By Tyler Hickman - Nov. 26, 2024

Boulder gets broadband; Boulder Valley School District bans cellphones

Boulder names broadband partner Citywide high-speed internet is finally coming to Boulder after city council unanimously approved an agreement with ALLO Communications on Nov. 21. The Nebraska-based telecom company will...

By Kaylee Harter - Oct. 2, 2024

Fewer people living outside, according to July snapshot 

BoCo briefly: Your local news at a glance

By Kaylee Harter - Aug. 20, 2024

Boulder implements bear-related leash restrictions on open space

Plus: BVSD to oppose two state tax initiatives

By Boulder Weekly Staff - Jul. 17, 2024

The Education Issue

Welcome to Boulder Weekly‘s 2024 Education Issue! It’s a big topic to cover, and we are by no means the experts (See the pros at Chalkbeat for that.) We still brought you news...

By Will Matuska - Jul. 17, 2024

Learning environment

The tentacles of serendipity are what reeled Molly Weber into the topic of climate change: her twin sister’s eighth-grade fascination with jellyfish. “She started learning about the ocean, because you...

By Kaylee Harter - Jul. 15, 2024

Empty desks

When the pandemic hit in early 2020, classrooms sat vacant as students moved to virtual instruction. Four years later, schools have moved back to in-person instruction, but some classrooms have remained...

By none - Jul. 15, 2024

Opportunity costs

In Boulder County, the promise of public education as the great equalizer is challenged by the stark realities of school funding, economic disparity and educational inequities. Financial barriers often prevent...

By Shay Castle - Mar. 13, 2024

Melting away

Kids, bundled tight in winter coats, gloves, scarves and hats, racing sleds down a gentle slope. Hot cocoa held in numb fingers, sipped by lips on reddened faces.  These common...

By Emma Weber - Jan. 2, 2024

Big deal

For the past nine months, I’ve been building a movement of students fighting for climate justice. After talking with hundreds of students, gathering over 1,300 petition signatures and speaking at...

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