Author: Ann Schimke
Read in English.Chalkbeat Colorado es un noticiero local sin fines de lucro que informa sobre las escuelas públicas en Denver y otros distritos. Suscríbete a nuestro boletín gratis por email en español para recibir lo último en noticias sobre educación dos veces al mes. Las familias en Colorado pueden empezar a enviar su solicitud para el programa preescolar estatal gratis del año escolar 2025-26.El programa, el cual se lanzó en el otoño de 2023, está disponible para todos los niños de 4 años de edad. Alrededor de 41,000 niños de 4 años actualmente están inscritos en el programa — alrededor…
Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.Two students and two groups have sued the Elizabeth School District over its decision to remove 19 books from school libraries this year because they contained what the school board deemed highly sensitive content.The suit, filed in U.S. District Court by lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado on Thursday, argues the book removals violate federal and state free speech protections. In addition to a high school student and preschooler in the 2,600-student district, the…
Inside Colorado’s free preschool initiativeSign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.Colorado families can start applying for the state’s free preschool program for the 2025-26 school year on Tuesday at noon.The program, which launched in the fall of 2023, is open to all 4-year-olds. About 41,000 4-year-olds are currently enrolled in the program — about 65% of that age group in the state. A smaller number of 3-year-olds who need extra help are also enrolled.The state has made a few key changes…