News Bureau

Welcome to the CDE News Bureau! Bookmark this page and check back often for news and updates about public education in Colorado. Members of the media can click here for resources.

News Releases

2025 Colorado Teacher of the Year Janet Damon receives info that she is a finalist for National Teacher of the Year.

News Release -- Colorado Department of Education celebrates record participation in 2026 Teacher of the Year application process

Students work in a science lab in Adams 12 School District recently.

News Release - Colorado State Board of Education hears updates on science standards, public feedback requested

Photo of a military-connected family at an event in a Fountain-Fort Carson school.

News Release - 27 Colorado schools receive state's first Purple Star School designation

2025 Colorado Teacher of the Year Janet Damon.

News Release -- Colorado Department of Education opens application period for 2026 Colorado Teacher of the Year

Colorado State Board of Education members pose for a photo.

News Release -- Colorado State Board of Education approves state's first teacher degree apprenticeship program

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Commissioner's Chat graphic with photo of Susana Córdova and introducing Mesa 51 Superintendent Brian Hill
CDE Field Trips - 5/6/25: Mesa 51 focuses on engagement practices as a way to combat absenteeism

A girl wearing a pink Snoopy t-shirt stands and smiles with another smiling girl wearing a navy jersey seated next to her.
CDE Field Trips - 4/22/25: Community Schools

A high school senior sits on the floor of a daycare with a toddler and hands her a green triangular magnetic "stick and stack" toy.
CDE Field Trips - 4/11/25: Apprenticeship Program at Eagle County School District

Two high school girls pose for a photo wearing tiny yellow hard hats at a career fair.
CDE Field Trips - 4/9/25: Reducing the Teacher Shortage with the Educator Career Navigation Team

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