Education Archives - The Colorado Sun

Pikes Peak State College is the latest member to back out of education agency tied to “public Christian school”

Erica Breunlin — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:51:00 +0000

Riverstone Academy, billed as Colorado’s “first public Christian school,” has been ordered to close its building due to health and safety concerns. (Screenshot from Google Maps)

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How are Colorado’s largest and smallest school districts restricting student cellphone use?

Erica Breunlin — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:52:00 +0000

Students attending Highlands Ranch High School, pictured Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, will begin following a new policy this fall that bans them from having their cellphones out during class time but allows them to access their devices during passing periods and lunch time. The policy, adopted by Douglas County School District, stems from a state law requiring that all Colorado school districts and charter schools develop rules around students’ use of cellphones during the school day. (Erica Breunlin, The Colorado Sun)

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El Paso County district sticks with Monument education agency that backed a “public Christian school”

Erica Breunlin — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:05:00 +0000

Playground equipment behind Riverstone Academy Oct. 17, 2025. The school, located at 1950 Aspen Circle in Pueblo, Colorado, is a K-5 public elementary school that is contracted with the Education ReEnvisioned BOCES (Boards of Cooperative Educational Services). (Mark Reis, Special to The Colorado Sun)

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Elizabeth School District cuts ties with Monument education agency that backed a “public Christian school”

Erica Breunlin — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:50:00 +0000

The front lobby of Riverstone Academy Oct. 17, 2025. The school, initially located at 1950 Aspen Circle in Pueblo, Colorado, was a K-5 public elementary school that was contracted with Education ReEnvisioned BOCES (Boards of Cooperative Educational Services). (Mark Reis, Special to The Colorado Sun)

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Colorado needed more specialized schools. Now this one is facing scrutiny for restraining students.

Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:10:00 +0000

Mark Brostrom with his son, Daniel, 11, outside the Austin Centers for Exceptional Students located in Westminster. Daniel started the school year attending ACES but his family removed him after he was restrained by staff and injured, May 28, 2026. (Kira Vos, Special to the Colorado Sun)

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Jared Polis signs bill containing protections for Colorado kids with disabilities even as funding remains up in the air

Erica Breunlin — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:53:00 +0000

The Colorado Capitol building. (Colorado Public Radio file photo)

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JD Vance tells Air Force Academy graduates to prepare for entirely new era of warfare

Dan Boyce, CPR News — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Vice President JD Vance speaks during the United States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony at Falcon Stadium, Thursday, May 28, 2026, at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool)

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Colorado schools avoid budget squeeze while voters decide future of education funding

Erica Breunlin — Fri, 29 May 2026 09:57:00 +0000

Centennial Elementary School first graders walk back to their classroom after being in Ann Merwede’s STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics) class Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. School supplies were provided free to all elementary school students in Harrison School District 2 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Photo by Mark Reis, Special to the Colorado Sun)

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How can Colorado help kids facing mental health struggles? These teens have ideas for the next governor.

Erica Breunlin — Tue, 26 May 2026 09:57:00 +0000

Colorado Springs high school students, left to right, Swarali Dhamal, 18, Pine Creek High School graduate, Arianna Montoya, 16, sophomore at Village High School, and Siddharth Dodda, 16, junior at Pine Creek High School, photographed May 22, 2026 in John Venezia Park in Colorado Springs. (Mark Reis, Special to The Colorado Sun)

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Trump administration releases $40 million for historic Colorado River water rights purchase

Shannon Mullane — Fri, 22 May 2026 18:58:41 +0000

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The Colorado River flows through the Shoshone Intake Diversion Dam in Glenwood Canyon on April 9, 2024. The diversion dam — built in 1907 — sends water to the Shoshone Hydroelectric Plant downstream. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun)

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