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A new bill filed last week aims to revise state law to give those schools more consideration from districts in getting their construction needs included on local ballot measures.

After a dip during the pandemic, enrollment has risen for three straight years. Elite universities continue to have vastly more applicants than seats.

The Youth Agency Coalition brings together six Colorado nonprofit organizations with the goal of empowering people ages 16 through 34 who want to effect change.

Denver Public Schools has long been supportive of immigrant students, even suing the Trump administration to try to reinstate a federal policy that previously treated schools as generally off limits to immigration enforcement.

Consolidating Colorado’s public colleges and universities could save the state money, according to a new report.

Students helped craft the bill and say it would give youth more access to safe spaces.

School closures are contentious, and parents often want to know how a district will repurpose a building that many consider the heart of the community. But the answer is rarely clear right away. The decision process can take years, leaving buildings vacant and families wondering.

More people are working in public schools, even as fewer students attend them. To some observers, this math just isn’t math-ing.

House Bill 1055 would create a pilot program in a limited number of communities outside of Denver to give students in grades 6-12 a similar My Colorado Card. The card would essentially be a free pass, not a voucher with dollars attached to it.

It was the Colorado Students Demand Action chapter’s fourth rally since local students ramped up organizing efforts in the wake of a 2023 shooting at Denver’s East High School. The organization helps mobilize high school and college students to advocate for gun violence prevention measures. Colorado’s chapter is the largest of its kind in the country, national organizers said.