Tag: education
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‘It all starts with the kids’: Children’s Water Festival teaches conservation to Colorado Springs youngsters
Water is Colorado’s most precious resource, and the earlier residents learn to use it responsibly, the better. That was the overarching message of the 2026 Pikes Peak Children’s Water Festival, held Wednesday at the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. More than 475 fourth-grade students from Colorado Springs School District 11 and Harrison School District 2 attended…
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Teaching youth about both sides of U.S. Immigration | Rachel Stovall
Hundreds of Colorado Springs students walked out of school Friday to protest ICE. I’m not going to debate their decision to protest. But if we are teaching young students to protest government power, are we teaching them enough to understand the consequences on both sides of the policy they are protesting? Because not far from…
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Voters to decide on Woodland Park school sales tax proposal
Now it’s up to the voters. At its Sept. 3 meeting, the Woodland Park City Council approved a referendum to put a proposed 0.25% sales tax to benefit the Woodland Park School District on the ballot. Unlike the previous school sales tax, the revenue from this tax would be managed by the city and restricted…
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GUEST OPINION: Federal tax credit unlocks funding for Colorado students
Colorado is poised to gain hundreds of millions of dollars in new resources for K-12 education. Much of that investment will be driven not by another line item in a school district budget, but by Coloradans choosing to invest directly in students. The federal Education Freedom Tax Credit will take effect in 2027, allowing taxpayers…
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Colorado student protest over ICE turns violent in Denver
Three taken to hospital, police say A student walkout that drew hundreds to La Alma-Lincoln Park on Friday to protest federal immigration enforcement turned violent, with police reporting five assaults and three people taken to the hospital. As the crowd swelled, confrontations broke out between students and counterprotesters. In one, students threw water on a…
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Colorado schools are losing students as births, migration slow
Colorado public schools went from adding roughly 3,500 students a year before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 to losing nearly 4,000 students a year afterward. As more than 870,000 Colorado students return to the classroom for another school year, they are part of a shrinking population since enrollment peaked in 2019. Colorado has 40,000 fewer…
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GUEST OPINION: Colorado needs CSU Pueblo now more than ever
Colorado stands at a crossroads. Our economy is evolving, industries are shifting and communities across the state face widening socioeconomic gaps. In this moment, one truth is clear: access to higher education is the single most powerful lever for opportunity and upward mobility. Yet for too many families, college still feels out of reach. That’s…
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Colorado schools reopen with measles vaccination rates below protective threshold
Colorado is entering the new school year without active measles transmission, but health officials remain concerned as kindergarten MMR coverage sits at just 87.8% and most counties fall below the 95% threshold considered protective against outbreaks. “These declining vaccination rates, both nationally and here in Colorado, directly increase the risk of outbreaks of measles and…
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Homeschool Connections opens in former elementary school
In response to the 2026 School Finance Act, the Woodland Park School District added Home School Connections at the Gateway Learning Center. The legislation establishes new funding structures impacting regional BOCES (Board of Cooperative Education Services) and local home school programs. “The parents want to be involved, to stay connected,” said Karen Hamlow, the district’s…
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GUEST OPINION: The magic of a new school year
The first day of school is always like Christmas morning – the excitement, the joy, the nervousness and anticipation of what’s to come. Every year, I can’t wait to see the students walk in. That always fills my bucket. Every morning 25 or so buses drive up to the school and unload about 800 students.…