DPS Names Acting Superintendent
Susana Cordova will fill in while Superintendent Tom Boasberg takes unpaid family leave to travel in Latin America for six months.
Colorado Is A ‘Toddler’ When It Comes To Early Literacy, Report Says
The report from the New America Foundation divides states into three broad categories: crawling, toddling, and walking. Colorado is a toddler, at the lower end of the scale.
PARCC Scores: Like Peers Nationwide, Colorado Students Struggle With New Tests
The scores also show large ethnic disparities. White and Asian students generally scored much better than their Black, American Indian and Hispanic peers.
Across The State, Wins For School District Tax Increases
Nine out of 13 tax increase proposals across the state passed; three bond measures failed and three passed.
JeffCo Recall Backers Say People, Not Money, Key To Win
“We pushed back against an agenda that wasn’t good for our schools,” said Ron Mitchell, a retired JeffCo teacher and principal.
Colorado’s Math Scores Dip In New National Test Results
Colorado is one of eight states where both fourth- and eighth-grade math scores were slightly lower than 2013 scores.
Why Denver Voters Are Being Asked To Help Fund College Scholarships
The ballot measure is unique in the nation. If it succeeds, $.08 of every $100 spent will help local students pay for college.
JeffCo School Board Recall: Where The Candidates Stand
We chose five questions and compiled the positions of each candidate.
In JeffCo, Recall Vote Brings Years Of Turmoil To A Head
The race in Colorado’s second-largest district is saturating social media, lighting up talk radio, and sending hundreds of volunteers on door-knocking campaigns.
Dismayed By Struggling Aurora Public Schools, A New Coalition Demands Change
Aurora Public Schools is Colorado’s fifth largest district, where for every 10 children that begin kindergarten, barely one may graduate from college.
‘I’m Not Racist… Am I?’ Film Screens Again For Denver Students
The forum goes from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. on the 14th floor of the Emily Griffith Campus, located at 1860 Lincoln Street in downtown Denver.
Colorado’s Rural Schools Use International Teachers To Fill The Gaps
The Bethune schools superintendent says she used to get U.S. applications. “Now we just don’t get applicants, period,” she said.
A Colorado Teacher Shortage Puts Rural Schools On The Brink Of Crisis
So far this year, enrollments in Colorado teacher prep schools are down 23 percent from five years ago.
Colorado Supreme Court Rebuffs School Funding Challenge: What It Means
The legal tussle centered on Amendment 23, a requirement to increase per-pupil spending each year.
Colorado OKs New High-School Graduation Requirements
The new plan gives school districts more options.
Denver High School, Plagued By Racial Divides, Tries To Reinvent Itself
Teachers, students and staff say a year-long effort has placed the school on a strong path forward.