Tag: Colorado Education
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State task force recommends overhaul of Colorado’s education accountability system
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A task force composed of state officials, district school board members, superintendents and parents agrees Colorado’s education accountability system needs a major overhaul. The Accountability, Accreditation, Student Performance, and Resource Inequity Task Force released its report…
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‘It brought the kid out of me’ : Colorado Teacher of the Year returns to Aurora from NASA Space Camp
Jimmy Day II, Colorado’s Teacher of the Year from East Middle School in Aurora, just got back from NASA Space Camp — bringing with him a new love for science, a lesson in using less spray paint on his rocket and even more patience for his students. “(At space camp) we were just trying to…
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Aurora Public Schools kicks off new school year with free backpacks, resource booths, activities
Aurora Public Schools kicks off the new school year Saturday with activities, entertainment and lots of free stuff leading up to the first day of school Tuesday. The district’s annual Back to School Kickoff starts at 10 a.m. Saturday and runs until 12:30 p.m. at the Town Center at Aurora, 14200 E. Alameda Ave. More…
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Colorado Democrats OK substance abuse intervention for middle, high schools
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A proposal from Colorado teenagers to offer substance abuse intervention guidelines to schools passed its final vote in the state legislature Friday. If signed into law, House Bill 1009 would create a committee tasked with developing best practices for middle and high schools to identify…
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Colorado community colleges could soon issue high school diplomas
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado bill seeking to allow community colleges to award high school diplomas passed its first hurdle on Monday, receiving unanimous approval from a state Senate committee. If passed by the full state legislature, Senate Bill 7 would allow community colleges, area technical colleges and…
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Colorado makes community college free for aspiring health care workers
Beginning this fall, Colorado will spend $26 million to provide free community college education to students looking to work in health care. The new program, dubbed Care Forward Colorado, launched last week as part of a $61 million investment in expanding Colorado’s health care workforce using federal COVID-19 relief funds from the American Rescue Plan…
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DPS declining enrollment committee lays out recommendations to district’s board
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save During an executive session Thursday night, Denver Public Schools heard recommendations on how the district should identify schools for consolidation. No schools were identified by name, however, the district has been considering closures and consolidation due a decline in enrollment that began district-wide in 2019,…
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Boulder Valley School District aims to hire more teachers of color
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Boulder Valley School District is holding a “Teacher of Color Hiring Event” in February, aiming to increase the diversity of the district’s teaching staff to better reflect the diversity of its student body. This effort comes as the school district has been criticized for…
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Denver elementary school receives backlash for participating in Black Lives Matter week of action
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A month after Denver’s Centennial Elementary School was the target of national backlash for promoting a “Families of Color Playground Night,” the school was in the national spotlight again after announcing it would participate in the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action that includes a commitment…
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All schools in 1 metro Denver district to close Friday over staffing shortages
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save All schools in the Adams County School District 14 will close on Friday because of staffing shortages, the district announced Monday. In a letter sent to parents, the district said it does not have enough staff members to operate on Friday, particularly for substitute teachers…