Colorado Public Schools

Arts programs in most Colorado public schools have been cut severely due to tight budgets. So what does art education look like in the state's schools? And where are kids learning about the arts outside the classroom?

A new graduation law means every Colorado teen must take a personal finance class, but what do they really need to know about money today?

Dyslexia is a common learning disability that makes it hard to decode and spell words.

Privacy or safety? Colorado lawmakers consider reupping prohibition on facial recognition technology in schools.

Colorado bet on Zearn Math. A study shows it helped, but an expert advises caution.

After a federal pandemic-related program that provided free school meals to all students expired, Colorado voters approved Proposition FF, which creates a new Healthy School Meals for All program. But not all school districts have committed to participating in the initiative that aims to help at least 60,000 Colorado children access food at school. Comments from Erika Cervantes, community organizer, Hunger Free Colorado.

The Boulder Valley School District’s Latino students are nearly three times more likely than white students to be suspended, according to an analysis by the Boulder Reporting Lab. In an effort to address this issue, the district has added a detailed, school-level data dashboard to its website.

A state law passed in 2019 brought two big changes that could boost the reading proficiency for many Colorado students.

Aurora Public Schools and the teachers union have come to an agreement to increase wages for the upcoming school year by 8.5% across the board for all staff members. It still has to be ratified by the union.

A North Dakota-based group representing Native Americans is suing Colorado over its ban on American Indian school mascots.