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Morning! This is Jason Gonzales with Chalkbeat Colorado.

In our lead story, Bureau Chief Melanie Asmar takes us inside one of Denver’s specialized classrooms providing extra resources for students with autism. The district has expanded these higher-cost centers as the number of students with autism who need special education services has grown.

Also, Senior Reporter Ann Schimke reports state education officials plan a third-party audit of a now-defunct group and its homeschool enrichment program.

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Denver is opening more specialized classrooms as the number of students with autism grows

The number of students with autism who need special education services has increased nearly 75% in the past five years, a trend officials attribute in part to better screening.

Controversial Colorado education group and its largest homeschool enrichment program will be audited

State officials are planning a third-party audit of a now-defunct group that spurred massive growth in publicly funded homeschool enrichment programs.