 2026 at 4:03 p.m.

Conservation and breeding efforts shuffled three giraffes around Colorado zoos this year -- one returning...

A school bus is driven along a snow-covered street during a heavy snow day in Wheeling, Ill., Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Denver metro school delays and closures for May 6, 2026

By Tynin Fries

May 5, 2026 at 1:07 p.m.

An up-to-date look at how the snow storm is impacting schools across the Front Range.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks as President Donald Trump listens before the signing of a proclamation in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Presidential Physical Fitness Award is back as Trump revives annual fitness test in US schools

May 5, 2026 at 12:19 p.m.

Details of the revived test have yet to be released.

Students inspect a NARCAN, or Naloxone, training device during a drug education and prevention training from Engaging Youth Expertise (EYE) for Prevention from the Public Health Institute at Denver Health on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Environmental Learning for Kids in Denver. The training provided knowledge and resources about harm reduction and overdose response including how to properly use NARCAN. (Photo by Daniel Brenner/Special to The Denver Post)

5 tips for how to talk to kids about drugs

May 3, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

How do you talk to kids about drugs when you can’t tell them to ‘just...

Delta High School student Vivian Sprouse stands for a picture next to a mural painted on a wall inside the Delta Public Library in downtown Delta, Colorado on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (Photo by William Woody/Special to The Denver Post)

How Colorado teens are teaching each other about drugs

May 3, 2026 at 12:17 p.m.

Community-based organizations play a critical role in filling the gaps of Colorado's school drug education,...

Welton Street of Five Points in Denver on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Denverites call for action in wake of deadly shootings

By Katie Langford

May 3, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Six people were killed in the first 10 days of April, and while Denver police...

Students Aesha Masand, 15, left, and Giada Omlter, 17, participate in a NARCAN demonstration during a drug education and prevention training from Engaging Youth Expertise (EYE) for Prevention from the Public Health Institute at Denver Health Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Environmental Learning for Kids in Denver. (Photo by Daniel Brenner/Special to The Denver Post)

From ‘Just Say No’ to Narcan: How drug education is changing in a modern world

May 4, 2026 at 11:58 a.m.

Discussions about naloxone are becoming more commonplace in Colorado classrooms, as teachers seek to educate...

A student fidgets with paper while participating in a drug education and prevention training from Engaging Youth Expertise (EYE) for Prevention from the Public Health Institute at Denver Health on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Environmental Learning for Kids in Denver. The training provided knowledge and resources about harm reduction and overdose response including how to properly use NARCAN, or Naloxone. (Photo by Daniel Brenner/Special to The Denver Post)

Beyond sobriety: How teens are getting educated on drugs in Colorado

May 3, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

As drugs like cannabis and psychedelics have become culturally acceptable and legally accessible, schools have...

Owen Richardson, 17, celebrates a recovery milestone with Keith Hayes, director of recovery, at 5280 High School in Denver on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. 5280 High School is billed as the nation's largest recovery high school, enrolling kids who experience substance abuse and addiction. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado schools don’t have any standardized drug education, relying on patchwork programs

May 3, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Instead of relying exclusively on abstinence-only models, many schools these days try to help students...

India Carney, a professor of contemporary music at CU Boulder, will perform with Olivia Rodrigo during “Saturday Night Live.” (Photo Courtesy of CU Boulder)

Olivia Rodrigo’s backup singer on ‘Saturday Night Live’ is a CU Boulder professor

May 1, 2026 at 7:52 p.m.

India Carney, a multi-talented solo artist and University of Colorado Boulder professor, will sing backup...

Sheridan teachers strikes officially ends as school board approves deal

April 29, 2026 at 10:51 a.m.

Educators had returned to work Monday, ahead of the vote, in a move the Sheridan...

Kate Biester, president of the Sheridan Educators Association, front, and other Sheridan educators and community members announced a resolution to the teacher strike in the Sheridan School District in front of the Sheridan Library in Sheridan on Friday, April 24, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Sheridan teachers ratify deal to end strike, look to return to classrooms next week

April 25, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

It��ap not immediately clear when staff will return to work; the Sheridan Educators Association said...

Cherry Creek Schools director Terry Bates resigns as board accuses him of making ‘racialized remarks’

April 24, 2026 at 6:54 p.m.

"We have credible information that board Director Terry Bates made racialized remarks that were unacceptable...

Sheridan School District Superintendent Gionni Thompson waits outside the office of Gov. Jared Polis before a meeting at the Colorado State Capitol on April 23, 2026, in Denver. Polis summoned district officials and union leaders to the Capitol to negotiate and end to the union's three-week teachers strike. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Sheridan School District, union reach deal to end longest teachers strike in recent Colorado history

By Seth Klamann

April 23, 2026 at 9:28 p.m.

The union representing educators in the Sheridan School District announced Thursday night that it had...

Assistant lead teacher Yolanda Maheia reads a book to a group of preschool students at The Capitol Hill Child Enrichment Center, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alyssa Pointer)

More kids than ever are attending state-funded preschool, with Colorado ranking high

April 22, 2026 at 4:19 p.m.

The number of 4-year-olds attending state-funded preschools reached record highs last school year. Colorado ranked...

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

By Amy Bounds

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

The parent organization at Meadowlark, a K-8 school in Erie, recently removed its treasurer after...

Sheridan Educators Association members on strike outside of the Sheridan School District Administrative Building on April 21, 2026, in Sheridan. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Sheridan School District’s future in question as Colorado’s longest teachers strike in decades enters 3rd week

April 23, 2026 at 2:10 p.m.

The walkout has drawn the attention of Gov. Jared Polis and at least one state...

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Friday, April 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Supreme Court to hear religious schools’ challenge over exclusion from Colorado’s free preschool program

By Lindsay Whitehurst

April 20, 2026 at 1:18 p.m.

The court agreed Monday to take up the appeal from St. Mary Catholic Parish, which...

Hanzel Yanez, 16, a junior at North High School, looks at his phone in the hallway during a break between his classes on March 17, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Denver Public Schools committee recommends bell-to-bell cellphone ban

April 16, 2026 at 11:01 a.m.

DPS formed the 17-member committee in response to a new state law that requires all...

Denver Public Schools considers asking voters to approve $44 million mill levy override

April 16, 2026 at 8:36 a.m.

Denver Public Schools is considering whether to ask voters to approve a $44 million mill...

Democrats seek to overturn Trump’s new rules for student loan forgiveness

April 14, 2026 at 12:44 p.m.

New rule targets organizations working with immigrants and transgender youth.

Cherry Creek school bus drivers get their buses ready at the Cherry Creek Bus terminal March 13, 2014 in time for their route.

Cherry Creek Schools’ suspended assistant superintendent to retire this summer with $191,000 payout

April 14, 2026 at 11:53 a.m.

Tony Poole’s departure from the district comes after Cherry Creek Schools officials placed him on...

Cherry Creek Schools looks to tighten spending policies as district probes education contractor’s expenses

April 13, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Cherry Creek Schools is recommending the Board of Education further tighten contract and travel spending...

Red Rocks Community College student Ariana Lazo, left, a 35-year-old "adult learner," works with fellow student Amanda Johnson to wrap a training mannequin's amputated leg during a nursing skills lab class on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at the school’s Arvada Health Sciences Campus in Arvada, Colo. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

This Colorado community college is investing in older students — and it��ap paying off

April 16, 2026 at 2:29 p.m.

Colleges across the country are girding for the demographic cliff of fewer young people enrolling...

First graders are in reading class at Cherry Creek Schools' Ponderosa Elementary School in Aurora, Colorado, on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Cherry Creek Schools to slash 159 jobs as district cuts $23 million from budget

April 10, 2026 at 10:48 a.m.

Most of the job reductions will be made among school support staff, such as people...

Sheridan Educators Association members strike outside the Sheridan School District administrative building after the district declined to return to the bargaining table for contract negotiations on April 1, 2026, in Sheridan, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Sheridan School District reopens most schools as teacher strike continues

April 6, 2026 at 2:02 p.m.

Nearly 100 teachers, bus drivers and other employees went on strike last week, a move...

Colorado students left in lurch as state plans to eliminate teacher recruitment program

April 7, 2026 at 3:18 p.m.

Abby Christian was set to attend the University of Northern Colorado in the fall as...

Former Jefferson County school social worker sentenced for child sex assault

By Meg Wingerter

April 3, 2026 at 7:41 a.m.

Chloe Rose Castro, 29, pleaded guilty in February to sexually assaulting a child younger than...

Police investigate at Denver's East High School after a shooting there on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Police said a student shot two adult male faculty members, and that a known suspect had left the school. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Denver Public Schools ‘opened the door for a mass shooting’ at East High, federal judge says

April 2, 2026 at 4:50 p.m.

Eric Sinclair, a former dean at the school, sued Denver Public Schools last year after...

Sheridan School District cancels classes as teachers go on strike

April 1, 2026 at 2:33 p.m.

Educators are striking after district officials refused to reinstate the local teachers union's collective bargaining...

Members of the Cherry Creek Schools Board of Education, from left, Terry Bates, Mike Hamrick, President Anne Egan, Angela Garland and John-Claude Futrell, listen to a literacy data update during a study session inside the district's Educational Service Center on Feb. 6, 2026, in Greenwood Village, Colorado. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

Cherry Creek Schools investigation targets $3 million in contracts with education firm, international travel

March 27, 2026 at 8:39 a.m.

School board President Anne Egan confirmed the investigation is centered on Christopher and Brenda Smith’s...

The venomous snake from Costa Rica discovered by a CU student in her sorority house weighs only 18 grams, or less than 1 ounce. (Bryce Bauman / Courtesy photo)

‘There’s a snake in my bag!’ CU Boulder student returns from Costa Rica, finds venomous stowaway

March 27, 2026 at 9:04 a.m.

"I pick up a shirt — we’re mid-conversation — and I look down and see...

Sheridan School District teachers plan to go on strike next week

March 25, 2026 at 10:16 a.m.

The Sheridan Educators Association, which announced the plans Tuesday, said the strike will begin April...

Actress and comedian Rebel Wilson will visit the University of Colorado Boulder to speak on April 15. (Photo Courtesy of CU Boulder)

Actress Rebel Wilson to speak at CU Boulder on April 15

March 24, 2026 at 9:43 a.m.

Actress and comedian Rebel Wilson will visit the University of Colorado Boulder to speak during...

Buying a ‘loot box’ in an online game? Some of the swag could help public schools under a Colorado bill.

March 21, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

House Bill 1148 is a wide-ranging bill aimed at enhancing data privacy for children who...

John F. Kennedy High School students perform during the dress rehearsal of "Mamma Mia!" at the school in Denver on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

‘Mamma Mia!’ performance a symbol of hope for Denver high school that could face closure

March 20, 2026 at 3:57 p.m.

John F. Kennedy High School is one of four schools that could face closure under...

A judge has temporarily stopped the National Science Foundation from removing Boulder’s National Center for Atmospheric Research from its leadership of the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

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

By Amy Bounds

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

The University of Colorado Boulder is proposing running the National Center for Atmospheric Research with two...

President Donald Trump listens as Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a dinner in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump administration sues Harvard, saying it violated civil rights law and seeking to recover funds

March 20, 2026 at 2:41 p.m.

It's another salvo in a protracted battle between Trump and the elite university.

Trump administration says Jeffco Public Schools’ transgender student policies violate Title IX