Work In Progress
For young Latino/Latina job seekers, landing a gig can be tough. These three initiatives are here to help.
For young Latino/Latina job seekers, landing a gig can be tough. These three initiatives are here to help.
When Jon Hanover launched Roots Elementary, a charter school in Northeast Park Hill, in 2015, he hoped to create an innovative, high-performing community school by transforming the way elementary education is taught—all on a spot once devastated by gang violence. Two years later, has the school made the grade?
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.
Fifty years ago, the Western Slope decided to invest in higher education. That decision is still paying off.
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.
Higher education hasn’t been taught in Colorado prisons for more than 20 years. That changes this month.
Those age-old tools—good books, taught in context—are still some of the best teachers.
We ask—and try to answer—the question: Are local schools preparing students for life after high school?
Starting this semester, tuition costs will freeze for four years at two Colorado public colleges.
Amy Bringedahl hopes to put a shine on what was supposed to be Denver Public Schools’ crown jewel.
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.
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.
But we still aren’t serving our schoolchildren as well as we should.
Students, teachers, parents, and community members pitched ideas to improve Denver Public Schools.
A new charter school that launched in the fall is changing the way that students learn—and inspiring a new generation of aviation experts.
How Project VOYCE is giving hope, confidence, and skills to area teens who never realized how strong they can be.
A new documentary asks how we can close the achievement gap between white students and students of color in Denver.
A broad coalition of community leaders proposes major changes to Colorado’s fifth-largest public school district.
College admissions deadlines begin November 1. How well do you know what it takes to matriculate?
A Boulder school is boosting Asperger’s students’ social skills by teaching them how to program.