Tag: Colorado Schools
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University of Colorado approves $6.28 billion budget for upcoming school year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The University of Colorado Board of Regents recently approved the school system’s $6.28 billion budget for the upcoming school year. The budget, which represent a 3.5% increase, covers all of the system’s four campuses. The system serves a total 66,000 students and 7,300 full-time instructional…
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Over 90% of Colorado school districts meet fiscal health standards
More than 90% of Colorado school districts are meeting the state’s benchmarks for fiscal health, according to an annual analysis released Wednesday. Of Colorado’s 178 school districts, only 17 showed indications of financial stress in 2021, the Office of the State Auditor found. In 2020, 20 districts failed to meet fiscal health benchmarks. In 2019,…
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Report: Education budget increases did not translate to higher teacher pay
The salaries of Colorado teachers are not increasing at the same rate as the budgets for school districts, according to a report released Wednesday. The annual Dollars and Data Report from the Common Sense Institute found that, over the last 14 years, Colorado’s funding per student has increased by 47% while the average teacher salary…
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Colorado teens propose addressing substance abuse, eating disorders, HIV in schools
Teenagers from the Colorado Youth Advisory Council proposed several new state policies on Friday, including suggestions to better address substance abuse, eating disorders and HIV in schools. The council presented to state lawmakers seven policy recommendations, one of which seeks to reform the way schools intervene and respond to substance abuse among students. Colorado is…
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12 Denver metro superintendents urge state to end mandatory quarantines in schools
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A dozen superintendents representing Denver metro school districts sent a letter to the Colorado Department of Health and Environment on Monday, urging the state to end mandatory COVID-19 quarantines in schools. The letter, addressed to CDPHE Executive Director Jill Hunsaker Ryan, said more than 6,000…
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Elementary school in Centennial wins national yearbook competition
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Lenski Elementary School in Centennial has been named the first-place winner of the TreeRing Memories Matter Challenge, a national yearbook spread competition. TreeRing, a California-based company providing digital printing and customization for K-12 school yearbooks, created the competition to encourage yearbook staffs to showcase the…
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Reports to school safety tip line down 60% in November, 57% all school year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Safe2Tell, the state’s anonymous school and student safety tip line, saw a 60% decrease in tip volume in November compared to the same month in 2019. This reflects a larger trend of decreasing tip volume…
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Colorado school districts facing critical staffing shortages, survey says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Education’s statewide survey released Thursday revealed that pandemic education needs have shifted from technology to staffing. The survey, conducted in October, received responses from around 78% of Colorado school districts representing 90% of public school students. When averaging district responses by…