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Erica Breunlin

Erica Breunlin

Education Reporter/Writer at The Colorado Sun

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Erica Breunlin
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Colorado avoided big funding cuts for schools. But relief for districts could be short-lived.

A new funding formula for Colorado schools — about 30 years in the making — could be derailed by competing priorities and budget constraints.
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Many kids are still missing class after COVID reshaped how parents ...

With school attendance rates still lower than before the pandemic, state and district officials say it’s taking time for families to “renorm” their attendance track record
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How did kids in your Colorado school and district perform on standa...

Some Colorado districts made significant strides in helping some of the state’s most vulnerable kids hit reading benchmarks, an encouraging step coming out of COVID
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Should Colorado’s constitution protect school choice? Voters will d...

Initiative 138 sets out to bolster parents’ right to school choice beyond current protections under state law. Some policy experts say it could set the stage for a voucher program.
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Colorado students and educators spar over cellphone bans in schools

Colorado districts are joining other districts across the country in outlawing the use of cellphones in schools, trying to redirect students’ attention to learning and one another.
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New test scores show many Colorado students have shaken off pandemi...

Results from last spring’s state standardized tests show that some grades are performing better than before the pandemic
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Four-day school weeks have exploded across Colorado districts — and...

Many Colorado school districts have turned to four-day weeks to draw teachers when they’re unable to pay them a competitive salary.

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Births in metro Denver are falling faster than much of the country....

Denver County experienced the second largest decline in births among the 100 most populous counties in the country from 2021 to 2022.
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Could a potential school choice ballot measure lead to a voucher pr...

One expert said Initiative 138 is “a stepping stone” to a voucher program, but actually launching one in Colorado would require more work.
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Struggles to place kids with disabilities in right preschools force...

The Colorado Department of Early Childhood revised the way it enrolls students with disabilities in universal preschool amid complaints from districts and providers. Is it working?
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Should all Colorado substitute teachers be members of PERA? The que...

The question around substitute teachers is drawing Colorado school districts and PERA, the state’s retirement system, to court.
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More than 100 Front Range Community College instructors have had to...

The recent delay is the latest in a string of payroll lags, pinching some instructors’ already tight budgets and forcing them to pick up extra jobs and pay bills late
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This former dumping ground in Nederland is being turned into an eco...

Wild Bear Nature Center — a nearly 30-year-old nonprofit — will open an eco-friendly nature center by fall next year.
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Colorado board of education could shift against charter schools fol...

Colorado board of education could shift against charter schools following Democratic primaries
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Colorado Board of Education could shift against charter schools fol...

Pro-charter school candidate Marisol Rodriguez concedes District 2 seat to Kathy Gebhardt. The Democratic primary winner is likely to win in the general election.
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Future of Colorado charter schools could be determined by Democrati...

Nearly $685,000 from Progressives Supporting Teachers and Students, a pro-charter school state-level super PAC, has poured into a Democratic primary for a seat on the board
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Student panel that helps write Colorado law is looking for new teen...

The legislature’s longtime nonpartisan organization for youth is recruiting new members who want to help shape bills and the direction of the state
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Fort Collins school district halts plans to close elementary school...

The Poudre School District’s board voted unanimously to stop the process of closing and consolidating schools in fall 2025.
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Colorado is launching a teacher apprenticeship program in race to s...

The program, launching for prospective teachers next year, will be tailored toward individuals who don’t yet have a bachelor’s degree
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New medical school coming to University of Northern Colorado as sta...

The new medical college is part of a bipartisan package aimed at expanding health care programs at higher education institutions across Colorado.
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How are Colorado teachers feeling these days? Good, state survey su...

Most teachers say their schools are good places to work and learn. Still, they crave more time for planning and more support in helping students who have lived through trauma.