ARVADA - Kim Myers teaches kindergarten at Allendale Elementary in Arvada. She is proud to use iPads, laptops, and an electronic whiteboard to help her kids learn with the latest tool at a young age.

AURORA - In the life of a soldier's family, there are pains and there are joys. Exactly six years ago, the family of Sgt. Ryan Baum received the news they never wanted to hear.

JEFFERSON COUNTY - When Luke Meadows coached soccer at Horizon High School, he wanted to do a different kind of fundraiser. So, he came up with the idea of a raffle from the sky and it's now become a growing trend for schools and non-profits.

DENVER - Every single school day Nolmi Gaeta gets up around 5:00 a.m. She needs to start a journey which includes a 20-minute walk, a ride on an RTD bus to the light rail station, a light rail trip to the 10th Avenue and Osage St. station before...

DENVER - Five years ago, Denver Public Schools changed the way it punished kids. The concern was that too many minority students were getting suspended or expelled pushing them towards a possible path to jail. Now, teachers at two schools say the...

LAKEWOOD - Some days, history is made. Some days, history is lived. Some days, history is unforgettable.

AURORA - Standing in line waiting for graduation is a big deal for Heather Woten because of where she is now and where she was nearly 10 months ago.

"I was in theater number nine," said Woten, a graduate of the Community College of Aurora. "We...

ENGLEWOOD - When Carly Sellaro walks across the stage to get her diploma, she knows she will have accomplished something never done before in the Englewood School District. For nearly her entire senior year, she gave up pen and paper altogether.

WESTMINSTER - Three years ago, teacher John Wright stood with two students Jonathan Harris and Andrew Kent at the front of the first ever Wildcats Walk for the Wright Cause fundraiser. They were all battling leukemia. Three years later, Andrew...

BOULDER - For those who believe the old adage, "Those who can't do - teach", they have never met Bill Schmoker. The science teacher plans to travel one of the most remote areas on Earth -- for his students.

DENVER - The Colorado Department of Education releases preliminary data on how 3rd graders performed in reading for the 2012-13 school year. Overall, 73 percent of students are proficent or advanced.

JEFFERSON COUNTY - Teiko Richy is the proud mother of two boys who play baseball for Golden High School. She travels to every game and keeps score. But, who is keeping score for her?

CASTLE ROCK - Over the past few years, the Douglas County School district has gone through several major changes. A conservative school was elected. The teachers' union collective bargaining agreement was disbanded. And, district leaders are pushing...

DENVER - Spandex, music, and beer may not sound like the typical way to raise money to support the classroom. But, for the third year in a row, 14 schools in northwest Denver get a helping hand from an 80s-themed pub crawl called "Totally Tennyson."