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A new school year is underway, yet students and families still don鈥檛 have access to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form. Applications usually are accepted beginning October 1, but the Department of Education is blaming technical issues on the reason for the delay. Chalkbeat Colorado Reporter Jason Gonzales said the agency would run tests for a limited set of students and institutions before circulating it to the public in December.

There has been exponential growth in girls' flag football, which is on the cusp of its first season as a sanctioned sport in Colorado.

Teen mental health rates are improving in Summit County, according to new data from the Healthy Kids Colorado survey.

Colorado spends a lot of money on K-12 students, but the state is near the bottom of the list nationally for funding adult education. That means some of Colorado鈥檚 more economically vulnerable adults aren鈥檛 getting the support they need. Chalkbeat higher education reporter Jason Gonzales told us about new laws making a dent in the problem and how lawmakers are scrambling to repair an issue that could jeopardize some access to adult education.

In the midsts of endless cornfields in Yuma, high school music teacher Robert Zahller has carved out a special place in the Yuma High School music program.

More and more Hispanic students are graduating from Colorado high schools. After a decade of steady progress, dropout rates have decreased, and so have the number of students needing remedial classes.

Aerial drones were originally built for the military. But over the past decade, both consumer and commercial use has exploded. Drones are now being used to fight fires, take pictures, and even deliver packages. These unmanned aerial vehicles have also entered the arena of electronic sports.

Some former and current Lamar High School students are openly critiquing the racially insensitive school culture and are calling for the school board to make a change. They鈥檝e organized under the name 鈥淟amar Proud,鈥� and their work lends community support to longstanding efforts by Native American groups to rethink offensive mascots.

The Colorado High School Activities Association Board of Directors voted unanimously late Tuesday night not to allow football this fall, the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported.

Platte Valley High School senior Teya Hawkins holds up her blue and white letter jacket. On one side is a patch with the letters "PV." There are several鈥�