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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

By Lauren Penington

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

By Lauren Penington

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

By Lauren Penington

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...

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 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 headquarters, 1860 Lincoln St., on June 27, 2025, in Denver. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

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...

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)

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...

The National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder is developing artificial intelligence tools that enable forecasters to predict severe weather threats more accurately and farther in advance. (Daily Camera file photo)

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

March 13, 2026 at 5:24 p.m.

The U.S. Department of Education gave Jeffco Public Schools 10 days to reverse any policies...

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 bus driver arrested on suspicion of child sexual assault

March 13, 2026 at 3:20 p.m.

A bus driver for Jeffco Public Schools was arrested Thursday on suspicion of felony sexual...

Adams City High School on September 21, 2022, in Commerce City, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

2 students covered in fake blood staged active shooter hoax at Adams City High School, police say

By The Denver Post

March 12, 2026 at 7:15 a.m.

Hundreds of law enforcement officers from across metro Denver responded to Adams City High School...

Nikhil Ganta listens as Vedanth Raju spells a word in the late rounds of the 86th Annual Denver Post Colorado State Spelling Bee at Sturm Hall on the University of Denver campus on March 7, 2026, in Denver. Ganta spelled amaxophobia correctly to win the competition. (Photo by Seth McConnell/Special to the Denver Post)

Fort Collins boy, 12, wins Colorado spelling title, will compete at Scripps National Bee

March 10, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The clever 12-year-old won the competition after 55 rounds with the word “amaxophobia” — a...

Trevor Vaughn, Aurora’s manager of licensing, right, and Charles Keyes, Aurora’s lead licensing investigator, check boxes of nitrous oxide during an inspection at Vapor Maven in Aurora, Colorado, on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. On Monday, the Aurora City Council approved a licensure program for tobacco retailers in the city. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Aurora gives final OK to tobacco licensing program with stiff fines for sales to youth

By John Aguilar

March 9, 2026 at 7:42 p.m.

Program will crack down on retail outlets that sell products, like e-cigarettes and vaping cartridges,...

Regis University campus (Provided by Sheryl Tirol)

Denver’s Regis University names first female president in its nearly 150-year history

March 9, 2026 at 1:45 p.m.

Shawna Cooper Whitehead is coming from Jesuit institution Boston College, where she has served as...

FILE – Ohio State University President Ted Carter speaks during the National Championship football celebration at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana, file)

Ohio State University’s president resigns after reporting ‘inappropriate relationship’

March 9, 2026 at 4:07 p.m.

He acknowledged mistake inappropriately allowing access to leadership at nation's sixth largest university.

An MMR and VAR vaccine ready for a pediatric vaccination at Kaiser Permanente East Medical offices in Denver.

Check measles vaccination rates for Colorado schools, preschools and child care facilities

By Kevin Hamm

March 7, 2026 at 6:45 p.m.

Check measles, mumps and rubella vaccination rates for public schools, private schools and child care...

‘Sex and the City’ star Kristin Davis will deliver the commencement address at the University of Colorado Boulder in May. (Photo Courtesy of CU Boulder)

‘Sex and the City’ star Kristin Davis to give CU Boulder graduation address

March 6, 2026 at 9:36 a.m.

‘Sex and the City’ star Kristin Davis will deliver the commencement address at the University...

People park their cars amid falling snow outside the Denver Coliseum for state high school basketball playoff games in Denver on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Denver metro area school and government office closures for March 6, 2026

By Beth Rankin

March 6, 2026 at 9:48 a.m.

Jeffco Public Schools closed 12 mountain schools Friday due to snow.

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

Sheridan School District teachers, other staff vote to authorize strike

March 5, 2026 at 4:41 p.m.

The Sheridan Educators Association has not yet said when teachers and other staff might walk...

University of Denver in Denver on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

University of Denver to close Ricks Center for Gifted Children next year

February 27, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

The University of Denver will close the Ricks Center for Gifted Children after the 2026-27...

Cherry Creek school buses at the Cherry Creek Bus terminal.

Cherry Creek Schools failed to provide interpreters for students with disabilities, state investigation finds

February 26, 2026 at 3:37 p.m.

The district did not adequately staff the unidentified elementary school with sign-language interpreters for about...

Parent group sues Denver Public Schools, alleges district defrauded voters with bonds

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

Mamás de DPS is accusing the district of racketeering and violating the Colorado Organized Crime...

Westminster Academy of International Studies. (Image courtesy of Google Maps)

Westminster Public Schools to close 3 schools, cut grades at others as K-12 enrollment falls

February 25, 2026 at 11:15 a.m.

The changes, which were approved by the district��ap Board of Education on Tuesday, will be...

Vaping products sit on shelves at Myxed Up Creations, a store that sells tobacco products and other items, at 5800 East Colfax Ave. on October 20, 2021, in Denver. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Aurora prepares to crack down on underage tobacco sales — taking different tack than Denver’s flavor ban

By John Aguilar

February 25, 2026 at 4:12 p.m.

"Today our kids are exposed to an entirely new generation of products -- like disposable...

Cherry Creek Superintendent Christopher Smith (Photo courtesy Cherry Creek Schools)

Former Cherry Creek superintendent to be paid $164,000 for sick, vacation leave

By Katie Langford

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

Cherry Creek Schools will pay former Superintendent Christopher Smith in “contractually obligated compensation” for vacation...

DPS board president Xóchitl Gaytán, top center, and fellow board members conduct a meeting at DPS Headquarters in Denver on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

DPS school board votes to keep Kaiser health insurance for at least a year

February 19, 2026 at 6:36 p.m.

The school board’s decision comes after DPS leaders recommended that directors approve a plan to drop...

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’ sues over state funding, alleging religious discrimination

February 19, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The lawsuit is one of several cases across the nation that aim to open the...

CU’s student section can be seen in the background during the September game between the University of Colorado Boulder Buffaloes and Brigham Young University Cougars at Folsom Field. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

CU Boulder Student Government calls on Big 12 to equitably enforce fan conduct policy

February 17, 2026 at 9:28 a.m.

The University of Colorado Boulder's Student Government has passed a resolution urging the Big 12...

A sign for the the University of Denver, where the first presidetial debates will be held, sits on campus Oct. 2, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will square off against U.S. President Barack Obama in the first of three debates on Oct. 3. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

University of Denver braces for up to a $30 million budget shortfall next year

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

The University of Denver is projecting a $20 to $30 million revenue shortfall for the...

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 Service Center on February 6, 2026 in Greenwood Village, Colorado. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

Cherry Creek Schools’ superintendent search won’t start until summer, board president says

February 13, 2026 at 2:19 p.m.

“We are not actively searching for a new superintendent at this time,” school board President...

DPS moves to drop Kaiser health insurance after 50 years, prompting internal investigation and union pushback

February 13, 2026 at 10:57 a.m.

Denver Public Schools accuses Kaiser Permanente of violating bidding process; health care provider disputes claim.

Senior Riayn Wagner, 18, warms up with classmates in a dance class on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, at Denver School of the Arts in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

DPS promised to expand and diversify its elite public arts school. It hasn’t happened yet.

February 12, 2026 at 10:34 a.m.

Cost concerns and competing priorities hindered a planned expansion that would have opened the school...

In this Denver Post file photo, Cherry Creek school bus drivers get their buses ready at the Cherry Creek Bus terminal on March 13, 2014. The 55,000-student Cherry Creek School District moved high school start times back by an hour, aiming to improve student mental health and performance.

Cherry Creek Schools places second top administrator on leave over misconduct allegations

February 11, 2026 at 4:53 p.m.

District officials are investigating Tony Poole, the assistant superintendent of special populations, for “allegations of...

University of Colorado Boulder Chancellor Justin Schwartz speaks during the annual state of the campus address at the University Memorial Center’s Glenn Miller ballroom on Tuesday. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Chancellor calls for ‘big, audacious ideas’ to lead CU Boulder’s future

February 10, 2026 at 3:36 p.m.

University of Colorado Boulder Chancellor Justin Schwartz delivered his annual state of the campus address...

Cherry Creek Schools’ freeze on travel, contracts tied to ‘decisions and actions’ of former superintendent and his wife

February 10, 2026 at 8:53 a.m.

Board President Anne Egan announced that interim Superintendent Jennifer Perry will launch an external audit...

The University of Colorado Boulder will host a free in-person and online panel discussion for the general public on Thursday about Indigenous firefighting techniques and the outlook for the 2026 fire season. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

CU Boulder to end alumni email for life program this summer

February 10, 2026 at 1:12 p.m.

In August, the University of Colorado Boulder will discontinue the program that allows alumni to...

A photo of the Arapaho Glacier taken on Sept. 13, 2024. (Photo Courtesy of Charles Oliver)

Shrinking Arapaho Glacier tied to Boulder’s history: ‘Sad to see it go’

February 9, 2026 at 2:21 p.m.

When Ted Scambos visited the Arapaho Glacier in 2021, it was dramatically smaller compared to...

Cherry Creek Schools won’t elaborate on decision to freeze travel, contracts after superintendent resigns

February 6, 2026 at 4:32 p.m.

Superintendent Christopher Smith resigned last week and his wife, Brenda Smith, the district��ap chief human...

Denver Immigrant Partnership Team co-lead Dana Miller speaks to a group of protesters outside the Sustainability, Energy, and Environment Community building at the University of Colorado Boulder on Thursday. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Protesters demand CU Regents cut ties with Key Lime Air over ICE detainee flights

February 6, 2026 at 9:50 a.m.

Key Lime Air has been flying detainees for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to...

Cherry Creek Schools puts human resources director on leave after superintendent resigns

February 3, 2026 at 4:58 p.m.

The Cherry Creek Board of Education was holding a closed meeting Tuesday morning to discuss...

Denver South sophomore Cristian Hernandez yells over a megaphone as he and other students gather on Lincoln Street in front of the Colorado State Capitol building as part of nationwide protests in opposition to the Trump administration's immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota, on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Nationwide general strike leads to ICE Out protests, school and business closures across metro Denver

By Bruce Finley

January 30, 2026 at 7:22 p.m.

Demonstrators across Denver joined the national ICE Out campaign – “no work, school, or shopping”...

Mapleton Early College High School, Skyview Campus, Mapleton Public Schools, on May 1, 2020 in Thornton, Colorado. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

Students walk out of Mapleton schools for ICE protests after Denver-area district tells them they can’t leave

February 2, 2026 at 8:59 a.m.

Attorney David Lane said schools aren’t allowed to prevent students from protesting as it violates...

East High School on July 23, 2024 in Denver. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

Several Denver-area school districts delayed or closed over staff absences from ICE Out protests

By Bruce Finley

January 30, 2026 at 11:03 a.m.

The closures and delays are due to Friday's nationwide ICE Out protests and general strike...

Cherry Creek Schools superintendent resigns following report of ‘toxic culture’

January 28, 2026 at 6:24 p.m.

Christopher Smith, who took the helm of the district in 2021, submitted his resignation during...

Holocaust survivor Osi Sladek, right, dances with his wife Selma Sladek as the Denver Young Artists Orchestra performs a composition by Osi’s father during a commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Jan. 27, 2026. During the event, the University of Denver and its Center for Judaic Studies announced a campaign to permanently endow a professorship in Holocaust and Antisemitism Studies. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

University of Denver creates professorship in Holocaust and antisemitism studies

By Bruce Finley

January 28, 2026 at 2:14 p.m.

Leaders said they’ll announce the school’s first endowed professorship in Holocaust and antisemitism studies on...

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to headline CU’s Conference on World Affairs

January 26, 2026 at 1:13 p.m.

The University of Colorado Boulder announced on Monday that Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai will be...

Denver metro school delays and closures for Jan. 26, 2026

By Tynin Fries

January 25, 2026 at 5:23 p.m.

Here's a look at the weather delays by district across the Denver metro area.

MoveOn Political Action's Banned Book Mobile stops for an event with local authors and teachers on Oct. 01, 2023 in Decatur, Georgia. The MoveOn Banned Book Mobile is handing out frequently banned books for free to anyone who attends the event. (Photo by Derek White/Getty Images for MoveOn)

Colorado school district drops appeal days before oral arguments in book-ban case

January 23, 2026 at 4:41 p.m.

Oral arguments before a three-judge panel had been scheduled for Friday, according to the American...

This video still frame shows a former Littleton Public Schools paraprofessional hitting a severely autistic, non-verbal child on a school bus for special needs students. (Video still via Rathod Mohamedbhai LLC Attorneys at Law)

Littleton Public Schools to pay $3.85 million to families of kids abused on bus rides

By Shelly Bradbury

January 23, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Littleton Public Schools agreed Thursday to the settlement slightly more than two weeks after former...

The iPad Air 2 is on display at Apple headquarters on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 in Cupertino, Calif. Apple unveiled the thinner iPad with a faster processor and a better camera as it tries to drive excitement for tablets amid slowing demand. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

iPad explosion sparks evacuation at Douglas County elementary school

By Katie Langford

January 22, 2026 at 12:51 p.m.

Students at a Douglas County elementary school were evacuated Thursday morning after an iPad exploded...

FILE – Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges