Jeffco says its students saved $8.5 million in college tuition. It has never broken that number out by school. So I did. Within a seven-school comparison, about 91% of the traceable savings went to the wealthier schools. Four-part series starts next week. 🧵 soon.

CDE has to rule on the Northglenn homeschool enrichment program today. Two things nobody has answered: whether approval resolves the 2025-26 religious instruction questions, and what happens to 42 programs if ERBOCES loses its second member Aug. 15.

47 homeschool enrichment applications filed statewide. 42 came through one BOCES. CDE returned all 42 asking who's in the building. That's not a one-program story anymore. That's an oversight design question.

The timeline on this one is tight enough to be worth stating plainly: July 1, 2025 — Colorado's ban on public funding for religious instruction takes effect. July 8, 2025 — Program's site labels Chemistry, British Lit, World History "Faith based content." CDE rules Thursday.

Jeffco's own pollster surveyed 1,251 voters in late June on the $133M measure the board is weighing for November. Reading the ballot language: 54-40 yes. After hearing arguments both ways: 49-43.

Jeffco's board spent Thursday morning on a $133M proposal it may or may not send to voters in November. The number that stuck with me isn't the headline figure — it's that 96 district buildings still run on R-22 coolant with a federal phase-out landing in 2030.

Colorado's 2025 dyslexia law is on the books — but the state is still deciding what it actually requires. Public comment is open before the Aug. 19–20 State Board hearing: which screeners qualify, what counts as struggling, and how schools must notify families. 🧵

New from me: 27J commits to waiving student fees for the families who can't pay them. More than half the district qualifies. But the fund behind that promise has been frozen since 2020. A thread on what the records show. 🧵

Following up on Jeffco: JCEA's response to Tracy Dorland's resignation is worth reading in full. President Brooke Williams and President-elect Ang Anderson called the relationship 'tumultuous' and tied the departure to budget transparency and central-office spending.

1/ New from me at the Golden Transcript: a decade-by-decade read of Jeffco Public Schools' Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports, FY2016–FY2025. Short version: the money came in. It just didn't end up where families assumed.

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A Conifer lacrosse player took a hit. Ten minutes later, back in scrimmage. That night: concussion diagnosis. Did the coaches complete the required training? I filed a records request. Find out in Friday's Class Notes → cotlns-newsletter-education.beehiiv.com

NEW: Lakewood Library's admin offices have been closed 2 months after an asbestos spill. State records show workers who weren't certified to handle asbestos removed contaminated flooring. The library knew the flooring contained asbestos before work began. 🧵

Excited to announce I won a $10K grant as part of the National Trust for Local News' News Innovation Sprint! The grant will help build templates any newsroom can use to turn complex decisions (budgets, zoning, policy) into interactive experiences. #LocalNews #MediaInnovation #InteractiveNews

🧵 1/4: Jefferson County Schools and Sheriff's Office clarify their School Resource Officer program following questions after the Evergreen shooting: 14 SROs cover 12 middle and high schools "as staffing allows" - meaning not every school has full-time coverage.

Students at Arvada West High School in Jefferson County, Colorado, walk out to protest gun violence. @jeffcosheriffco.bsky.social

Tree? Decorated. Outfit? Festive. Mood? Paws-itively ready for Santa. 🎄🐾 #HolidayVibes