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Colorado State Board of Education

Election 2020

Colorado
October 15, 2019

A third candidate seeks to represent Denver on the State Board of Education

Donna Morganstern is a retired education data analyst and accountability manager for the Colorado Department of Education.

setting the bar

Colorado
Updated

State Board raises standards, making it harder for Colorado schools to earn a top rating

Hundreds of Colorado schools are likely to lose their top rating under changes approved by the State Board of Education Thursday.

Pushback

Colorado
October 8, 2019

District, teacher groups urge State Board not to change Colorado school ratings

At issue is what’s known as the school performance framework, a measure of school quality that is largely based on standardized tests students take in the spring.

Try again

Colorado
September 12, 2019

State board forces Aurora district to reopen shuttered HOPE Online center

The State Board of Education once again overturned the Aurora decision to shut out HOPE Online, the multi-district online charter school.

Election 2020

Colorado
September 11, 2019

Educator running to represent western suburbs on the State Board of Education

Karla Esser is the director of graduate programs for practicing teachers at Regis University.

data dead end

Colorado
September 10, 2019

How are Colorado’s kindergarteners doing? With hidden data, it’s hard to tell.

Some advocates, philanthropists, and policy-makers say there's too little data about how Colorado kindergarteners are doing to drive smart early childhood investments.

Movers and shakers

Colorado
August 28, 2019

Head of Colorado school executives group announces state board bid

Lisa Escárcega, head of the Colorado Association of School Executives, plans to run to represent Denver on the State Board of Education next year.

grading schools

Colorado
August 20, 2019

Raising the bar or moving the goalposts? Changes pending for Colorado school rating system

It could soon be harder for Colorado schools to earn the state’s top ratings.

Standing

Colorado
August 1, 2019

Why teachers unions are trying to block outside intervention in Colorado schools

Lawsuits seeking to block state-ordered intervention under Colorado's 2009 school accountability law will clarify the state’s authority to tell districts what to do.

not so fast

Colorado
June 13, 2019

Teachers union sues to block handover of Adams 14 operations to external manager

The lawsuit represents a challenge to the current accountability regime, which allows the State Board of Education to intervene when student performance does not improve.

second chance

Colorado
May 14, 2019

In about-face, Aurora board votes to keep Vega charter school open — but launches an investigation

The State Board of Education, in an appeal, asked Aurora reconsider the vote to close Vega, saying that closing the school was not in the best interest of students.

best interest

Colorado
May 14, 2019

Colorado State Board members defend decision to ask for-profit firm to manage Pueblo school

State Board of Education members Angelika Schroeder and Steve Durham said they followed the law and acted in the best interests of children.

big decision ahead

Colorado
May 6, 2019

Few easy options as Colorado State Board weighs outside manager for troubled Adams 14

Urgency is high as July 1 draws closer. This isn’t the first external manager the State Board of Education considers for the Adams 14 school district.

At what cost

Colorado
December 3, 2018

Adams 14 looking for grants first, as it prepares to pay for an external manager

Colorado's State Board of Education ordered that the district hand over management to a third party, but the state order doesn’t come with money to pay it.

Local control

Colorado
November 27, 2018

Colorado board allows Adams 14 to retain some local control as the state pushes for external management

Colorado stopped short of handing over all control of Adams 14 to an outside manager. The district will retain control of hiring and firing employees.
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