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Adams 14 board rejects new KIPP charter school in district
Colorado

1 day ago

Decision day

Colorado

24 hours ago

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

mea culpa

Colorado

1 day ago

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

reading science

Colorado

2 days ago

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

We'll come to you

Colorado

2 days ago

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

Colorado Votes 2018

Take our survey

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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external control

Colorado

2 hours ago

State Board of Education pushes Adams 14 to give up authority over its schools

In Wednesday's hearing, state board members said they want to direct Adams 14 to give up authority to an external manager.

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.

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

1 day 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.

Board Approved

Newark

13 hours ago

Newark will keep universal enrollment for now — even as key dispute between charter schools and city appears unresolved

The Newark school board voted to preserve the city's online application system for at least another year. But key details remain unresolved.

word choice

National

6 hours ago

A quietly edited report and dueling blog posts reveal a divide over the ‘portfolio model’

A report on school choice released last month offered this in a list of strategies for improving schools: “a portfolio approach.” Today, that reference is gone.

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