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CBS News
19-03-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Aurora announces closure of all schools Thursday due to protest against education cuts
Many schools in the Denver Metro Area have announced closures Thursday due to staff attending a "No More Education Cuts" statewide Day of Action at the Capitol. In an update Wednesday, Aurora Public Schools announced that all APS schools will be closed on March 20. In a release, APS said, "The Colorado Education Association is hosting its "No More Education Cuts" statewide Day of Action" tomorrow, Thursday, March 20 for educators to advocate for public education funding. Aurora Public Schools has also actively been advocating for fully funded education. While our primary goal is always to keep our schools open, due to a large number of staff members who have reported absences, we will unfortunately need to close schools tomorrow." School officials said the ongoing public education funding crisis will significantly impact APS and districts across Colorado. They expressed concern over potential cuts to public education which would lead to reduced staffing, cutting programs, and having fewer resources to support the students. "We stand firmly in the fight for fully funded schools because our students, staff and community deserve nothing less. We will continue advocating at the legislative level," said district officials. Thursday will be a non-student contact day, meaning it will be a regular workday for all APS staff members who have not submitted absences. The district apologized to families that may be impacted by the closures and said regular classes will resume on Friday, March 21.
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Boulder Valley School District cancels school Thursday for staff shortage, planned action
DENVER (KDVR) — The Boulder Valley School District announced Friday that it would not have classes on Thursday after a large number of staff members called out for the day. It's because March 20th is a day of action led by the Colorado Education Association dubbed 'No More Education Cuts.' A letter written by BVSD Superintendent Rob Anderson said that over 600 staff members had requested time off on the 20th, preventing the district from keeping the schools open 'and operating in a safe and meaningful manner.' Gov. Polis speaks on federal cuts, impacts to Colorado 'We know this presents significant hardship for our families, our goal was to share this in advance so families can make necessary arrangements,' Anderson said in its announcement. The day will remain a workday for all school and district employees, requiring those absent to use their personal leave time. Schools will reopen as normal on Friday, Anderson said. 'The public education funding crisis will present real impacts to our school district,' Anderson wrote in his announcement. 'With our governor's proposed student count averaging change (moving from a five-year average of student enrollment to a single-year count) our school district will experience a loss of funding for next year by nearly $5 million.' Anderson said the district administration supports the fight for fully-funded schools, and said the board of education and himself will 'continue to advocate at the legislative level and will share updates at our regular public meetings.' According to the Colorado Education Association, the Colorado Legislature is considering cutting almost $150 million to education funding because of the proposed student count averaging change, which would use student enrollment from a single year, instead of using the four-year average currently in place. The association said that schools are underfunded by about $4,000-4,500 per student each year. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
