The Bookies Bookstore has gifted 1,500 books and counting to teachers across the state as many can’t afford to refresh their classroom libraries
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How Colorado is trying to get more students with intellectual disabilities into college
Forty-four students with intellectual disabilities have graduated from public colleges in Colorado since 2020. Here’s the story behind the push.
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In a rural southwest Colorado town, a new program is transforming summer for local children
Free summer day camp for kids in grades K through 8 creates a sense of well-being for families in Mancos, where resources are sparse when school is out.
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Fireflies are thriving in Colorado wetlands. Scientists want to shed light on why.
Lightning bugs light up the sky in scattered pockets across the state, luring sightseers and sparking research that could one day guide reintroduction efforts
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People incarcerated in Colorado can now reduce their prison sentence by earning a college degree
New law builds on the idea that Incarcerated people who participate in postsecondary education are less likely to return to prison for new crimes after being released.
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SROs to stay at 13 Denver campuses, armed officers to help with weapons searches under safety plan
Superintendent Alex Marrero called the plan “an index of what we have to offer.”
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Denver’s first big merger of charter school networks poses leadership test
Hundreds of employees leave as union of Rocky Mountain Prep and STRIVE Prep spawns tense, chaotic year
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Coloradans forced to scramble their spending plans after Supreme Court blocks Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
Two Coloradans, each carrying more than $50,000 in student loan debt, said they were disappointed by the court’s decision Friday morning.
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Colorado universities will double down on diversity after Supreme Court effectively barred affirmative action
The Court on Thursday limited the role of race in admissions in private and public higher education institutions. Here’s how Colorado colleges are responding.
Posted inPolitics and Government
Colorado lawmakers were warned their bill helping child sex abuse survivors was unconstitutional. They passed it anyway.
The Colorado Supreme Court last week struck down the part of Senate Bill 88, a law passed in 2021, giving victims of child sex abuse dating back to the 1960s a three-year window to file lawsuits