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Colorado school case study highlights need for collaboration in turnaround work

Colorado school case study highlights need for collaboration in turnaround work

Officials with the Colorado Department of Education are using the findings to improve how they help schools in turnaround.
St. Vrain Valley Schools host 17 robotics tournaments, prepare for state competitions

St. Vrain Valley Schools host 17 robotics tournaments, prepare for state competitions

More than 200 robotics teams from throughout the school district have competed in local tournaments.
9,000 children don’t show up in Colorado school data. Are they missing or in private school?

9,000 children don’t show up in Colorado school data. Are they missing or in private school?

Where have the kids gone?
Bill would allow Colorado school districts to sue State Board of Education

Bill would allow Colorado school districts to sue State Board of Education

Senate Bill 71 would allow school districts to appeal any rule, regulation, or final order of the State Board related to the accountability system.
COVID exodus: Where did 1 million public school students go? New data sheds some light.

COVID exodus: Where did 1 million public school students go? New data sheds some light.

There have been clues about where students went, such as the steep rise in homeschooling, but a full explanation of the public school exodus has been elusive.
CU Boulder gets kudos for reading courses, but state reviewers raise alarm about a speech professor

CU Boulder gets kudos for reading courses, but state reviewers raise alarm about a speech professor

Two students in that program shared a “number of examples of alleged objectionable, confrontational, and unethical behavior by a particular professor”
Teacher apprenticeships among solutions lawmakers consider for educator shortages

Teacher apprenticeships among solutions lawmakers consider for educator shortages

Apprentices would be allowed to work as a student teacher or substitute and need to take regular competency tests.
Mead High School celebrates Wish kid

Mead High School celebrates Wish kid

School hosts fifth Wish Week campaign with Disney theme for 5-year-old with leukemia
Colorado to reopen all preschool applications to families because of errors

Colorado to reopen all preschool applications to families because of errors

Some preschools participating in the new program didn’t realize they had to list the specific number of seats they have in each category
St. Vrain Valley Schools receives $250K in federal funding for mental health

St. Vrain Valley Schools receives $250K in federal funding for mental health

The funding will go to the district’s Achievement Acceleration Academy program, officials said.