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New School

Colorado is launching a first-in-the-country apprenticeship program that’s designed to let students earn it all: a diploma, a degree, and a middle-class wage. The best part? It’s free.

By Kasey Cordell

Colorado Mountain College Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Fifty years ago, the Western Slope decided to invest in higher education. That decision is still paying off.

By Mary Clare Fischer

38 Cool Colorado Classes For Adults

From learning to scuba dive or brew beer to building a guitar or joining a curling league, we found a plethora of local ways to nurture your intellect, challenge yourself, or just have some fun as you continue your coursework in Life 101.

By Luc Hatlestad

College Courses Come To One Colorado Prison

Higher education hasn’t been taught in Colorado prisons for more than 20 years. That changes this month.

By Mary Clare Fischer

Denver’s Classical Education Boom (And Why We Joined In)

Those age-old tools—good books, taught in context—are still some of the best teachers.

By Hilary Masell Oswald

The State Of Education In Colorado

We ask—and try to answer—the question: Are local schools preparing students for life after high school?

By Spencer Campbell

Tuition Guarantees Become a Reality at Two Colorado Universities

Starting this semester, tuition costs will freeze for four years at two Colorado public colleges.

By Jordyn Siemens

Q&A: Northfield High School Principal

Amy Bringedahl hopes to put a shine on what was supposed to be Denver Public Schools’ crown jewel.

By Spencer Campbell

Globeville’s Elementary School Works for Change

Community members and advocates band together for state-funded updates to Garden Place Academy—with the looming reality that every school has its own fight.

By Amy Thomson

Collaboration Is Key at Colorado STEM Academy

This Westminster-based elementary and middle school combines sciences with arts to teach kids practical skills they can take to high school, college, and beyond.

By Jordyn Siemens

Denver, Colorado Springs Among America’s Most Educated

But we still aren’t serving our schoolchildren as well as we should.

By Luc Hatlestad

6 Winners Emerge from DPS’ Imaginarium Design Challenge

Students, teachers, parents, and community members pitched ideas to improve Denver Public Schools.

By Carson Kohler

Wings Aerospace Academy Teaches Kids to Fly

A new charter school that launched in the fall is changing the way that students learn—and inspiring a new generation of aviation experts.

By Mary Clare Fischer

Listening to—and Empowering—Denver’s Unheard Kids

How Project VOYCE is giving hope, confidence, and skills to area teens who never realized how strong they can be.

By Luc Hatlestad

Film Addresses the Achievement Gap in Denver Schools

A new documentary asks how we can close the achievement gap between white students and students of color in Denver.

By Molly Duffy

Report Outlines How to Improve Aurora’s Failing Schools

A broad coalition of community leaders proposes major changes to Colorado’s fifth-largest public school district.

By Luc Hatlestad

The College Admissions Test

College admissions deadlines begin November 1. How well do you know what it takes to matriculate?

By Sandra Fish

A New Program for Asperger’s Students

A Boulder school is boosting Asperger’s students’ social skills by teaching them how to program.

By Mary Clare Fischer

Not Just Public vs. Private: The Rise of Colorado Charter Schools

A spate of new charter schools lets parents play Goldilocks with their child’s education—so they can find the fit that’s just right.

By Lindsey R. McKissick

Pop Quiz

Many parents and students are fed up with what they view as excessive standardized testing. Will the burgeoning opt-out movement save Colorado schools—or endanger them?

By Kelly Bastone