Ann Schimke

Ann Schimke

Senior Reporter and Community Editor, Chalkbeat Colorado

Ann Schimke covers early childhood issues for Chalkbeat Colorado. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and the Denver Post. She holds a master’s degree in education policy from the University of Michigan. She joined Chalkbeat (then EdNews Colorado) in 2012. Email: aschimke@chalkbeat.org

More than 40,000 employees work on the Denver airport campus.

The process of getting the 2023 gift from Mackenzie Scott was exciting and mysterious, leaders at Early Milestones Colorado said.

More than a dozen local organizations that help administer Colorado’s tuition-free preschool program signed a letter to Gov. Jared Polis protesting potential funding cuts.

Heather Martin cofounded a nonprofit to support survivors of mass tragedy.

Funcionarios estatales esperan que las familias de más de 300,000 se beneficien con el programa de EBT de verano.

State officials expect families of more than 300,000 children to benefit from the Summer EBT program.

Some highly rated preschools will be allowed to have classes of 24 children under the new rules.

Los expertos dicen que eliminar las clases básicas no es la solución para las puntuaciones bajas en lectura.

The board was considering a policy that prohibited members from blocking people or deleting comments based on the views expressed.