Students should feel safe in schools: State Board passes resolution wading into immigration debate The nine members on the State Board of Education don’t usually vote on resolutions, but they did so this time, unanimously, after much discussion.

This State Board rarely votes on resolutions making a statement. Members made multiple amendments in an attempt to find language that everyone agreed on. And they succeeded.

More beef on the hoof: Lawmakers advance bill to boost funding for universal school meals Colorado voters approved a 2022 ballot measure to provide free school meals for all students. But the state recently had to dip into its education fund to fill a funding shortfall.

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People don’t understand education research. They also don’t understand how universities work or what these cuts mean in the real world. We need folks sharing their stories to the general public so Americans can understand the crippling effects of these cuts.

Colorado’s student enrollment declines slightly. Check the numbers for your district. Among 15 metro area districts, seven saw an increase over last year’s student count.

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A ‘gut wrenching’ immigration raid upended a superintendent’s schools. Here’s his advice. Steve Joel said the day immigration authorities raided his community turned into the longest 24 hours of his career as he worked to help students whose parents had been detained. As Donald Trump prepa...

Steve Joel was superintendent of a Nebraska school district when federal immigration authorities raided a local food processing plant. Some 500 students never returned.
@yeseniarobles.bsky.social shares his advice for Colorado school leaders. www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...