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Michael Bennet, fighting for traction in his presidential bid, releases education plan
By Chalkbeat Colorado Education Primary category in which blog post is published
Nicolais: Michael Bennet’s “equal is not equal” highlighted a tragic legacy in public schools
By Mario Nicolais Opinion
Colorado’s kindergarten landscape will even out, with benefits flowing to state’s wealthiest, poorest families
By Christopher Osher Education Primary category in which blog post is published
Florida woman found dead after manhunt, statewide school closures over threat, “infatuation” with Columbine
The FBI's Denver office confirmed via Twitter that Sol Pais is dead after a massive manhunt and more than 1,000 school closures around the state of Colorado.
What we learned investigating school safety for our “After Columbine” series
Takeaways from The Colorado Sun’s months-long investigation into school safety 20 years after Columbine
No Colorado school districts meet federal safety standards for behavioral health staffing, investigation shows
A Colorado Sun investigation finds that despite clear connections between mental health and school shootings, far more funding goes to physical security measures
Twenty years after Columbine, Colorado schools are assessing an astonishing number of student threats
Some Colorado districts are evaluating an average of four threats per school day. Administrators say the process is sound, but others worry students' civil rights are trampled in the rush to protect schools from liability.
A fight on a school bus, a knife in a backpack, suicide tips from Safe2Tell: The post-Columbine world of school safety runs 24/7
“We save lives on a daily basis,” said Ellen Kelty, Denver Public Schools director of student equity and opportunity
5,800 Colorado kids in second grade or younger were suspended last year. State lawmakers want to reduce that.
A coalition has worked for 3 years to modify a Colorado law they say disproportionately affects minority and disabled students. It took a deal with rural educators to move forward.
Denver Public Schools begins cutting 150-plus central office positions to pay for teacher raises
The Denver district has far more administrators than others in Colorado
