An email sheds light on why Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero might be looking for a new job — he feels micromanaged and disrespected. I do wonder, though. Is it really not a legitimate concern of the elected board how the district approaches reading instruction? www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...

The sample does not contain enough Jews, Muslims or members of other relatively small U.S. religious groups to allow their opinions to be reported separately. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Ending private right of action would be a big deal. And hard to square with the history of the Voting Rights Act.

The extra funds have been a lifeline for shrinking schools. But some fiscal watchdogs say the city can’t sustain the expense of holding schools harmless.

"The two major reservoirs on the Colorado River face dire outlooks that will likely spur federal officials to restrict the amount of water flowing downstream — and decrease hydropower generation — in the coming months, even after they ordered recent emergency measures."

PHOTOS: Juneteenth Music Festival and Parade in Denver on Saturday, June 20, 2026.

Merlin does not appear to recognize the backyard chicken as a bird.

Thinking of Clara Brown and Barney Ford today. These two Coloradans — formerly enslaved— made a life for themselves here and contributed to others. Their stained-glass portraits are both in the state Capitol.

Lynn was incredibly kind and helpful to me when I started covering the Colorado legislature and politics. And yes, she never stopped loving a good tip. Gone too soon. May her memory be a blessing.

This is a great speech but I wonder if Jalen Brunson ever gets tired of people bringing up his height.

"People of certain regions, such as Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil, prefer their mate in different types of vessels and prepared certain ways, which can be a cultural identifier when those fans meet up at a friendly match." Nothing technically incorrect there. I'm just dying a little.

Joe Oltmann, MAGA podcaster and close friend of Colorado GOP Gov candidate Scott Bottoms, said today: “I think violence is going to be necessary… I think we know who our targets are. And there are targets.”

Children's Hospital Colorado says it's complying with state Supreme Court order to resume gender-affirming care, but none of its doctors will write prescriptions, fearing prosecution by Trump administration. Attorney who sued on behalf of transgender kids says hospital is "trying to play games"

In fact, everyone does not make this mistake. I do not make this mistake. cooking.nytimes.com/article/panc...

In moving special education oversight out of the Department of Education, Linda McMahon had a message for parents: "I've heard you." That might be true, said parents and advocates who talked to her, but she didn't listen. www.chalkbeat.org/2026/06/17/p...

Love this

look I realize I’m a New Yorker but separately on a deep spiritual level I also understand futzing around for the first three quarters and realizing all of a sudden you have to show up for the fourth

Walked the dog last night after the Knicks won, and there was one lone guy playing basketball at the park, in the dark. Heard the ball again at 8 a.m. Not saying people weren't playing basketball before! But there is something about a championship that makes people head for the nearest court.

A SECOND person died of exposure last winter after DHS dumped them in the middle of nowhere, miles from their home, without notifying their family.

A federal judge just ordered the Trump administration to reinstall exhibits and signs relating to slavery ​and climate change that it ⁠had removed from ​parks and monuments nationwide

In finding that Jeffco Public Schools violated Title IX, the Trump administration said they found 61 boys playing on girls' teams. The district says these were trainers, managers — and mascots. www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...

Alright. 🇵🇾 ¡Vamos albirroja! 🇵🇾

Contrary to comments made last month by Education Secretary Linda McMahon, the Treasury Department says states will NOT be able to shape the tax-credit scholarship to match their priorities. www.chalkbeat.org/2026/06/11/t...

“Why are you banging your head against the wall?” asked Frog. “I hope that if I bang my head against the wall, it will help me to think of a story,” said Toad.

If you ever needed an example of what it means for the NY Times to not be a local paper.

People are being very mean to De'Aaron Fox tonight, but if the Knicks had lost, everyone would be saying the same stuff about Josh Hart. Instead nobody's talking about it. Sometimes you fuck up. How'd you do at your job this week?

“I think sports can be a grief ritual,” Erica Hill, the owner of Sparrow, said. “Maybe there are people coming because they always watched the Knicks with their person and their person isn’t here.”

Some really crazy cases in here - cop looked up ex-girlfriend and family in Flock 100+ times - cop stalked wife giving "test" as reason - cop searched one plate 395 times in 10 months; was later fired Cops keep getting arrested for using Flock to stalk people www.404media.co/cops-keep-ge...

There's a bit of unraveling happening with Education reEnvisioned, the controversial Colorado education cooperative that approved a "public Christian school" and dramatically expanded homeschool enrichment programs. www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...

More on how Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King handled the questioning, from my new Chalkbeat colleague @makseminera.bsky.social

Congressional Republicans interrogated three progressive superintendents during a lengthy hearing that included a demand for the Chicago schools CEO to specify which abortion method she prefers and a "yes it does/no it doesn't" debate about what Title IX requires. www.chalkbeat.org/2026/06/10/s...

Among the sites whose history Americans want to preserve were Japanese American incarceration sites such as Amache in southeast Colorado. I wrote about the students protecting those stories amid uncertain times for the National Park Service. www.chalkbeat.org/2026/02/19/s...

The Trump administration last year issued a plea to visitors at U.S. national parks: Report any displays or exhibits saying “negative” things about Americans living in the past or present. But most people who responded instead weighed in to criticize the effort itself

There seems to be a bit of confusion about this, but the federal tax credit scholarship program has *always* explicitly allowed the funding to go towards public school students. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/u...

New long-term trend data from NAEP out today suggests maybe — maybe — the long COVID hangover is coming to end. But there are still lots of cause for concern about American students' learning. www.chalkbeat.org/2026/06/10/n...

“Students’ experiences are at the very least context for the scores that we observe.” www.chalkbeat.org/2026/06/10/n...

That's a pogrom. She's describing a pogrom

In the last 18 months, Congress has given DHS $240 billion — a quarter of a trillion.

Our dog is now old enough that squirrels eyeball her and decide they have nothing to worry about.

The share of teacher preparation programs fully aligned with the science of reading has doubled, the National Council on Teacher Quality reported. But that leaves hundreds that are falling short, and many programs declined to participate in NCTQ’s study.

"Ms. Woods said the transmission tower is near the headquarters for the WWE in Stamford. Video posted by News 12 Connecticut showed the flag outside the headquarters catching fire on power lines." There's an education angle to everything. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/n...

I wanted to go with Tucson (and for context, I live in Denver, which is also a champion in this field) but really every entry in this thread is correct.

The U.S. Department of Education alleged that Cherry Creek district allows students to be excluded from clubs or assigned to certain classes based on race, but didn’t provide details.

New: NYC schools will not face cuts to their initial budgets this year even if they enroll fewer students — continuing a pandemic-era "hold harmless" policy www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026...

Entry No. 584 in doctors in rich countries have no idea when they're looking at a common tropical disease. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

Really don’t know where to put my feelings about this We Black women never get a moment of guaranteed peace, safety, and care www.koat.com/article/form...

Just really sad about this. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/w...

Showing up at board meetings and communicating with school leaders matter: "Board members believe that their top priorities—such as safety and academic performance—align with the top priorities of their communities but diverge from the top priorities of the most vocal members of their communities."

I'm going to do my best to make stupific a thing. Truly a word for our times.

As immigration enforcement activity and protests at the Newark-based detention facility continue, educators say schools can play a role in ensuring students and families feel safe.