People are talking about tech in Colorado schools.
You've seen the K-12 “techlash” headlines.Here's what's happening on the ground. FYI
What we believe
Technology offers incredible promise in education and can also do incredible harm. Our goal is neither to promote or advocate against it, but to make this moment legible to parents, educators, technologists, and the general public.
Conversation intensity, last 90 days, 0 to 100
Colored by whether it leans in or pulls back on balance, shaded by how loud the conversation is.
More pulling backMore leaning inEven
Click a state to see individual school districts. Scores reflect publicly available information. See our methodology.
| No. | State | Mark | Band |
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State report
Colorado
About 805k students · 97 districts checked89
Very loudRank 1 of 51 states above zeroHigh confidence · 105 signals in 67 events
Where the volume comes from
Loudest districts in Colorado
Latest across Colorado
- Gazette: D49 and D38 boards advance new multi-district online schools
- D49 work session on two multi-district online schools
- APS disables Flock cameras as Aurora stops paying
- D49 board advances Falcon Flex and V.I.S.T.A. Flex online schools
- Exodus Road hosts Summit for Protecting Kids Online in Colorado Springs
- Gazette: Safe2Tell data show Colorado students sharing explicit AI images
- Jeffco replaces SchoolMessenger with ParentSquare for family messaging
- Englewood board weighs joining social media multi-district lawsuit
Research coverage
We've checked 97 of 178 districts here so far. The rest are left blank on the map until we check them; blank means not checked, not silent. The state score uses every signal we've found statewide.
Pick any district on the map to open its report. Colorado was our pilot, so it was researched far more deeply than other states and its score partly reflects that.
Colorado districts with signals
last 90 days| District | Mark | Band | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Public Schools | 71 | Loud | 17 |
| Denver Public Schools | 69 | Loud | 9 |
| Jeffco Public Schools | 54 | Lively | 4 |
| Salida School District R-32-J | 54 | Lively | 3 |
| St. Vrain Valley Schools | 49 | Lively | 6 |
| Littleton Public Schools | 46 | Lively | 3 |
| Cherry Creek School District | 42 | Lively | 6 |
| Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 | 36 | Audible | 1 |
| Englewood Schools | 32 | Audible | 1 |
| District 49 | 32 | Audible | 3 |
| Steamboat Springs School District | 31 | Audible | 2 |
| Douglas County School District | 30 | Audible | 4 |
| Mesa County Valley School District 51 | 22 | Audible | 1 |
| Moffat Consolidated #2 | 19 | Quiet | 1 |
| Greeley-Evans D6 | 16 | Quiet | 1 |
| Hayden RE-1 | 13 | Quiet | 1 |
| Gilpin County School District RE-1 | 10 | Quiet | 2 |
| Poudre School District | 7 | Quiet | 1 |
| Harrison D2 | 6 | Quiet | 1 |
| Colorado Springs D11 | 0 | Silent | 2 |
| Lewis-Palmer D38 | 0 | Silent | 1 |
| Weld RE-8 (Fort Lupton) | 0 | Silent | 1 |
| Widefield D3 | 0 | Silent | 1 |
We also checked 74 other districts in Colorado and found nothing in the last 90 days.
Totals
Signals, last 90 days
Districts with signals
States leaning in on balance
States pulling back on balance