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Colorado
July 19, 2018

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Colorado
July 18, 2018

Denver community has lots of advice on picking a new superintendent – who will the board heed?


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National
July 18, 2018

Denver’s longtime superintendent turned the city into a national school reform favorite

choosing leaders

Colorado
July 18, 2018

Meet one possible successor to departing Denver superintendent Tom Boasberg

End of an era

Colorado
July 17, 2018

Denver superintendent Tom Boasberg is stepping down after nearly 10 years

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Colorado General Assembly 2018

Local control

Colorado
June 21, 2018

Change in Colorado law sets up a ‘David and Goliath’ school choice battle no one saw coming

A last-minute provision tacked onto an unrelated bill allows school districts to send buses into neighboring jurisdictions without their consent.

Round up

Colorado
May 10, 2018

What Colorado lawmakers did for and to schools in 2018

In a world of competing priorities, education came out ahead in the Colorado General Assembly's 2018 session.

reality check

Colorado
May 10, 2018

Colorado lawmakers’ pension compromise raises teacher retirement age, cuts benefits

The deal that emerged from 12 hours of negotiations Wednesday was not the deal that many people expected to see when the day started.

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saying goodbye

Colorado
July 17, 2018

Here’s how the local and national education communities are responding to Boasberg’s exit

As the news of Tom Boasberg’s departure ricocheted through the local and national education community, critics and champions of the Denver schools superintendent sounded off.

reading list

Colorado
July 17, 2018

These 12 stories help define Tom Boasberg’s tenure leading Denver’s schools

Tom Boasberg leaves behind nearly a decade of high-profile debates and decisions that reshaped the city’s public school system and made local and national headlines.

Looking to the future

Colorado
July 13, 2018

Why this standalone Denver charter school is considering joining forces with a network

Leaders from both Roots Elementary and Rocky Mountain Prep see a potential merger as mutually beneficial.

How I Lead

Colorado
July 12, 2018

This Colorado principal saved a student’s life by paying attention at the right time

This Colorado principal talked about a student's gratitude, the teachers who inspired him to go into education, and the importance of a positive school culture.

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Early Childhood

Nature's classroom

Colorado
June 5, 2018

No walls: Forest preschools let kids run free, but can they change to reach diverse families?

Two states are working to create rules for "forest preschools," a move that could expand the model's footprint and open the way for low-income families to participate.

career prep

Colorado
May 18, 2018

A growing Jeffco program trains future early childhood workers while they’re still in high school

A new training program at a Jefferson County high school seeks to help cultivate the early childhood workforce of the future.

discipline disparities

Colorado
May 9, 2018

Colorado schools gave out nearly 1,800 suspensions to young students with disabilities last year

A Chalkbeat analysis shows that in Colorado last year, special education students in kindergarten through second grade received a disproportionate number of suspensions.

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Delayed decision

New York
2 days ago

Officials promised to update a Giuliani-era agreement between the NYPD and city schools almost a year ago. So where is it?

"They basically eliminated all of the major changes that we made — and that was the last we heard of it."

moving on

National
July 19, 2018

Dismissed by KIPP over sexual harassment allegations, co-founder Mike Feinberg starts new organization

The Texas School Venture Fund itself as helping individuals start and grow schools. It has already drawn a handful of prominent education reform advocates to its board.

Silver Lining Playbook

Tennessee
3 days ago

Memphis’ youngest students show reading gains on 2018 state tests — and that’s a big deal

Those working to improve early literacy rates in Shelby County Schools got a small morale boost from newly released TNReady scores.