Teachers

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.

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

Loveland kindergarten teacher and author Ellen Javernick has published over 20 children’s books. They teach life lessons for young kids and aim to get them thinking about how their actions impact other people. Her newest book, “Awesome of the Day” reflects how, at 87, she continues to energize the kids around her.

When school is out for the summer, some teachers have another job. In the tiny town of Lake City, one such educator turns her attention towards small-scale farming.

A new report from the Keystone Policy Center highlights the shortage of affordable housing for Colorado educators and district staff, with many teachers spending over 40% of their income on housing.

Since the pandemic, Colorado teachers say many of their students don’t have as much resilience to push through tough challenges in the classroom. It’s a concept they refer to as grit. Some educators are using strategies to help build back that sense of determination in their students.

A new state program helps aspiring teachers get their licenses by becoming apprentices. Participants can work in classrooms and get paid for those hours while taking education classes on the side. Advocates think the program could help address Colorado’s shortage of public school teachers

A lack of affordable housing is causing a severe staffing crisis in schools in Eagle County, prompting the school district to break into the affordable housing development business.

A new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality shows that some Mountain West states are not doing a lot to support and retain teachers of color in their policies and practices.