With student enrollment declining across Western Slope districts, some education officials are nervous about Gov. Jared Polis’ budget proposal for 2025-26. The proposal, released on Nov. 1, would ...

Colorado lawmakers and educators from around the Western Slope are taking a stand for public education this week — with some districts canceling classes for Thursday’s statewide day of action in ...

This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at coloradosun.com. A bipartisan group of lawmakers representing the Western Slope plan to introduce a bill ...

The Student Assembly voted to approve a $400,000 budget increase for the Slope Day Programming Board on Thursday, Sept. 21. This more than doubles the group’s budget from $315,000 to $715,000 for the ...

Colorado’s annual budget proposal, which largely prioritizes education and health care, also includes several proposals that are of specific interest to residents of the Western Slope. The budget, ...

Just as Colorado public schools were breathing a collective sigh of relief over the elimination of the Budget Stabilization Factor in the state’s annual budget, an updated per-pupil funding model ...