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school segregation

In Denver’s gentrifying neighborhoods, some middle-class parents are avoiding the school down the block
Colorado
22 hours ago

appropriate instruction

Colorado
2 days ago

Special education in tumult as Adams 14 faces resignations, parent complaints


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crisis mode

Colorado
2 days ago

Adams 14 proposing expanding mindfulness and other programs for student well-being

new schools

Colorado
2 days ago

Denver approves more schools that will wait ‘on the shelf’ to open, despite pushback

Prize money

Colorado
May 22, 2018

A million dollars, 570 hopefuls, and 15 winners: How a new competition aims to boost babies and toddlers

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Colorado General Assembly 2018

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.

Progress of a sort

Colorado
May 8, 2018

Colorado lawmakers take one small step – but no more – to reduce youth suicide

A bill that gives small training grants to schools is the only legislation this session to tackle the second leading cause of death for people aged 10 to 24.

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'indigenized' curriculum

Colorado
May 21, 2018

Denver doesn’t graduate half of its Native American students. This charter school wants to change that

The American Indian Academy of Denver would be unlike any other school in the city.

Police in schools

Colorado
May 18, 2018

The Denver school district is exploring the idea of creating its own police officers

This is not yet a formal proposal, but the idea is already generating pushback.

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.

concurrent enrollment

Colorado
May 17, 2018

New state law forces Denver to change course on its ‘early colleges’

Lawmakers wanted to change the law because they feared the early college model would become too expensive.

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Early Childhood

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.

Starting early

Colorado
April 18, 2018

Colorado’s state preschool program doesn’t serve English learners well, report finds

Colorado’s public preschool program fails to meet most targets for effectively serving young English learners, according to a new state-by-state report released today.

Data dive

Colorado
April 3, 2018

7 things to know about how Colorado schools punish their youngest students

As educators debate harsh school discipline nationwide, here's a look at which Colorado districts are suspending young children at the highest rates.

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classroom to congress

National
2 days ago

Can Ms. Hayes go to Washington? A national teacher of the year explains why she’s running for Congress

Jahana Hayes thinks what Washington, D.C. needs is a schoolteacher — one of the nation’s top teachers, in fact.

breaking

Indiana
1 day ago

A student is in custody after Noblesville West Middle School shooting that injured another student and teacher

The victims were taken to hospitals in Indianapolis. No information is available on their status.

schools of the future

National
May 23, 2018

What does the ‘future of work’ mean for schools? Big claims leave educators with more questions than answers

Dig into common claims about our changing and you end up knee-deep in mixed messages and muddled statistics. What now?