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Gov. Bill Ritter signed next year's $18.4 billion budget into law Monday, listing the document's commitment to children's health and higher education as proof of its "moral" value.     "As I said last year, a budget is really a moral ... read more

Rocky Mountain News- What constitutes a rigorous course of study? How will students be tested?- Tuesday, April 29, 2008- Those two fundamental questions are at the heart of the current legislative debate over education reform. The answers ... read more

A bill to establish new statewide education standards from preschool through college -- the cornerstone of education-reform efforts in the Colorado Legislature this year -- has passed the House Education Committee. Senate Bill 212 -- the so-called ... read more

Whiteboards replaced chalkboards, computers shoved aside typewriters, and now the timehonored field trip is fighting for survival.     Nationwide, museum officials worry that school-group visits could vanish as fuel costs climb and ... read more

In the good ol' days, students communicated with each other by passing notes in the hallways between classes and of course sometimes (gasp!) during class.     Hallway handoffs were never a problem. But surreptitious communication ... read more

Art students from 15 Denver area high schools are having their work exhibited and judged at the Wellington Webb municipal building, and some will get large college scholarships as a reward for their talent. The Denver Public School Citywide Art ... read more

Denver Public Schools on Thursday announced it had completed a financial deal to fully fund its pension plan - giving the district about $20 million a year for schools. The district issued $750 million of short-term notes and entered into a ... read more

It appears that Denver's new $10-million-a-year preschool program, approved by voters in 2006, is off to a slow start with only 695 participants. It's an ambitious and laudable effort to prepare 4-year-olds so they're ready to learn when they arrive ... read more

Denver Public Schools announced Thursday the successful refinancing of its pension debt, a move it says will put about $20 million more a year into city classrooms. DPS Superintendent Michael Bennet hailed the transaction "a major step to restoring ... read more

Four girls report a fifth grade boy makes sexual comments to them and tells them what they can do his body. Would you call the cops or deal with it as a school matter? The principal called police, the boy was issued a ticket and suspended from ... read more