They were babies and toddlers when the pandemic hit. At school, some still struggle.
More of Colorado’s pandemic babies and toddlers are showing up with developmental delays than their counterparts born just a few years before.
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Colorado school vaccination rates are public. Here’s how to find them.
How many kindergartners are vaccinated against measles at your son’s school? How many are vaccinated against whooping cough at your daughter’s child care center?
Judge dismisses universal preschool lawsuit brought by Colorado school districts
A Denver district court judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by several Colorado school districts over the state’s universal preschool program, ruling that the plaintiffs don’t have legal grounds...
Parents, here’s what you need to know if your child is being bullied
Being bullied is scary and traumatic for youth. It can also leave parents flailing for the right response: Who should I call? How can I help? What should I say...
How a pro-Palestinian protest has impacted a Colorado community college
On a windy afternoon this week, students on Denver’s Auraria Campus snapped pre-graduation pictures and walked to finals. Most seemed to pay little attention to the quiet encampment of pro-Palestinian...
Colorado argues in court for dismissal of universal preschool lawsuit
A lawyer for the state of Colorado argued in court Tuesday that a lawsuit filed by six school districts and other education groups over the state’s new universal preschool program...
Is 24 preschoolers in a classroom too many? Colorado will soon decide.
Last fall, state leaders appeared ready to phase in the 20-student class size and 1-to-10 ratio limits by 2025. But they’ve faced months of pushback, mostly from private preschool providers.
Colorado backs off proposed ban on religious instruction in state-funded preschool
Colorado officials leading the state’s new universal preschool program removed an explicit ban on religious instruction during universal preschool hours.
Colorado Catholic preschools make their case at trial challenging nondiscrimination rules
Enrolling preschoolers from LGBTQ families would conflict with the religious beliefs and obligations of Catholic preschools, attorneys for two Denver-area Catholic parishes said Tuesday as the trial began in a...
How Colorado used COVID early childhood aid to spark innovation
Much of the federal relief aid sent to Colorado’s child care providers during the pandemic helped keep doors open and businesses solvent.