Schomp first to declare DPS board candidacy

Meg Schomp, a Denver native whose mother served on the Denver Public Schools board, announces plans to run for term-limited Jeannie Kaplan’s seat.
Updated – Denver’s school board president says work will begin soon to set up ballot measure oversight committees.

Meg Schomp, a Denver native whose mother served on the Denver Public Schools board, announces plans to run for term-limited Jeannie Kaplan’s seat.

More than $1.1 million was spent in eight major districts to convince voters to pass school tax increases last fall.

Some education advocacy groups did better than others with their 2012 endorsements in Colorado legislative races.

Colorado voters approved $1 billion worth of school district tax proposals this election, a stunning change from 2011 results.

Our partners at The Hechinger Report look at what President Obama’s re-election victory means for education policy.

Updated – Election results sparked joy for ballot backers in Jeffco, Cherry Creek, Aurora, Sheridan and almost all other districts.

Democrats won control of both houses of the legislature, and state voters approved legalization of marijuana in Tuesday’s election.

Updated – Democrat Stephen Ludwig appears to have won a narrow victory for his at-large CU regent seat.

Our partners at Education Week look at the federal education issues – NCLB, Pell grants, Common Core, sequestration – facing this week’s election winners.

School districts are asking more than $1 billion in tax hikes this election, and backers have raised more than $1 million for those campaigns.