Gov. Jared Polis wants to restore K-12 and higher education budgets next year to pre-pandemic levels, after the recession slashed tax revenue and forced the state to make deep cuts this year. Polis proposed a $35.4 billion budget in the 2021-22 fiscal year, an increase of $3 billion — or 9% over this fiscal year. […]

To continue the battle against fallout from COVID-19, Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday launched a $32.7 million grant program that seeks to create innovations that help the state’s most disadvantaged students. In an interview with Chalkbeat, Polis said he hopes the Response, Innovation, and Student Equity Education Fund, known as RISE, will plant ideas that […]