Author: Ann Schimke Chalkbeat Colorado

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than 11,000 Colorado children will get free full-day classes through the state’s universal preschool program this year, more than double the number last year, state officials said. The increase means progress toward one of the state’s original goals for the preschool-for-all program — extra hours…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools. As state leaders prepare to launch Colorado’s free preschool program next fall, some educators and advocates fear young children with disabilities will lose out under the new system. They say 3-year-olds…

Dozens of Colorado school districts and charter schools are buying new math and reading curriculum with help from $10 million in federal pandemic relief.  State officials announced Wednesday that 42 districts and 28 charter schools will receive grants to purchase reading curriculum for early elementary grades and math curriculum for elementary and middle school.  The $10 million…

Colorado’s seven 2023 Teacher of the Year finalists include three teachers from metro Denver districts, one from Colorado Springs, one from Fort Collins, and two from rural districts. The state education department announced the finalists Thursday and will pick a winner by the end of October. The Teacher of the Year represents Colorado in the…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado officials have ordered 15% of the state’s school districts to replace low-quality elementary reading programs, a major step toward enforcing a 2019 law that requires schools to use reading curriculum backed by science in kindergarten through third grade.  The state education department sent out…