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Good morning. This is Melanie Asmar with Chalkbeat Colorado.

A conservative law firm has sued Denver Public Schools, alleging that the district’s voter map was “drawn with illegal racial intent.” Read more below.

And senior reporter Ann Schimke has a story about the fate of three schools that were authorized by a group that Colorado lawmakers are trying to rein in.

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Conservative law firm sues Denver Public Schools over its school board voting map

The Virginia-based Public Interest Legal Foundation alleged in a lawsuit filed Thursday that Denver Public Schools’ voting map was ‘drawn with illegal racial intent.’

Here’s what happened to 3 Colorado schools when state lawmakers reined in a controversial education group

After a recent law change aimed at a controversial education group, three Colorado schools had to find a new authorizer or close their doors.

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This Decatur Central teacher’s marketing class helped launch rebranded district logos

Decatur Township Schools enlisted students in Jessica Sandvold’s marketing classes to help rebrand district logos, giving them real-world experience working with a client. Here’s how Sandvold built the project into her curriculum.