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By Yesenia Robles, Chalkbeat Colorado “Jeffco’s school board voted 4-1 Thursday night to close two district K-8 schools that together serve more than 500 students and have

By Linda Jacobson, The 74 “In April 2021, the board overseeing Colorado’s Jeffco Public Schools was about to hire Tracy Dorland as its new superintendent. But

By Micah Ward, District Administration “Since the pandemic, K12 schools have been faced with shifts in student enrollment due to a variety of factors, including transitioning

In part one of this multi-part series of articles, we discussed what to know and why to know about development impact fees. If you missed

The Governor demands schools pay more attention to lowest-performing students in pursuit of narrowing gaps in student achievement. Beginning 2024-25, districts and charter schools will spell out how they will address

California will now require all K-12 students to learn media literacy skills, pushing back against the rush of misinformation online. Students will learn how to think critically about

“Small, rural districts often struggle to pass local bond measures to pay for school construction and repairs. In some cases, leaking roofs, dry rot and

Topics covered in this month’s update include: Bond Bill Work Continues Through Recess Governor Signs Contracting and Procurement Legislation Key Legislation: Extreme Heat Mitigation and

“Homeschooling in the U.S. shot up during the pandemic — and it appears to be here to stay. The big picture: Homeschooling is now the fastest-growing form

In part one of this multi-part series of articles, we discussed what to know and why to know about development impact fees. If you missed

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) makes several clean energy tax credits available to businesses; tax-exempt organizations; state, local, and tribal governments; other entities; and individuals.

Declining birth rates, and most recently, the historically unprecedented fact that more Americans are moving out of California than in, the state’s demographics are drastically changing. The

The project calls for 164 townhomes on the former campus of Pacifica Elementary School, which closed in 2007. The townhomes will be divided into 25

California’s goal of rolling out its traditional kindergarten program is for it to be offered to all 4-year-olds by the 2025-26 school year. Some are

The State Allocation Board (SAB) held a meeting to approve School Facility Program General Fund Apportionments worth $142,872,173, and California Preschool, Transitional Kindergarten and Full-Day