The number of Denver Public Schools high school students taking concurrent enrollment classes increased from 88 in 2022 to more than 225 this summer. The students in the advanced classes are separate from the more than 1,200 pupils who attend traditional summer school to receive additional academic help.
The Trump administration took the next step toward revoking tens of millions of dollars in federal funding from Jeffco Public Schools on Friday, sending letters of “impending enforcement action” over the Colorado school district’s policies for transgender students.
A federal judge has blocked part of a Trump administration plan that would have limited access to loans for students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy, public health and some other fields.
Jeffco Public Schools is gearing up for a court battle should the Trump administration follow through with threats to pull tens of millions of dollars in federal funding over the district’s policies supporting transgender students.
Jeffco Public Schools confirmed Rob Stein as the district’s interim superintendent on Thursday, with the Board of Education approving a $300,000 contract for the new hire.
University of Colorado Regent candidate Edie Hooton fired her campaign manager for criticizing one of Hooton’s opponents anonymously on Reddit while posing as a CU parent.
Denver Public Schools fired teacher Jennifer Honka, accused of making students kiss each other in class and of exhibiting other inappropriate behavior, including sharing what a judge referred to as “sensitive and potentially traumatizing information” in class.
President Donald Trump’s administration is further dismantling the Department of Education, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies.
The Anti-Defamation League recently filed a U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights complaint alleging a Jewish student faced persistent and escalating antisemitic harassment at Boulder’s Southern Hills Middle School.
K-12 districts across metro Denver are laying off employees, closing schools and dipping into their reserves as they continue to face budget deficits amid falling student enrollment and rising costs.