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Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news organization covering education in Denver, Aurora, and communities across America. đŸ“© email us: [email protected]

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Trump can’t end the Education Department by himself. Yet moves by DOGE to cut its funding and his assault on the federal bureaucracy could preview attempts to reduce its reach.
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Here’s what happened inside classrooms the day immigration raids took place at an apartment complex in Aurora.
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The Trump administration canceled dozens of contracts held by the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education. The president is looking to significantly scale back the size and work of the Education Department.
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Hit by pandemic ‘aftershocks,’ kids fall further behind in reading, still trail pre-COVID peers
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The bill would require Colorado districts to have book challenge policies and only allow parents with children in a school to challenge a book at that school.
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A new report from Zearn shows the digital tool may have helped Colorado students achieve higher standardized math scores, but questions remain.
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Aurora teachers say that immigration actions last week were a distraction for students, and they are working to keep students feeling safe.
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A growing number of specialized charter schools serve students with disabilities. Trump's education shakeup could change special education, school choice, and more.
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We want to better understand what teachers and parents think about Trump’s approach and whether any changes are happening at the school-level in response to executive orders. Please take our short survey.
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We want to better understand what teachers and parents think about Trump’s approach and whether any changes are happening at the school-level in response to executive orders.
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In Plyler v. Doe, the Supreme Court ruled children have a right to attend public schools for free regardless of their immigration status. But GOP legislators in at least five states have introduced bills that could topple that 1982 precedent.
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How are Trump’s education actions affecting your school?
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A proposed policy would direct Denver Public Schools’ superintendent to avoid creating school boundaries that ‘socioeconomically segregate schools.’ DPS hasn’t thoroughly reviewed these boundaries in decades.
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The amendment would pause any future school closures until closures that are underway are “executed.” DPS board member Michelle Quattlebaum said the community needs to “catch our breath.”
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Have you received any messages from your administration about the likely impact of Trump’s executive orders? Is your district or school doing anything differently in response to the executive actions or the new administration? Help shape our reporting.
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Over 50 Head Start programs around the country still can’t draw down federal funds, more than a week after the Trump administration officially rescinded the freeze on federal grants.
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School leaders struggling with their mental health should know that they are not alone.
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How are Trump’s education actions affecting your school?
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Jefferson Jr./Sr. High School is projected to have fewer than 500 students enrolled in the next four years.
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The massive protest took place on the same day that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided apartment buildings in Denver and Aurora.
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