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Charter school misses enrollment target, won’t open this fall

Charter school misses enrollment target, won’t open this fall

The district feared 5280 Freedom School would fail to enroll enough students
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Colorado’s farm students might get less college aid due to FAFSA changes

Colorado’s farm students might get less college aid due to FAFSA changes

The updates to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as the FAFSA, are the result of a yearslong effort to make the form easier for families to fill out. 
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Father of Luis Garcia: If police had been at East High, ‘maybe my son would still be here with us’

Father of Luis Garcia: If police had been at East High, ‘maybe my son would still be here with us’

Garcia said his family would like to see the extra security remain.
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This Colorado district needed teachers. It found them in the Philippines.

This Colorado district needed teachers. It found them in the Philippines.

District leaders say international educators help plug holes in the teacher pipeline and expand students’ cultural horizons.
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Many Colorado educators have quit. But others have stepped up

Many Colorado educators have quit. But others have stepped up

Some newly minted educators have even sought out a career in a school amid the heavier workload and heightened sense of scrutiny
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Colorado’s free preschool program has 19,000 families signed up

Colorado’s free preschool program has 19,000 families signed up

At least 15,000 more expected
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Colorado legislature delivers on school funding, math tutoring, free college despite drama

Colorado legislature delivers on school funding, math tutoring, free college despite drama

Colorado’s K-12 schools got a major funding increase.
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Proposition HH could boost Colorado school funding while slowing property tax hikes — or not

Proposition HH could boost Colorado school funding while slowing property tax hikes — or not

Democratic lawmakers say their last-minute property-tax relief package will also go a long way toward shoring up school funding
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Colorado promises $70 million over 3 years, hopes to see 12 new facility schools open

Colorado promises $70 million over 3 years, hopes to see 12 new facility schools open

Under the new model, schools will also get base funding intended to support operational costs and staff pay.
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The schools that take Colorado’s ‘most vulnerable’ children are disappearing

The schools that take Colorado’s ‘most vulnerable’ children are disappearing

Parents pay the price in lost jobs, and children pay the price in squandered potential. 
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