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EDITORIAL: Cut bureaucracy at Colorado’s colleges
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gazette.com, State

EDITORIAL: Cut bureaucracy at Colorado’s colleges

By The Gazette Editorial Board | SOURCE: THE GAZETTE Each fall, Colorado parents have ever greater misgivings as they send another round of freshmen to the state’s colleges and universities. Foremost among their concerns has to be the skyrocketing cost of higher ed, with tuition ratcheting up year after year. The spiraling price of a college degree seems to outpace even inflation. Colorado students pay higher in-state tuition than the national average. There’s also a perception of chaos on campus, fostered by a culture in which fringe values are rendered mainstream. Professors and protesters alike have been known to harangue students for holding views that would be regarded as conventional anywhere off campus. Students have been denounced as racist merely for their skin color. And...
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Colorado dad accuses school officials of retaliating against daughter after “embarrassing” viral video
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CBS Colorado, Local

Colorado dad accuses school officials of retaliating against daughter after “embarrassing” viral video

By Shaun Boyd | SOURCE: CBS COLORADO A seventh grader in Colorado is facing disciplinary action after a video she shot at recess went viral. "My daughter's so scared for by what she is witnessing, that she begins to record this video," said Aaron Frost, whose 12-year-old daughter shot the video. The video shows a group of students at Monarch PK-8 School in Louisville standing in a circle around a classmate on the ground. "Who is very clearly convulsing, twitching, writhing," he said. He says she was scared when the students began chanting, "sacrifice!" and "heil Satan!" "Is that for real? Is it for fun? Is it just a joke? No matter what it is, it's terrifying and shouldn't happen," he said. What happened next shocked him even more. READ FULL ARTICLE ON CBSNEWS.COM
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Additional students buoy Denver schools’ budget
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denvergazette.com, Downtown Denver, Local

Additional students buoy Denver schools’ budget

By Nicole C. Brambila | SOURCE: DENVER GAZETTE An unexpected influx of students this academic year means Denver Public Schools might not have to dip into its reserves, the district’s chief financial officer said this week. The Board of Education is expected to review the district’s amended budget when directors meet on Thursday for their regular meeting. The budget for the state’s largest district this school year is about $1.5 billion. District officials had anticipated using $12 million from reserves to help offset budget shortfalls. The district has roughly $140 million in its fund balance, which is on target for its 10% of budget goal, said Chuck Carpenter, chief financial officer for Denver Public Schools. READ FULL ARTICLE ON DENVERGAZETTE.COM
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Burton Brown to seek State Board of Education seat
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Rocky Mountain Voice, State

Burton Brown to seek State Board of Education seat

Kristi Burton Brown, formerly the chairwoman of the Colorado Republican Party, has announced her candidacy for the Colorado State Board of Education seat in Congressional District 4. "Our education system needs more opportunity, better accountability, and greater empowerment for parents," Burton Brown said. "The Board of Education needs members who are committed to expanding school choice, ready to insist on high academic standards, and willing to prioritize parents' voices." Burton Brown is the Executive Vice President at Advance Colorado and, as a practicing attorney, is admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court where she has submitted briefs on the right to life, religious freedom, and women's right to play sports without men taking their place. She is a former substitute teacher in rura...
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Student enrollment down statewide, up in Denver because of newly arriving immigrants
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denvergazette.com, Downtown Denver, Local, State

Student enrollment down statewide, up in Denver because of newly arriving immigrants

By Nicole C. Brambila | SOURCE: THE DENVER GAZETTE Student enrollment statewide declined for a second year with new data from the Colorado Department of Education showing a loss of about 1,800 students on what’s called the October count, which is used to determine funding levels for school districts. “On a percentage basis, it’s a fairly small change,” said Jennifer Okes, chief school operations officer for the Colorado Department of Education. Statewide enrollment remains relatively stable. Those 1,800 Colorado students equate to a roughly 0.20% decrease, down from 883,264 in 2022 to 881,464 last fall, state data shows. Colorado’s enrollment was last this low in 2013, when 876,999 pupils were counted, after gaining 13,438 students. What the Oct. 2 count doesn’t show is t...
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Colorado public school enrollment continues to decline, lowest since 2013
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Rocky Mountain Voice, State

Colorado public school enrollment continues to decline, lowest since 2013

NEWS RELEASE: COLORADO DEPT. OF EDUCATION Colorado public school enrollment continues to decline with 1,800 fewer students counted in October than the previous year State's lowest overall PK-12 enrollment since 2013 DENVER – For the second straight year, student enrollment in Colorado’s public schools declined with the 2023-24 school year PK-12 student enrollment reaching the state's lowest mark in a decade, according to the annual count of public school students in October. The state’s October 2023 count of 881,464 students enrolled in public schools was 1,800 fewer than in October 2022, a 0.20% decrease. The last time Colorado’s public school enrollment was this low was 2013 when 876,999 students were counted. Colorado’s school enrollment has experienced a downward trend i...
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Armstrong: A modest proposal for school choice in Colorado
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completecolorado.com, State

Armstrong: A modest proposal for school choice in Colorado

By Ari Armstrong | SOURCE: COMPLETE COLORADO PAGE TWO I’ll begin with my proposal: Parents who do not send their school-age children to public schools do not have to pay taxes to help support those schools. Whatever proportion of property, income, and other taxes go to schools, those parents either do not have to pay in the first place (I propose), or else they get the money back during tax season, up to the average per-pupil expenditure. I mean to include here property taxes paid indirectly through rent. It’s hard to object to that proposal on moral grounds. It says simply that parents should not have to pay for these government services that they do not use. There is no subsidy involved; we are talking only about a family’s own money. Families still would be required to provide ...
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Colorado legislation requires public schools to call students by ‘preferred name’
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coloradopolitics.com, State

Colorado legislation requires public schools to call students by ‘preferred name’

By Marissa Ventrelli, coloradopolitics.com Colorado public schools would be required to use a student's "preferred name" under a proposal that would also label the refusal to do so "discriminatory." The bill is among several measures that deal with identity and gender. Another bill aims to make it easier for individuals convicted of a felony to change their legal change to conform with their gender identity. Proponents argue that socially affirming transgender youth's identities increase their school performance, while critics said it's yet another attack on parents' rights. If passed, HB 24-1039 would require public and charter schools beginning in July next year to use a student's preferred name, regardless of whether it is their legal name, for school document...
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Education Department accelerates student loan debt cancellation plan
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denvergazette.com, National

Education Department accelerates student loan debt cancellation plan

By Breccan F. Thies, Washington Examiner SOURCE: Gazette The Biden administration announced Friday morning that it is expanding and accelerating its income-driven student loan forgiveness plan. Borrowers who originally took out loans of $12,000 or less and have made at least 10 years of payments will be eligible for debt cancellation as early as next month under the Saving on a Valuable Education Plan. “Beyond being the most affordable student loan repayment plan ever available, the Biden-Harris Administration designed the SAVE Plan to put community college students and other low-balance borrowers on a faster track to debt forgiveness than ever before,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a press release. “With lower monthly payments, protection from runaway ...
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Colorado Department of Higher Education is slamming other states’ who they believe are anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion
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National, State, thelobby-co.com

Colorado Department of Higher Education is slamming other states’ who they believe are anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion

SOURCE: thelobby-co.com The Colorado Department of Higher Education has recently made headlines for its support of Colorado College's new initiative, the Healing and Affirming Village and Empowerment Network (HAVEN). The HAVEN Initiative aims to assist any student who wishes to leave institutions of higher education in five states with anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) legislation. These states include Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee, and North Dakota. However, this move has raised concerns and sparked criticism from those who believe these policies are based on a misguided and divisive ideology. The Colorado Department of Higher Education, along with Colorado College, claims that these anti-DEI laws create unwelcome learning environments for students...
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