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Students at over 180 Colorado schools joining statewide walkout to protest ICE, organizers say, The Denver Post (Paywall)

Adams 12 proposes closing six schools as enrollment declines hit district hard, 9News

Thompson School Board debates union recognition policy, Loveland Reporter-Herald (Paywall)

Carbondale Education Foundation expands school supply grants to $60,000, Glenwood Springs Post Independent (Paywall)