Yesenia Robles

Yesenia Robles

REPORTER, CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Yesenia covers suburban school districts for Chalkbeat Colorado. She grew up in Denver, graduated from CU Boulder and previously worked for the Denver Post. She has been with Chalkbeat since 2016. You can reach her at yrobles@chalkbeat.org. Hablo español.

El proyecto de ley está trabajando en 30 recomendaciones para cambiar el sistema de rendición de cuentas del estado, que principalmente utiliza pruebas estatales estandarizadas para evaluar el desempeño de las escuelas y los distritos.

A task force came up with 30 recommended changes to the accountability system. House Bill 1278 takes on those suggestions and more.

Local school boards have passed resolutions in support of immigrant students. The State Board has not traditionally used resolutions to make statements, but did on Wednesday.

Advocates for English learners have raised concerns for years about new reading instruction policies. A new report claims teachers across the U.S. are facing challenges.

The Healthy School Meals for All program that voters approved in 2022 has cost more than expected and needs new funding to continue.

School districts sometimes hire project management consultants to help oversee large bond projects.

More students than expected have been eating school meals, making the program more expensive than anticipated.

El distrito está organizando sesiones de diseño con la comunidad para obtener ideas de los asistentes.

The board had received lots of communications asking them to affirm their support and clarify their guidance to schools.

Two Aurora teachers talk about how their students experienced last week’s immigration raids.