Ann Schimke, Chalkbeat

On her popular TikTok channel last year, a Colorado Springs teacher suggested parents keep their kids home from school during an upcoming one-day teacher strike. That social media post in the fall of 2025 was the start of a yearlong legal saga that led officials in Colorado Springs District 11 to remove Angelica Givler-Viers from her fifth grade classroom.

Colorado teachers and other public school employees can now get help with down payments and closing costs through a new state program aimed at making homeownership more attainable.

Should private contractors be allowed to run state-funded programs for Colorado’s homeschoolers? If so, what guardrails should exist and how much public money should the contractors get?

Dozens of Colorado districts that have recently started their own online programs or plan to soon, competing for students at a time when enrollment is declining statewide.

Sam Westerdale, a civics and government teacher at Aurora’s Rangeview High School, has a master’s degree in political science.

A new strain of homeschool enrichment programs funded with state dollars has exploded in recent years, raising red flags for state lawmakers about the cost, content, and structure of these classes

The families filed the lawsuit in Colorado district court Jan. 13 against The Nest Schools, a national chain that has seven Colorado locations, including one in Centennial.

The Jan. 13 recommendation by U.S. Magistrate Judge Maritza Dominguez Braswell is a tentative win for state officials and a loss for the eight plaintiffs, which include four school districts, three charter schools, and one public education cooperative.

There are several big education issues Colorado will face in 2026 including finding funding amid a budget crunch, and evolving policies around cell phones in schools.

Chalkbeat Colorado shares a few of the educational topics they plan to follow and cover in the new year.