Ninety four of Colorado’s 178 school districts are experiencing dips in enrollment this school year.
Jeffco Public Schools
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Opinion: In the name of liberty, we’re turning our schools into dismal fortresses
The new definition of ‘freedom:’ Children drilled in lockdowns, listening for the footsteps of a killer stalking the halls.
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Despite surprise reprieve in Denver, school closures likely to continue in metro area
10 Denver schools slated for closure still are “on watch,” Aurora has shuttered 8 schools and Jeffco will close 15.
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Jeffco board votes unanimously to close 16 elementary schools
The district has exhausted its budget and drawn $32 million from its reserves to cover expenses this year. Closing the schools could save up to $12 million.
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Inside Jeffco Kids First, the group at the center of “furries” controversy in Colorado’s gubernatorial race
Republican Heidi Ganahl is citing Jeffco Kids First as she warns about distractions in schools. The Jeffco Public Schools board president says the rhetoric is “demonizing our kids.”
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Opinion: Jeffco Schools are headed for a fiscal cliff
Enrollment is declining; spending is increasing. Closing schools won’t save enough money to prevent a budget emergency
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Staff from from 16 Jeffco schools facing closure would have to reapply for district jobs
More than 400 teachers and staff work at the 16 elementary schools recommended for closure. Some worry there won’t be another job for them in the district.
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Denver, Jefferson County school districts raise hourly wages for support staff struggling to afford food and housing
Amid mounting public pressure, two of Colorado’s largest school districts have approved 20% pay raises for school support staff, with Denver Public Schools pledging to boost pay by more than $4 per hour for many workers this year and Jeffco Public Schools agreeing to increase compensation by $3 per hour by September 2023. The pay […]
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School board candidates backed by teachers union leading in Denver, Aurora and Jeffco
By Melanie Asmar, Yesenia Robles and Ann Schimke, Chalkbeat Colorado The union-backed majority on the Denver school board appears poised to consolidate power, as all four candidates endorsed by the teachers union were leading in the ballot count late Tuesday night. If the four win their elections, the board would be unanimously union-backed for the […]
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Two districts account for nearly 90% of Colorado’s very limited COVID testing in schools
Just two school districts accounted for the vast majority of COVID-19 testing in the first month of Colorado’s federally funded program to test students, teachers and staff in schools each week. According to data that the state submitted to federal officials last month, just one district performed nearly 80% of the program’s tests conducted in […]