Your child didn’t get the teacher they wanted. Expert tips on what to do next | CNN

If you are a parent or primary caregiver of a young person, sooner or later you will have a problem with your child’s school. These steps can help you to handle it.

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Colorado teachers say they spend hundreds of dollars on school supplies each year

The average teacher in the United States spent around $895 of their own money on school supplies for the 2024-2025 school year, according to a survey by nonprofit Adopt a Classroom.

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D-49 charter school lawsuit alleges student’s medical needs aren’t being met

A Peyton parent is suing Mountain Valley Academy and District 49 for denying their child with disabilities access to their private nurse during school.

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Former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin launches new conservative policy group

The group, called Empowering America's Parents, will focus on expanding awareness about the Education Freedom Tax Credit.

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As state claims No. 1 spot in education, Otero, Bent county numbers tell two different stories - La Junta Tribune-Democrat

Last week, Tuesday, Jul. 28, Gov. Jared Polis’s office announced that the state was named as “the best” in the nation for education by U.S. News and World Report, rising from No. 3 in 2025 to No. 1 th...

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Huerfano School District RE-1 recall, Colorado (2026)

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Oklahoma Jewish Charter Case Heads to Court as Debate Spreads to Other States

In Florida, the attorney general says he won’t enforce laws preventing religious charter schools.

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The ‘Houston Miracle’ Shell Game

How Houston ISD’s takeover regime inflated school accountability ratings by systematically holding back certain students

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Trump's Education Department Is Letting Tens of Millions of Dollars Expire

Education Week found the agency didn't spend its full budget last year and appears on track to do so again.

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Was the “Mississippi Miracle” a Short-Time Surge?

John Thompson, writing from Oklahoma, reviews the research on the “Mississippi Miracle,” the strategies that boosted fourth-grade test scores? Those strategies are now being turned into…

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Education reEnvisioned BOCES v. Colorado Springs School District 11

The case revolves around the question of whether a board of cooperative education services (BOCES) can locate a school within the geographic boundaries of a nonmember school district without the distr...

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Education in Flux: The Continued Federal Push to Dismantle the U.S. Department of Education

Explore the continued federal push to dismantle the Department of Education and its disastrous consequences for K-12 students. Learn how these changes will impact public education long after this admi...

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Why a transgender sports fight could cost every Jeffco kid

Jeffco Public Schools sued the U.S. Department of Education over threats to cut $50 million annually, challenging federal demands on transgender athlete policies and procedural fairness in Title IX en...

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Former vice president joining Colorado Christian University faculty

Pence will teach courses, host discussions in classrooms and directly work with students during the 2026-27 academic year.

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20 Days Before Opening, Douglas County's Newest Charter School Has No Occupancy Permit and 135 Empty Seats

On the morning of Aug. 1, the founders of John Adams Academy cut a gold ribbon outside their new school in Sterling Ranch and raised a flag on a 50-foot...

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Outdoor Ed Programs Canceled for Tens of Thousands of Students After Federal Cuts

Advocates worry an entire generation is losing access to nature and after cuts to federal grants leads to cancellation of programs.

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Elizabeth School District cuts ties with Monument education agency that backed a “public Christian school”

Another district is also considering leaving Education ReEnvisioned BOCES, which faced scrutiny from state officials after authorizing what it called Colorado’s “first public Christian school.”

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Northglenn homeschool program faces first test of new law

Colorado will decide by Aug. 6 whether Everest Point Homeschool Enrichment, a publicly funded program that meets inside a Northglenn church, can keep operating there.

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SAISD considers adopting state’s ‘Bible-infused’ Bluebonnet Learning curriculum

The San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) is weighing whether to adopt the Bluebonnet Learning curriculum — a state-endorsed instructional program for K-5th grade students that has sparked c...

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Cherry Creek Schools denies Trump administration’s allegations that district excludes students due to race

The U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation into Cherry Creek Schools in June, accusing the district of having “a wide range of racially discriminatory programming.”

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Littleton Public Schools faces budget deficit

While school districts across the state struggle with funding, Littleton Public Schools (LPS) is no different. The district currently faces a $10.6 million deficit and is looking for solutions.

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Trump overhaul could gut Head Start preschool standards, leaving states to set the rules

President Donald Trump's administration is planning a major overhaul of the Head Start program.

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What factors are actually most important in learning to read?

Visual processing and general intelligence are less important than previously believed, a study led by Texas A&M University suggests.

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Education Department stops collecting some LGBTQ+ student data

The department will no longer include information on nonbinary students and has excluded "gender identity" from its definition of rape.

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"Liberty-based" classical charter opens as first school in Colorado's Sterling Ranch community

The ribbon has officially been cut on a new school in Douglas County's fast-growing community of Sterling Ranch.

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Preschool providers and advocates say state officials should establish clear quality standards for Colorado’s universal preschool program.

Preschool leaders and advocates say the state officials should establish clear quality standards for Colorado’s state-funded preschool program.

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‘What did we do wrong now?’: Rural Iowa schools weigh impact of ESA expansion

As Iowa’s Education Savings Account program continues to expand to include all K-12 families, rural public school districts are still trying to determine how the scholarships will affect their classro...

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The GOP’s ‘free cash’ for education puts Democrats on the hot seat

Teachers unions say blue state leaders need to reject the federal program, but parents and other groups are urging them to let the money flow.

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