| Date | Title | Description |
| 24.06.2025 | The School Closure Dilemma: A Struggle for Equity in Education | In the heart of Denver, a storm brews over school closures. The Denver Public Schools (DPS) district faces a harsh reality. Schools with high populations of students of color are at risk. The numbers tell a stark story. DPS is the largest s... |
| 23.06.2025 | St. Vrain extends school year with Project Launch summer programs | The elementary program enrolls about 2,350 elementary students at 14 school sites. Another 70 students in special education attend a summer Extended School Year program and are integrated into some Project Launch classes. There’s also a mod... |
| 23.06.2025 | DPS schools that could close due to poor performance have high numbers of students of color, data shows | “It’s another tool to close down our schools where the students are black and brown,” said Milo Marquez, chair of the Latino Education Coalition, about DPS’s new policy.
The district’s most recent round of school closures occurred this year... |
| 06.06.2025 | Two local teachers among 22 Colorado Teacher of the Year semifinalists | - |
| 01.06.2025 | ‘New Americans’ are winning elections in Colorado. Other immigrants want to follow suit. | And one of six new American candidates for Congress in Colorado — U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Lafayette, whose parents immigrated to the U.S. from Eritrea — won their elections, according to data from New American Leaders.
State Reps. Lorena Ga... |
| 14.04.2025 | Gov. Polis visits Longmont to highlight $75M state quantum push | “It’s really important that our students are well equipped in this field that is going to dominate so much of what we do,” said Don Haddad, St. Vrain Valley School District superintendent.
Quantum is the study of things at a very small scal... |
| 24.02.2025 | Education | Boulder County students showcase science knowledge at regional fair | Paul Sperry, a retired scientist who previously served as the executive director of Boulder’s Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, has served as a judge at the fair for some 40 years.
“I like seeing creative ingenui... |
| 10.01.2025 | Education | Justice Department investigating Douglas County School District’s response to racial discrimination, bullying of students | Representative from the Justice Department did not respond to multiple messages left since Thursday seeking comment on the investigation.
In an email Ganzy received from the DOJ this week, the agency said investigators will be in Douglas Co... |
| 01.01.2025 | Business | In southwestern Colorado, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe’s corn — and other products — are a source of pride: “That is ours” | “In many parts of the country, Tribes are becoming regional economic and political power houses,” the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development wrote in its tribal business structure handbook. “They are the largest employer in many c... |
| 29.12.2024 | Local News | Boulder County high school students take college courses at record levels | Front Range Community College is the largest provider of concurrent enrollment in Colorado. The college serves about 13,000 dual-enrolled students and has contracts with 65 partners. FRCC serves students at more than 120 sites, including 55... |
| 14.11.2024 | Education | Here’s how a task force suggests changing the way schools and districts are rated in Colorado | The state’s school accountability system, in use since 2009, mostly uses standardized test scores to rate schools and districts. High schools are also rated on their graduation rates and on how many students move on to postsecondary options... |
| 09.11.2024 | Health | A quick return to school and light exercise may help kids recover from concussions | More than 2 million children nationwide had been diagnosed at some point with a concussion or brain injury, according to the 2022 National Health Interview Survey. A flurry of studies in the past decade have shown that adolescents recover m... |
| 06.11.2024 | Election | Voters back $1 billion bond measures for Denver, Aurora and Cherry Creek schools | Colorado’s largest school district plans to use the bond to pay for air conditioning in 29 schools, along with other maintenance and safety projects. It’s the most money DPS has ever asked voters to borrow.
“On behalf of everyone at Denver ... |
| 19.09.2024 | The Shifting Landscape of Education in Boulder Valley | Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) is at a crossroads. Enrollment is on a downward trajectory, and the implications are profound. The district, once a beacon of educational excellence, now faces challenges that could reshape its future. ... |
| 12.09.2024 | Education | BVSD, SVVSD schools earn high ratings in state accountability system | Boulder Valley had one school, Columbine Elementary in Boulder, go on the accountability clock this year after its rating dropped two levels to priority improvement. Boulder High, the other district school not in the state’s highest categor... |
| 20.08.2024 | Education | More Colorado students’ math and literacy scores meet, surpass pre-pandemic levels | CMAS tests, which cover English Language Arts and math, are offered to students in third to eighth grade. Children who score at least 750 on the exams are considered to have “met or exceeds expectations,” which means they are on track to be... |
| 27.07.2024 | Editorials | Community Editorial Board: Considering substitute teacher pay | What a false economy when our school district and classroom teachers, like countless others, are dealing with more challenges than ever: a youth mental health crisis, persistent pandemic learning losses, stress-inducing emergency preparatio... |
| 01.07.2024 | Education | Colorado schools got nearly $2 billion in COVID aid. Now the money is ending and districts face tough budget decisions. | DPS spent the aid money on summer programs to help address students’ learning losses from the pandemic. Money also went to other projects, such as improving and tracking air quality in schools.
“We tried to deploy the money in a way that wa... |
| 26.06.2024 | Politics | Likely winners emerge in Boulder County primary races as more results pour in | There was a slimmer, though still substantial, margin between the Democratic candidates for an at-large seat on the University of Colorado Board of Regents. Elliott Hood, a school attorney and former teacher, maintained his lead over DEI ex... |
| 15.06.2024 | Latest Headlines | St. Vrain’s Project Launch extends school year | “There’s a lot of review and reinforcement so there’s not so much of a disconnect over the summer,” she said. “And even though they’re at school, I want them to have fun. We have a good time here.”
St. Vrain piloted Project Launch in 2019, ... |
| 05.06.2024 | Politics | Who’s who on Boulder County’s 2024 primary election ballots | Tina Mueh is challenging Joseph for the Democratic primary nomination. A longtime Boulder Valley School District science educator, Mueh previously told the Daily Camera she is interested in issues like the environment, reproductive health a... |
| 14.05.2024 | Local News | Boulder Housing Partners breaks ground on affordable housing development | Local organizations, including the Emergency Family Assistance Association, the Boulder Valley School District and the Family Resource Center, will refer families to BHP who are eligible for those units. Laura Sheinbaum, the chief real esta... |
| 26.04.2024 | Education | School officials work to reduce students’ chronic absenteeism | Boulder Valley is updating its attendance practices and policies as the district tackles an increase in chronic absenteeism following the pandemic.
“We’ve done a really good job in putting some structures and things together to do our best ... |
| 01.02.2024 | Education | Boulder visit helps schools support migrant student influx | About 60 educators from 19 school districts visited Boulder Valley School District’s newcomer programs on Thursday as they work to better support an influx of migrant students that’s challenging districts statewide.
The group, led by people... |
| 08.01.2024 | Local News | BVSD school board to hear bond issue construction update | New Vista High School’s new building, paid for through Boulder Valley’s $350 million capital construction bond issue, is taking shape after several months of construction.
The school board on Tuesday will hear its first update on the bond p... |
| 12.09.2023 | Education | BVSD school board hears update on student mental health supports | The Boulder Valley school board heard an update at its Tuesday meeting on student mental health supports in place this fall, from wellness centers at the high schools to social skills lessons at the elementary schools.
“We are really workin... |
| 06.09.2023 | When Affordable Housing Is Scarce, So Are Educators | EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. — Carrie Rodgers gestures toward the silver medallion sitting atop her fridge, then waves it off.
It’s nothing really, she shrugs.
Still, she reaches for the disc and sets it on the kitchen counter for a closer look.
Two... |
| 17.08.2023 | Education | BVSD, SVVSD see high overall achievement in CMAS test scores | Local school districts are celebrating high overall math and literacy achievement that suggests many students are recovering academically from pandemic disruptions, based on the latest statewide test results.
Both the Boulder Valley and St.... |
| 20.03.2023 | Denver March Powwow brings together Native American tribes working to preserve their ancient languages | Gripping a microphone, Tessa Holds The Enemy Abbey welcomed the crowd of hundreds on the last day of the Denver March Powwow in her Indigenous language first, then English. The 18-year-old traveled from Mandaree, N.D., to represent her peop... |
| 06.03.2023 | Education
Education | SVVSD seeks to make LaunchED Virtual Academy a multi-district online school | St. Vrain Valley is applying to the state to allow its K-12 LaunchED Virtual Academy to enroll students who live outside the school district’s boundaries.
The State Board of Education is scheduled to vote on St. Vrain’s application to becom... |
| 30.01.2023 | Education
Education | BVSD offers option to review new elementary reading curriculum | Boulder Valley is offering an opportunity for community members to review a new elementary reading curriculum as the school district looks to replace one that has been flagged by the state as flawed.
Last spring, Boulder Valley received app... |
| 29.01.2023 | Commentary
Commentary | Guest opinion: Don Haddad: For the sake of our future, Colorado must better its accreditation system | By Don Haddad
I believe that few things are as important to the future of our communities, state, and nation than our public schools and ensuring that all students have the opportunity to engage in a rigorous, high-quality education. For ye... |
| 14.12.2022 | Education
Education | Enrollment returns to pre-pandemic levels for St. Vrain Valley schools | St. Vrain Valley’s enrollment continued to inch up this school year, with the district recovering from pandemic enrollment losses, based on a report presented at Wednesday’s school board meeting.
In 2020, the district’s enrollment dropped b... |
| 06.12.2022 | Finding Time For More Teaching, Learning And Joy In The School Day | Aurora Hills Middle School in Colorado has radically rethought its use of teaching time.getty |
| 23.10.2022 | Editorials
Editorials | Editorial: Prop FF is laudable, but structure merits concerns | No child should ever be hungry. Colorado Proposition FF, the Healthy School Meals for All Program, would provide free school lunches to all public school students in the state. Unfortunately, the structure and funding mechanism give us seri... |
| 18.10.2022 | Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor | Letters to the editor: Animals need rights; election education resources; voting your values | Mark Wiesenfeld: Animal rights: I fear for our animal sisters and brothers
I embraced all-encompassing “veganism,” animal rights and liberation, under the umbrella of Ahimsa (non-harming) as an ethical imperative for life 30 years ago at ag... |
| 09.09.2022 | Education
Education | SVVSD wins $2 million grant for Project Launch summer program | St. Vrain Valley this week was awarded a $2 million, one-year grant for its Project Launch summer program from Colorado’s Expanded Learning Opportunity grant program, allowing the school district to continue a partnership with four small di... |
| 08.09.2022 | Education
Education | Almost all BVSD, SVVSD schools earn top two state ratings | Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story misidentified Coal Creek Elementary School. The story below has been corrected.
All but one school in Boulder Valley and one in St. Vrain earned the top two state ratings, based on preliminary... |
| 19.08.2022 | Editorials
Editorials | Editorial: New school year is a bright spark of much-needed hope | In the Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley school districts, more than 60,000 students and 9,000 teachers and support staff returned to the classroom this week to kick off a new year of learning and growth.
Nationally, the new semester has ... |
| 30.07.2022 | Education
Education | SVVSD embraces early college P-TECH program | Abraham Tinajero was an eighth grader when he saw a poster in his Longmont middle school’s library advertising a new program offering free college with a technology focus.
Interested, he talked to a counselor to learn more about P-TECH, an ... |
| 26.05.2022 | Education
Education | Group recommends limiting LGBTQ, people of color references in Colorado social studies curriculum | Proposed changes to statewide guidelines used by Colorado teachers to develop curriculum for history and civics classes include fewer mentions of people of color and those in the LGBTQ community, the latest draft of the revisions showed.
A ... |
| 15.05.2022 | Education
Education | State approves Boulder Valley School District plan to replace flawed reading curriculum | The Boulder Valley School District recently received approval from the Colorado Department of Education for its five-year plan to replace its elementary reading curriculum, which isn’t on the state’s approved list.
Chalkbeat Colorado report... |
| 15.12.2021 | NEPC Talks Education: A Conversation About K-12 School Facilities and Infrastructure Spending | Jeff Vincent, Julien Lafortune, and Kathleen Gebhardt
BOULDER, Colo. (PRWEB) December 15, 2021
In this month’s episode of the NEPC Talks Education, NEPC Researcher Christopher Saldaña interviews Jeff Vincent, Julien Lafortune, and Kathleen ... |
| 10.12.2021 | BVSD uses grant to add tutoring, counseling for students experiencing homelessness | Elizabeth Van Leir, the community liaison at Boulder’s Centennial Middle School, saw the number of students who qualified as homeless double during the pandemic as parents lost jobs and living situations changed.
“When COVID hit, these fami... |
| 09.10.2021 | SVVSD looks to use literacy grant to improve instruction for second language students | Four Columbine Elementary first graders sat around teacher Lexi Condray, who handed out “pop-its,” a piece of squishy colored plastic that resembled bubble wrap.
She asked them to tap down a bubble for each letter as they sounded out the wo... |
| 01.09.2021 | BVSD, SVVSD see drops in both CMAS test scores, participation | Fewer Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley students scored proficient or better on language arts and math tests than they did before the pandemic, but big drops in participation and a year of disrupted learning make interpreting the scores c... |
| 20.04.2021 | A Colorado principal put an 8-year-old boy in a hold until he passed out. State law has ‘no teeth’ to force changes | By Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado
Two years ago in Colorado, an elementary school principal stood behind an 8-year-old boy gripping the boy’s crossed wrists until his body went limp, his eyes fluttered, and he foamed at the mouth.
The sc... |
| 04.02.2021 | SVVSD receives $1.3 million grant to partner with NextLight on low-income student internet access | The St. Vrain Valley School District recently received a $1.3 million state grant to partner with Longmont’s NextLight to increase at-home internet access for low-income students.
“Access to high speed internet at home is critical to buildi... |
| 20.01.2021 | Here’s how the new Biden administration will impact Coloradans | The transition of presidential power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday will happen thousands of miles away from Colorado, in front of pandemic-thinned crowds and extraordinary security, which puts all sorts of... |
| 22.12.2020 | These Boulder Latino parents want ‘engagement’ to be more than a buzzword | Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.
After moving between excitement and frustration, a group of Lati... |
| 20.12.2020 | Rise Against Suicide seeking to meet teen mental health needs in pandemic | Boulder County’s Rise Against Suicide had expected to see more referrals for students as the pandemic stretches into the 10th month, but instead is seeing fewer than in a typical year.
“The kiddos are suffering, and we know this,” said Rise... |
| 17.12.2020 | Millions in Colorado school funding at risk because of COVID-19 enrollment declines | Colorado’s cash-strapped public school districts risk losing tens of millions of dollars in state funding because of coronavirus-fueled enrollment declines, money that helps pay for teachers and other student services.
That’s because most d... |
| 29.09.2020 | Colorado leaders warn of the risks of a COVID slide as school enrollment lags | With the deadline looming for school districts across Colorado to count their students, state and education leaders put out a call to parents and guardians Tuesday in hopes of finding the thousands of kids at risk of falling behind academic... |
| 23.09.2020 | Caldara files state complaint over son’s BVSD special education services | Jon Caldara, president of the Independence Institute, filed a complaint with the state this week alleging the Boulder Valley School District is violating federal special education law by not allowing his son to attend school in person.
The ... |
| 02.09.2020 | Colorado pledges $2 million to help schools get low-income families online for remote learning | The ongoing pandemic has upended nearly every aspect of the 2020-2021 school year in Colorado, forcing parents, students and administrators to adapt. Whether that means instituting hybrid learning models or temporarily shifting to remote cl... |
| 20.07.2020 | Colorado issues school reopening guidance as Jeffco teachers push back on return to classrooms | State education and public health officials released guidance Monday for reopening Colorado’s schools in the fall, but many questions about welcoming students back into classrooms — including when that should happen — are being left to loca... |
| 12.07.2020 | More Colorado families consider online education as COVID-19 risks loom over upcoming school year | When growing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus triggered the abrupt shuttering of Colorado schools in March, families and faculty were forced to finish the academic year from the confines of their homes.
The transition wasn’t eas... |
| 25.06.2020 | SVVSD confirms commitment to school resource officer program | St. Vrain Valley leaders this week confirmed their intention to continue the district’s school resource officer program.
The NAACP’s Boulder County chapter is leading a local effort to end the school resource officer program in the neighbor... |
| 06.06.2020 | NAACP, parents call to remove police from Boulder Valley schools | Boulder community leaders are calling on the Boulder Valley School District to eliminate the school resource officer program, an effort already underway in Denver Public Schools and led locally by the NAACP.
The effort gained momentum amid ... |
| 27.04.2020 | “The differences between the haves and have-nots:” Hispanic students disproportionately lack internet access | When Vanessa Baca wraps up her full-time housekeeping job, there are only a few hours left on the clock. But the work day has just begun.
The Adams County single mother must cook, clean and tend to her children’s needs, but emails from her ... |
| 09.03.2020 | Southern Hills special ed teacher to receive lifetime teaching award | Southern Hills Middle School special education teacher Sue Taddeucci finds the most joy in seeing her hard work result in happy kids plus parents who are happy their kids feel included and valued.
“My face hurts from smiling so much,” she s... |
| 26.02.2020 | BVSD seeking feedback on creating inclusive history curriculum | The Boulder Valley School District is looking for feedback from the community on how teachers can better incorporate the contributions and views of underrepresented groups in civics and history classes.
The district is hosting a forum today... |
| 22.02.2020 | BVSD, SVVSD take different paths with new graduation requirements | Two local school school districts are taking widely different approaches in incorporating the state’s new high school graduation guidelines.
This year’s high school juniors are the first class that will need to prove they learned the necess... |
| 16.11.2019 | BVSD looking at stronger family partnerships to help close achievement gap | One way Boulder Valley School District is trying to close its wide and stubborn achievement gap for Latino and low-income students is by connecting with families.
Ari Gerzon-Kessler, the district’s director of equity and partnerships, is ov... |
| 27.10.2019 | BVSD piloting dyslexia screening tool | Boulder Valley School District is planning to pilot a dyslexia screening tool starting in the spring in a move being praised by local dyslexia advocates.
The plan is to give a prescreening to all kindergarten students at 10 to 15 pilot scho... |
| 15.08.2019 | Boulder County students largely outscore state on standardized tests | Colorado test results released today show high overall scores for Boulder County students, but also highlight continuing achievement gaps.
Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley students outscored the state on all 18 of the tests. Boulder Vall... |
| 20.06.2019 | Justice High receives competitive state grant partially funded by marijuana tax | Justice High School recently received approval for a competitive state BEST — Building Excellent Schools Today — grant to renovate its 40-year-old building in Lafayette.
The $921,525 grant is contingent on the Boulder Valley school board ap... |
| 12.06.2019 | STEM camp encourages SVVSD students to tackle big problems | Victoria Hoppis’ vision for a more sustainable city includes a park with treadmills, yoga mats, dog leashes for rent and a pond that makes bubbles that find and clean air pollution.
“We have trees because we need more trees,” the incoming s... |
| 11.06.2019 | Sneaking Past the Summer Slide: How to Make the Most of Summer Without a Single Flashcard | As the school year draws to a close, I am looking forward to the laidback freedom of summer with its less hectic schedule and longer daylight hours. If I’m being completely honest, there’s something really incredible about turning off my al... |
| 13.04.2019 | Local charter schools not immune from facility challenges | Colorado charter schools operating dollars spent on facilities
■ In 2016-17, charter schools in the state spent an average of $725 per pupil, or 9.8% of pupil funding.
■ Charter schools that owned their buildings (43%) paid an average of $8... |
| 12.03.2018 | States Issue Privacy Ultimatums to Education Technology Vendors | Last October Connecticut’s leading education groups and associations issued a joint ultimatum to vendors that use or collect student data: Comply with our new data-privacy requirements or take your business elsewhere.
The requirements came ... |
| 16.09.2016 | How 2Revolutions Is Helping Schools, Districts and States Support Future of Learning Models | This profile is part of an EdSurge Research Guide about school redesign and the landscape of service provider organizations that support schools and districts throughout the process. The full guide includes a report highlighting trends, ins... |
| 29.04.2015 | One Amplify: Joel Klein’s Plan to Unify News Corp.’s Education Business | Amplify is one of the most scrutinized companies in education technology—only partly because its parent company is News Corporation. When News Corp. acquired Wireless Generation for $390 million in 2010—a deal that became the cornerstone fo... |
| 27.10.2014 | Scores lower overall on new tests, but Boulder Valley and St. Vrain beat state averages | CMAS test scores
Full scores available here
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