Investigator in Trump tax return case is taken into custody
BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana private investigator accused of trying to illegally obtain Donald Trump’s tax returns before last year’s U.S. presidential election has been arrested again. At a hearing...
View ArticleFeds to Colorado: Count students who opt out of standardized tests
Colorado’s policy of not penalizing schools that fail to meet federal requirements for student participation in state tests isn’t going over well with the federal government. The U.S. Department of...
View ArticleFeds close Title IX investigation of CU Boulder with no sanctions against...
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights this week closed its years-long Title IX investigation of the University of Colorado’s handling of a 2013 sexual misconduct case with “no...
View ArticleColorado teacher meeting with Betsy DeVos via fellow program
COLORADO SPRINGS — An Air Force veteran and fifth-grade teacher from Colorado is making a trip to Washington D.C. to tell Education Secretary Betsy DeVos about the nontraditional teaching method he...
View ArticleColorado gets $400,000 to study effectiveness, benefits of dual enrollment...
A $400,000 federal grant will fund research to help determine the benefits of dual enrollment in Colorado, a growing trend among high school students that officials say boosts academic and real-life...
View ArticleDeVos rescinds 72 guidance documents outlining rights for disabled students
WASHINGTON – The Education Department has rescinded 72 policy documents that outline the rights of students with disabilities as part of the Trump administration’s effort to eliminate regulations it...
View ArticleCampus sex assault victims in Colorado worry DeVos policy changes will impede...
Colorado college officials say they will continue to aggressively investigate accusations of sexual assault on campus and severely punish those found guilty of sexual violence, despite new interim...
View ArticleLawsuit seeks new recourse on for-profit college fraud
WASHINGTON — Two women who claim they were defrauded by a for-profit college have sued the Education Department and a private loan servicer in a case their attorneys say could provide a new legal...
View ArticleScammers used Colorado prison inmates’ IDs to get $582,000 in federal student...
A Phoenix man who used the birth dates and Social Security numbers of prison inmates in Colorado and other states to get $582,000 in federal student loans has been convicted of fraud. A jury in Denver...
View ArticleDeVos hit with two lawsuits in one day over backlog of student debt relief...
Pressure is mounting on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to take action on thousands of federal student loan forgiveness applications languishing at the U.S. Department of Education. On Thursday,...
View ArticleEducation Department awards debt collection contract to company with ties to...
A company that once had financial ties to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was one of two firms selected Thursday by the Education Department to help the agency collect overdue student loans. The deal...
View ArticleColorado teens brainstorm the future of cities, and they see drones
Colorado middle-schoolers have been racking their brains over how to make the world a better place. They engineered their big ideas into future city models featuring renewable energy, heated sidewalks,...
View ArticleEducation Dept. tells student loan companies to ignore state authority
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Education issued guidance Friday informing state regulators to back off the companies managing its $1.3 trillion portfolio of student loans, arguing that only the...
View ArticleFor-profit schools Ashford, University of the Rockies intend to merge into...
Ashford University and University of the Rockies, two for-profit higher education institutions with their names on downtown Denver buildings, on Tuesday announced their intent to merge and become one...
View ArticleColorado higher ed chief Kim Hunter Reed is stepping down
Kim Hunter Reed, who worked to strengthen ties to the Colorado’s K-12 public school system, is leaving as executive director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education. Reed will stay on as...
View ArticleThornton charter school for gifted and talented is under federal scrutiny for...
Colorado’s largest charter school for gifted and talented students has been hit with eight civil rights complaints in two years. But administrators at Stargate Charter School, in Thornton, say they...
View Article1 in 5 teachers holds a second job to make ends meet
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Nicholas Peterson stood in the parking lot of Loveland High School with a crowd of marching band students. It was still early, but the pavement already radiated heat. He told...
View ArticleColorado Sen. Cory Gardner mum on Kavanaugh nomination as it advances to full...
Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner did not say Friday afternoon whether he still plans to vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. A spokesman for the Republican senator said in an email to...
View ArticleAs feds unveil new policy, Colorado universities say they already offer equal...
New rules proposed by the U.S. Department of Education on Friday would change how sexual assault investigations are handled on college campuses nationwide, adding protections for students accused of...
View ArticleColorado education organization hopes state doesn’t regress as Trump’s safety...
The Trump administration on Tuesday moved to roll back an Obama-era policy that was meant to curb racial disparities in school discipline but that critics say left schools afraid to take action against...
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