Ann Schimke
Chalkbeat Colorado
Denver, CO, United States
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Colorado School of Mines wins state OK to prepare math and science teachers
School of Mines leaders say the university’s new teacher preparation program will help build the teacher pipeline and give students more career options. → Read More
New coalition seeks Colorado tax code changes to fund child care, education, nursing, and more
A new coalition will ask Colorado voters to change the tax code so more funding flows to child care, K-12 education, nursing and support for people with disabilities. → Read More
Starting teacher salary set at nearly $61,000 by Westminster district in tentative contract
Westminster district officials announced a tentative deal Tuesday that would pay beginning teachers nearly $61,000 — possibly the highest pay floor for teachers in Colorado. → Read More
Denver, Douglas County, Academy 20 join districts offering free school meals next year
Denver, Douglas County, and Academy 20 will offer free school meals next year under the Colorado program, Healthy School Meals For All, in an effort to curb childhood hunger. → Read More
Colorado extends free preschool application deadline, allows revisions
Colorado families seeking free preschool get application extension to Feb. 24. → Read More
CU Boulder gets kudos for reading courses, but state reviewers raise alarm about a speech professor
The University of Colorado Boulder won kudos Wednesday for its approach to training teachers on reading instruction, but in an unusual twist didn’t receive full state approval for one major. → Read More
Colorado to reopen all preschool applications to families because of errors
Families will be notified by email when their applications have been unlocked so they can re-rank their five preschool choices or make different choices. → Read More
Fears flare that Colorado free preschool could shortchange kids with learning delays
Colorado educators and advocates worry that the universal preschool application will reject some children with learning delays or other challenges. → Read More
17,000 and counting: Families apply for free preschool in Colorado
Within a week of Colorado’s free preschool application opening, the state has reached more than half of the 30,0000 children it expects to enroll next fall. → Read More
Colorado experts declared a youth mental health emergency. Here’s what happened next.
Over the last 18 months, the state and some school districts have launched programs that make it easy for young people to seek therapy for mental health struggles. → Read More
Colorado’s free preschool application is open. Here’s what you need to know.
Everything you want to know about free preschool in Colorado. Applications are now open. → Read More
CSU’s teacher preparation program wins state approval, gets kudos for science of reading shift
State officials praised Colorado State University for recent changes in coursework that will train future teachers how to teach children to read. → Read More
Colorado recruits providers for its free preschool program. Parents are next.
Colorado officials are rushing to recruit preschool providers before the universal preschool application for families opens on Jan. 17. → Read More
It’s school choice season in Colorado, but applying for universal preschool comes a bit later
The preschool application will be available online starting Jan. 17. → Read More
Confused about child abuse reporting rules for Colorado educators? Clarity is coming.
Too often, state leaders say, poverty is conflated with child abuse. → Read More
Free meals will be offered in most Colorado school districts next year. Is yours one of them?
Free meals for all Colorado students. That was the promise of Proposition FF. Find out if your school district plans to participate in the new school meals program. → Read More
Here’s how these Colorado students learn about the state’s deadliest day
A new Native American history class at Kiowa High School in southeastern Colorado grew out of mascot agreement the district forged with an Oklahoma tribe. → Read More
Here’s how these Colorado students learn about the state’s deadliest day
A new Native American history class at Kiowa High School in southeastern Colorado grew out of a mascot agreement the district forged with an Oklahoma tribe. → Read More
Colorado proposal boosts universal preschool hours, sets per-child funding
Under the latest proposal, all 4-year-olds could attend preschool for 15 hours a week, with some getting double that amount. → Read More
Discipline and passion: How Colorado’s Teacher of Year makes magic
Long before he was an award-winning middle school band director in Colorado, Jimmy Lee Day II was a Detroit middle-schooler who rarely attended after-school band practice because he didn’t have a ride home. → Read More