Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat

On Monday, at least three Denver schools — Northfield High School, Lake Middle School and Denver Montessori Junior/Senior High School — had announced temporary shifts to remote learning this week as staff members called in sick

Starting in late December, Colorado’s state health department will launch a $1 million COVID vaccine advertising campaign aimed at parents

Nationally, just 325 schools were named National Blue Ribbon Schools this year.

At least 78% of Colorado students in preschool through 12th grade now attend school under a mask mandate

Jared Polis' remarks are in keeping with the local control approach the state has adopted this school year.

Students will be eligible for a $25 gift card for the first test and $10 for each subsequent test.

One thing is clear: Many students struggled academically last year.

Cases among children ages 6 to 11, who are too young to be vaccinated, started increasing in July. Since mid-August, when students returned to school, cases in the age group have risen sharply.

While the outside operator pointed to a track record of improvement, a consultant hired by the new superintendent of the suburban Denver school district called the partnership “totally ineffective” and recommended it end

Parents as a whole were almost evenly split on whether masks should be required in schools, a new poll finds

The school district said the risks of quarantine outweigh the risk of disease

Should any of those individual counties opt out of the requirement, it would be up to school districts to decide whether to follow the order

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment released its updated school guidance late Friday evening, three days after the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed their own recommendations

New teachers pay hundreds of dollars out of pocket to take these exams, so there is a lot at stake

Some Colorado school districts have already announced they won’t require masks next year, while in others, officials said they were weighing their options and waiting for state guidance

School officials in many communities face competing pressures between public health guidance, parents who want a more “normal” school year for their children, and other parents who want to see COVID precautions remain in place

Anderson said his return to work is “effective immediately,” though board meetings do not resume until August

Marrero will start July 6, taking the helm of Colorado’s largest school district as it emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic

House Bill 1325 would expand the definition of children living in poverty and qualifying for additional funding and, for the first time, give districts more money for every English language learner enrolled in their schools