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Outdated zone lines aren't equitable and are limiting the school’s enrollment and course offerings, students say.
Colorado State Board members said they believe growth will speed up in Adams 14 schools.
State Rep. Matthew Martinez said a cleanup bill this year will finally allow about 300 incarcerated students to get more time off for attending college.
The dissolution means the Luminary Learning Network will be the only innovation zone in Denver Public Schools.
DPS hired 64 new international teachers this year, and its goal is to double that number next year.
Districts enrolled a total of 8,085 newcomer students after the October count and through Feb. 29.
By the fall, the Cherry Creek district will offer preschool at every elementary school.
The name change is also meant to strengthen the middle school’s connection with Manual High School.
It will be the first four-year degree available in the state’s prisons for women. The program is unique because of one of its new professors.
The funding formula rewrite cleared a major vote in the House after bill sponsors introduced numerous amendments.
The judge could issue a decision in the next few weeks.
The bill sponsor cited too much last-minute pushback from defenders of seclusion.
The board picked Gionni Thompson, a longtime administrator who’s worked in other Colorado schools.
“We want to be a place that has a lab site that’s like, ‘We’ve figured this out. We have a cadre of schools that, in my most aspirational dream, have eliminated the achievement gap,’” one principal said.
The Colorado Education Association says it’s concerned about whether there’s enough sustainable funding for the new formula, but indicated that it’s open to further talks.
Black and Native American families, low-income families, and parents or children with disabilities are disproportionately impacted by such laws.
Leaders say hiring community school coordinators, like Aurora has at each of its zone schools, is key to making the model work.
In redrawing the maps, the board also considered the racial makeup of the proposed districts.
More than 40,000 employees work on the Denver airport campus.
The board defended its “policy governance” model that limits information requests and funnels communication through the superintendent.
The process of getting the 2023 gift from Mackenzie Scott was exciting and mysterious, leaders at Early Milestones Colorado said.
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Whether a school is following district discipline rules “is an indicator of the climate of a school,” Superintendent Alex Marrero said.
“I work in school nutrition to feed kids, not trash cans,” a dietitian testified at a legislative hearing last week.
The charter school bill that sponsors said was about accountability failed after hours of testimony Thursday.
Changing how Colorado funds schools has bedeviled legislators for years, but they hope the new proposal will represent a breakthrough.
More than a dozen local organizations that help administer Colorado’s tuition-free preschool program signed a letter to Gov. Jared Polis protesting potential funding cuts.
David Carrilllo took only a week to adjust after getting released from a Colorado prison. Now, he’s teaching students again.
Heather Martin cofounded a nonprofit to support survivors of mass tragedy.
The plan would provide relief to five different types of borrowers but won’t be put into action for some time.
The new tax credit would help about 45% of Colorado families
Vick is set to start a three-year term as president of the organization of nearly 40,000 educators in July.
Chalkbeat is collaborating with newsrooms across Colorado on a survey asking voters which issues matter to them.
The Colorado State Board of Education will hear the recommendations at a hearing in May.
Colorado’s budget bill finally puts an end to the budget stabilization factor. It also includes more for K-12 and higher education.
Funcionarios estatales esperan que las familias de más de 300,000 se beneficien con el programa de EBT de verano.
The Village provides food, mental health support, and more to students. But it’s funded by federal pandemic relief aid called ESSER dollars, which are set to run out this year.
State officials expect families of more than 300,000 children to benefit from the Summer EBT program.
The Keystone Policy Center offers recommendations for preparing more students for life after high school.
In a recent Colorado teachers union survey, 32% of respondents said they had experienced physical abuse by a student in the past two years.
Some highly rated preschools will be allowed to have classes of 24 children under the new rules.
Los expertos dicen que eliminar las clases básicas no es la solución para las puntuaciones bajas en lectura.