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Adams 14 board rejects new KIPP charter school in district
Colorado
5 hours ago

Decision day

Colorado
3 hours ago

A state board decision on two long-struggling Pueblo schools could affect the entire district


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mea culpa

Colorado
10 hours ago

This is the letter of apology that Adams 14 leaders never sent

reading science

Colorado
16 hours ago

Reading instruction is big news these days. Teachers, share your thoughts with us!

We'll come to you

Colorado
1 day ago

They started as an experiment in rural areas. Now, mobile preschools are rolling into metro Denver.

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Colorado Votes 2018

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Colorado
November 9, 2018

Educators: What should the next governor of Colorado know about your school?

Tell Jared Polis what you think his education priorities should be.

Still counting

Colorado
November 8, 2018

Jeffco bond measure that had been failing pulls ahead in narrow race

Update: Over the weekend, the bond measure pulled ahead and is currently headed toward passage, with 50.3 percent of the vote. We’ll continue to update…

Election 2018

Colorado
November 7, 2018

Wins, losses, and split decisions: Here’s how Colorado school district tax measures fared

The widespread success of local school taxes contrasted with the fate of Amendment 73, a statewide tax increase for education.

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proposed path

Colorado
November 9, 2018

Facing potential loss of control, Adams 14 wants to show the state how the district might improve

The state board already approved an improvement plan for Adams 14 last year, but it hasn’t shown enough results.

options

Colorado
November 9, 2018

Will Adams 14 lose autonomy to outside overseer? Here are the state’s options.

Colorado's State Board of Education will decide the fate of the Adams 14 school district, and its high school, Adams City, and two Pueblo schools next week.

language learners

Colorado
November 8, 2018

Superintendent’s plan to expand biliteracy program in Adams 14 being kept private

The school board directed the superintendent to come up with a biliteracy plan, during a private meeting in September, following pressure from community.

Open record

Colorado
November 7, 2018

The Denver teachers union requested the names and salaries of all charter school teachers

The request could signal that the union plans to try to get charter school teachers to join.

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Early Childhood

Launch pad

Colorado
October 11, 2018

In a tough business, startups vie to become the Uber and Lyft of child care

A growing cadre of companies aim to attract thousands of home-based child care providers to a notoriously tough field by making the job easier and more lucrative.
Colorado
September 27, 2018

This award-winning preschool teacher runs a top-ranked program out of her home. Just don’t call her a babysitter.

A preschool teacher talks about why she isn't a babysitter, how she handles challenging behavior, and how the community’s leading industry figures into the classroom.

leading the state

Colorado
September 18, 2018

Three things we heard at a gubernatorial candidates forum on early childhood

A gubernatorial candidates forum Monday highlighted some of the big early childhood ideas championed by each campaign, but also left plenty of unanswered questions.

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litmus tests

National
13 hours ago

In a shift, more education reformers say they’re worried about schools’ focus on testing

The pervasiveness of the complaints about testing was striking.

ready for prime time

New York
11 hours ago

Four ways Amazon’s arrival in New York City could impact public schools

If Amazon’s impact on Seattle, its primary headquarters, is any guide, there could be reverberations felt in New York City classrooms.

First Person

National
10 hours ago

Like most superintendents, I cared a lot about test scores. Too much, it turns out.

If life outcomes are what we are about, and test prep keeps us from helping students, we should welcome state test scores going down, argues Paymon Rouhanifard.