Patty Limerick, a tenured University of Colorado Boulder professor and former director of the university’s Center of the American West, is suing CU for ownership of her scholarly work and intellectual property. CU leadership fired Limerick in October 2022 after she refused to step down following an internal investigation that revealed she used work time for personal matters and made her staff feel uncomfortable or pressured to perform additional work, including planning her wedding. Limerick dedicated nearly three decades to the Center of the American West, which she and former CU law professo ..read more

School children from around the state attended the Goberis Deaf and Hard of Hearing Track & Field Day at the Evie Garrett Dennis Stadium in Denver, Colorado on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 ..read more

Douglas County High School on Wednesday moved its upcoming graduation after teachers and union leaders raised concerns that holding the ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy could have prevented undocumented students and their families from attending the celebration. The new venue for the May 22 commencement — Echo Park Stadium in Parker — “allows us to ensure all who wish to attend can do so and celebrate with our Huskies,” Douglas County High School Principal Tony Kappas wrote in an email to teachers, students and families. The school’s graduation is on the same date, but the time has been ..read more

As Speaker Julie McCuskie stood at the House dais in the Colorado Capitol on Tuesday, a typically rambunctious chamber listened intently. The Dillon Democrat explained how her Summit County school district has the property wealth and voters to raise taxes to support schools, including for transportation, technology, and capital projects. But when she visited Center Consolidated School District in the San Luis Valley, which is in a rural area, has low property wealth, and less local tax money to fund schools, McCluskie said she found educators there operated with much fewer resources. The story ..read more

Amber Wilson is rethinking how her classroom at Denver’s Thomas Jefferson High School will operate next year, in large part because of the artificial intelligence program ChatGPT. Her English courses will feature more in-class assignments and less homework. Heeding the College Board’s Advanced Placement AI guidance, Wilson will ask students to defend their thinking orally. And the 24-year veteran teacher is considering using programs to monitor her students’ online whereabouts on school-issued devices. Wilson admitted to sporting rose-colored glasses about ChatGPT — a chatbot that uses ge ..read more

Cherry Creek School District officials ousted the principal at Black Forest Hills Elementary School in Aurora on Friday, two weeks after a registered sex offender walked onto campus and attempted to kidnap a student during recess. District officials confirmed Friday they made “an administrative change” by replacing Principal Amanda Replogle with an acting principal for the last month of the school year. Cherry Creek officials did not answer questions about whether Replogle was fired or reassigned to a different position in the district. Aurora police responded to the elementary school, located ..read more

Prosecutors this week levied 10 additional charges against a former Littleton Public Schools bus monitor who was accused of beating a non-verbal autistic child on a school bus in March. Kiarra Jones, 29, was arrested in April on a single charge of third-degree assault of an at-risk person, a low-level felony. On Wednesday, prosecutors with the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office moved to bring an additional 10 charges — related to two children — against Jones, including seven additional assault charges and two child abuse charges, according to a motion prosecutors filed with the court. Th ..read more

Auraria student organizers on Thursday rejected a proposal from campus officials to remove the week-old Denver encampment in exchange for a $15,000 donation to the International Committee of the Red Cross. In a letter posted online, campus leaders said a group of donors came forward with a “nonpartisan humanitarian solution to restore order to the Quad by removing the encampment.” The donation on behalf of Students for a Democratic Society was contingent on the pro-Palestine encampment being removed by 5 p.m. Thursday and for future protests to comply with campus policies, campus official ..read more

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 should be dismissed because the plaintiffs don’t have legal grounds to sue. Related Articles Education | West Highland restaurant closes a year after opening, following trademark battle Education | Colorado Senate kills bill barring rent-setting algorithms as Democrats spar over company’s role in amendment Education | Second murder trial scheduled in Christian Glass killing after first jury deadlocks Education ..read more

By COLLIN BINKLEY (AP Education Writer) WASHINGTON — The last thing standing between Ashnaelle Bijoux and her college dream is the FAFSA form — a financial aid application that’s supposed to help students go to college, but is blocking her instead. She has tried to submit it over and over. Every time, it fails to go through. “I feel overwhelmed and stressed out,” said Bijoux, 19. She came close to tears the last time she tried the form. “I feel like I’m being held back.” Normally a time of celebration for high school seniors, this spring has been marred by the federal government’s botched roll ..read more