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The House Education Committee gave unanimous bipartisan support to a bill that extends some protections to students facing expulsion.

The bill unanimously passed through the house education committee and now moves to the house appropriations committee. A previous version failed earlier this month.

HB 23-1291 unanimously passed through the house education committee and now moves to the house appropriations committee.

Is Woodland Park is a canary in the coal mine for other districts in Colorado?

Last month’s shooting at Denver’s East High put new scrutiny on district discipline policies. But officials say DPS will remain a “welcoming environment.”

Colorado Democratic lawmakers want to require training for administrators and two days for families to review cases.

A bill seeking to prevent students from being expelled for committing crimes outside of school was shut down by lawmakers last week.

The state’s school accountability system relies heavily on standardized test scores. One bill would create a task force to recommend changes. Another seeks to scale back testing.

Several education groups unsuccessfully sought more time for Colorado’s universal preschool matching process because of concerns about computer glitches and other problems.

A key Colorado lawmaker signaled plans to kill the dyslexia screening bill after opposition from some education groups.