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election 2019

Education reform group endorses candidates in Denver school board races
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Colorado
3 days ago

Denver teachers union endorses three candidates for school board


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Colorado
July 15, 2019

More than a third of Colorado high school graduates need extra help to do college work

Air pollution awareness

Colorado
July 12, 2019

Will a new program monitoring air quality at Denver schools make a difference for students?

Air pollution awareness

Colorado
July 12, 2019

Many Denver schools with high asthma rates aren’t participating in a new air quality monitoring program

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Colorado General Assembly 2019

Redistribution

Colorado
June 26, 2019

Colorado lawmakers are trying again to unravel a complicated school finance knot

If the bipartisan Legislative Interim Committee on School Finance is successful, it could change how Colorado distributes money to its schools.

it's official

Colorado
May 21, 2019

Polis signs full-day kindergarten bill into law

Fulfilling a key campaign promise, Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a bill funding full-day kindergarten to much pomp at a ceremony at Stedman Elementary in Denver.

Analysis

Colorado
May 5, 2019

Colorado lawmakers made big investments in public education — but few major policy changes

A largely bipartisan consensus on education policy developed over the last decade remains intact at the end of the 2019 Colorado General Assembly.

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Colorado
July 12, 2019

How Colorado lawmakers are trying to make schools safer

Colorado’s school safety landscape looks like a patchwork quilt of practices and resources. This lack of consistency will be a major focus of a school safety committee.

election 2019

Colorado
July 8, 2019

Departing Denver school board member endorses candidate Tony Curcio

Lisa Flores has been part of a board majority that largely supported so-called education reform efforts.

living history

Colorado
July 3, 2019

Tell us about your experience with busing in Denver schools

The Denver district used busing to create integrated schools under a court-ordered desegregation plan from 1974 to 1995.

lever for change

Colorado
July 3, 2019

Colorado built a system to measure child care quality. Now, it wants more providers to climb the ratings ladder.

Four years after Colorado launched a rating system for child care and preschool programs, a quarter of providers are considered high-quality.

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Young learners

Colorado
June 21, 2019

Many eligible families don’t use the Denver Preschool Program. The new CEO wants to change that.

As the new president and CEO of the Denver Preschool Program, Elsa Holguín wants to reach more families who are eligible for preschool tuition assistance.

early intervention

Colorado
June 14, 2019

There’s an app for that: How two rural counties reached more kids with developmental delays

Two rural counties in northern Colorado came up with a software app to reach more young children with developmental delays.

ripple effect

Colorado
May 14, 2019

Preschool has enduring benefits for disadvantaged children — and their children, new research finds

It’s not just at-risk children who reap long-term educational and earnings benefits from high-quality preschool. It’s also their siblings and their eventual offspring.

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