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Suzie Glassman

Suzie Glassman reports on education for the Colorado Trust for Local News.

Calculate your share of Jeffco's $135M ask

May 15, 2026

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7 min read

Calculate your share of Jeffco's $135M ask

Plus, a charter denied, IB courses cut and a federal court case on Jeffco's overnight rooming policy.

Suzie Glassman
Suzie Glassman
🚨 Jeffco superintendent Tracy Dorland is stepping down

May 8, 2026

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3 min read

🚨 Jeffco superintendent Tracy Dorland is stepping down

The Jeffco school board says it will launch a national search. Here's what we know so far.

Suzie Glassman
Suzie Glassman
What Jeffco's deepening deficit means for November

May 8, 2026

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6 min read

What Jeffco's deepening deficit means for November

Plus Adams 12 plans 5-7 closures, Westminster's mental health gap, and 27J's $30M pool question.

Suzie Glassman
Suzie Glassman
Track Jeffco's decade of budget choices

May 1, 2026

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Track Jeffco's decade of budget choices

10 years of Jeffco's audited books show General Administration grew 139%, and the cushions that eased rising expenses are gone.

Suzie Glassman
Suzie Glassman
Read another untold story of the Evergreen probe

Apr 24, 2026

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6 min read

Read another untold story of the Evergreen probe

You heard from the Jeffco Sheriff yesterday. Now, here's what the DA's office was doing for months.

Suzie Glassman
Suzie Glassman
Breaking: New Evergreen records released

Apr 23, 2026

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4 min read

Breaking: New Evergreen records released

JCSO released 664 pages from the Evergreen shooting investigation today. Here's a first look at what the records show and what they don't.

Suzie Glassman
Suzie Glassman
No toilet paper at Foothills. That's the start.

Apr 17, 2026

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6 min read

No toilet paper at Foothills. That's the start.

What Rep. Tammy Story told me about the Evergreen-inspired bill. Plus: Adams 12 closures and a 27J reading gap.

Suzie Glassman
Suzie Glassman
What Jeffco's CFO revealed this week

Apr 10, 2026

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9 min read

What Jeffco's CFO revealed this week

Hours before my investigation published, Jeffco's CFO confirmed a figure that changes the Blueprint story.

Suzie Glassman
Suzie Glassman
Jeffco cut teachers. See who it spared.

Apr 3, 2026

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Jeffco cut teachers. See who it spared.

Internal Jeffco planning documents show where the Budget Reduction Blueprint's cuts actually landed.

Suzie Glassman
Suzie Glassman
See your Jeffco tax bill. Then try cutting the budget.

Mar 27, 2026

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9 min read

See your Jeffco tax bill. Then try cutting the budget.

Your taxpayer receipt is back — plus a new tool that shows just how hard this is.

Suzie Glassman
Suzie Glassman
A Jeffco teacher keeps her door closed now

Mar 20, 2026

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9 min read

A Jeffco teacher keeps her door closed now

The Evergreen community goes to the Capitol. Plus: A Jeffco superintendent and a union leader can't agree on what she said about the MLO.

Suzie Glassman
Suzie Glassman
Special edition: What Jeffco's transgender policy actually says

Mar 17, 2026

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7 min read

Special edition: What Jeffco's transgender policy actually says

Every outlet covered the federal finding. I went to the actual policy documents and the court record. The story looks different from there.

Suzie Glassman
Suzie Glassman
Did a Conifer coach know his player had a concussion?

Mar 13, 2026

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13 min read

Did a Conifer coach know his player had a concussion?

Plus: a Jeffco guard sentenced, a broken bond promise in 27J, and a CORA fight over budget cuts.

Suzie Glassman
Suzie Glassman
Jeffco’s long-delayed oversight committee is finally happening

Mar 6, 2026

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11 min read

Jeffco’s long-delayed oversight committee is finally happening

Plus: Big news in Weld, Adams 12’s tough budget year and 27J readers get their tax receipt

Suzie Glassman
Suzie Glassman
New money, broken promises and kids who can't stop worrying

Feb 27, 2026

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11 min read

New money, broken promises and kids who can't stop worrying

Unions demand guarantees, students demand safety and Adams 12 readers get their tax receipt.

Suzie Glassman
Suzie Glassman
Class Notes: See what you really pay for your kid's school

Feb 20, 2026

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9 min read

Class Notes: See what you really pay for your kid's school

Enter your home value. See exactly how your property taxes break down across Jeffco's budget. Other districts coming soon.

Suzie Glassman
Suzie Glassman
Class Notes: Cuts, boundaries and the AI tool your kid can't use at school

Feb 13, 2026

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7 min read

Class Notes: Cuts, boundaries and the AI tool your kid can't use at school

Jeffco schools are getting hit twice. New records show the real total is $19.5M.

Suzie Glassman
Suzie Glassman
Class Notes: $33M with no oversight. School closures revised. Boundaries redrawn.

Feb 6, 2026

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9 min read

Class Notes: $33M with no oversight. School closures revised. Boundaries redrawn.

Plus: Columbine and Sandy Hook survivors build the first crisis team for teachers, and they've come to Evergreen.

Suzie Glassman
Suzie Glassman
Class Notes: A walkout, a warning, and a principal who won't give up

Jan 30, 2026

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7 min read

Class Notes: A walkout, a warning, and a principal who won't give up

Students at Arvada High protest immigration enforcement. And what a lawsuit revealed before Thunder Vista caught fire.

Suzie Glassman
Suzie Glassman
Class Notes: 119 schools ranked, $75M borrowed and a second conviction

Jan 23, 2026

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5 min read

Class Notes: 119 schools ranked, $75M borrowed and a second conviction

An exclusive look at the complete budget cut rankings and why Jeffco chose internal borrowing over interest-free loans.

Suzie Glassman
Suzie Glassman
Class Notes: Cuts, convictions, and a school sold for half price

Jan 16, 2026

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5 min read

Class Notes: Cuts, convictions, and a school sold for half price

Inside Jeffco's $45M budget cuts and who feels them first.

Suzie Glassman
Suzie Glassman
Welcome to Class Notes

Jan 9, 2026

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6 min read

Welcome to Class Notes

$33M untracked. Schools on the chopping block. One superintendent remembered.

Suzie Glassman
Suzie Glassman

Class Notes: Your guide to the schools that matter to you.

Education news across Adams, Jefferson and Weld counties. Free every Friday.

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I cover the schools that matter to you — budgets, policies and the decisions that affect your kids, taxes and communities. Reported by Suzie Glassman for the Colorado Trust for Local News.

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