At least 15 public schools in Denver released students early Friday because of excess heat, according to the district. Denver Public Schools has ended the school day early multiple times because of the heat since classes resumed last week. The latest decision to let kids […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. — When classes resume after Labor Day, Amber Lightfeather won’t have to worry about where her children’s next meals will be coming from. They’ll be free. Minnesota, New Mexico, Colorado, Vermont, Michigan, and Massachusetts will make school breakfasts and lunches permanently free to all students starting […]

As thousands of students at Denver Public Schools (DPS) returned to class Monday, many of them sat in classrooms all day without any air conditioning. It’s an issue Denver7 has been following for years, and one the district continues to address. “To be able to […]

Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero doesn’t want a University of Colorado Denver researcher to access student data to study the effects of the previous decade’s education reform policies. Parker Baxter, who directs the University of Colorado Denver’s Center for Education Policy Analysis, was the lead author […]

The elected board overseeing the Douglas County School District rejected a settlement agreement that would have acknowledged several members violated Colorado’s open meetings law when they discussed replacing the former superintendent. The board voted 4-3 Monday evening to reject the agreement that would have settled […]

Loveland High School students staged a walkout Monday morning in protest of the Thompson School District’s handling of a threat that Loveland police deemed noncredible last week, and to support their principal, Michael James, affectionately referred to as “MJ,” who was put on administrative leave […]

Amber Harford’s son was in gym class at his Grand Junction middle school when a group of students attacked him. One of his classmates struck the 13-year-old on the back of his head so hard he fell to the ground and vomited. Less than a […]

Denver’s school board voted Thursday to close three schools at the end of the academic year because of severely low enrollment, including two that members had decided against shuttering nearly four months ago. The decision to close the schools — Denver Discovery, Mathematics and Science […]

Going to school has become difficult for Ellie McGoldrick in recent weeks. The senior was in math class when she first heard about the gunshots outside of Denver’s East High School on a Monday afternoon in February. Not long after, the 18-year-old learned there had […]

Denver’s school board voted Thursday to indefinitely postpone action on a measure that would have significantly increased how much money its members can earn for performing official duties, raising the elected body’s annual salary cap to $33,000 per person from $9,000. Denver Public Schools’ Board […]