Public Education
Denver students protest district leadership after more school violenceDroves of Denver students skipped class to protest what they say has been the district’s inadequate response to school violence. Students of Martin Luther King, Jr. Early College,… Read More
Courts
Federal judge sides with Catholic clinic, halts Colorado’s ban on ‘abortion reversal’ treatment(The Center Square) – A federal judge ruled over the weekend in favor of a Catholic health care clinic that’s challenging Colorado’s ban on “abortion reversal” treatment. U.S. Read More
Public Education
Report: Colorado schools could get billions from Prop HH, but funds would lack guardrails(The Center Square) – Colorado’s public schools could receive billions in funding if voters pass Proposition HH in November, but those funds would lack guardrails, according to an analysis… Read More
Courts
Colorado Supreme Court will decide Masterpiece Cakeshop religious liberty case(The Center Square) – The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips’ latest appeal after a lower court ruled against the Lakewood-based business owner. Read More
Public Education
School district paid thousands to org linked to Merrick Garland for intrusive surveys(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Colorado Springs School District 11 (CSSD) paid tens of thousands of dollars for surveys asking students how often they think about the “experiences” of… Read More
Public Education
Denver Public Schools appears to have paid hush money to prevent board VP from suing, newly released document revealsColorado’s largest school district secretly signed an agreement with its board vice president to prevent him from suing. The revelation comes after the district released a copy of… Read More
Public Education
Colorado teachers’ union allegedly tells schools to destroy gender identity recordsA division of the Colorado Education Association (CEA) reportedly told the Jefferson County School District to destroy records regarding children’s gender identities to avoid legal scrutiny. “[I]f you… Read More
Public Education
Gadsden flag vindicated: Colorado school reverses course after kicking student out for patriotic backpack(The Daily Signal) – A Colorado Springs school has reversed course after booting a 12-year-old boy off campus for refusing to remove a patch on… Read More
Public Education
Denver middle school principal fired after publicly criticizing school safetyA Colorado school board backed its district’s decision to fire a middle school principal for raising concerns about school security. The Denver Public Schools (DPS) Board of Education… Read More
Public Education
Special education director for Denver Public Schools placed on leave for undisclosed reasons, faced past allegations under different nameThe special education director of Denver Public Schools was placed on administrative leave Wednesday, nine years after being accused of sexual harassment as a principal using a different first… Read More
Public Education
Colorado education board reviewing salary range increases for top paid employees(The Center Square) – The Colorado State Board of Education is seeking approval to increase its salary ranges for its non-classified at-will employees who are among its highest-paid executives. Read More
Courts
Catholic preschools sue state officials over law barring them from funding program(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Two Catholic preschools filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Colorado Department of Early Education officials for allegedly excluding them from being accepted into the state’s… Read More
Public Education
Personal info of thousands of students and teachers at risk after massive hack of Colorado education departmentNames and social security numbers are among the sensitive student data leaked in a data breach reported last week by the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE). … Read More
Public Education
Colorado pupil-to-teacher ratio remains steady during educator shortage(The Center Square) – Teacher shortage claims in Colorado’s public schools were made as far back as 2015. But the pupil-to-teacher ratio in 2022-23 was among the lowest in… Read More
Courts
Cake shop appeals to Colorado Supreme Court after web designer wins free speech SCOTUS caseA cake shop is filing an appeal in its religious liberty case, citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found a web designer could not be forced to… Read More
Courts
Supreme Court: Government can’t compel Christian web designer to create sites that violate her faithIn a landmark case for First Amendment rights, the U.S. Supreme Court Friday ruled a Christian website designer cannot be forced by government to create sites for same-sex weddings… Read More
Culture
Colorado health clinic promoted drag story hour to kids with autism(The Daily Signal) – A Colorado health clinic that works with children who have autism promoted a Drag Story Hour event featuring adult drag queens… Read More
Public Education
Denver could soon restore police in schools exactly three years after ‘hastily’ removing themDenver could soon restore School Resource Officers, three years after their removal in an experiment that has led to increased violence in the district. In the wake of… Read More
Culture
Chaplain and PA announcer for the Denver Nuggets, first time NBA finalists, uses voice and platform to serve GodKyle Speller is no stranger to using his voice for the glory of God, but this year’s NBA Finals have provided him a unique opportunity on basketball’s biggest stage. Read More
Courts
Lawsuit claims Colorado, Denver laws on ‘sidewalk counseling’ unconstitutional(The Center Square) – Colorado and the cities of Englewood and Denver face a lawsuit for a law and its enforcement regarding speech outside of abortion clinics. Wendy… Read More