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2018 SPF ratings

Fewer Denver schools earn top ratings as the district raises the bar for quality
Colorado
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Launch pad

Colorado
October 11, 2018

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


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review

Colorado
October 10, 2018

Adams 14 superintendent asks board to deny KIPP application, rejecting advice from his staff

Chilling effect

Colorado
October 9, 2018

Five ways a proposed immigration rule could impact Colorado students and schools

Boost for charters

Colorado
October 9, 2018

Colorado gets $55 million to support charter school expansion

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out of pocket

Colorado
September 18, 2018

Pencils, shelving, wiggly chairs: What Colorado teachers bought for their classrooms — and why

Chalkbeat reached out to teachers around the state to ask how much they spent out of pocket on their classrooms.

Super Search

Colorado
August 14, 2018

‘Who we are:’ Denver’s background statement for superintendent candidates, annotated

Read the full document here. We’ve also annotated it with explanations, context, and links to our previous coverage.

Frequently asked

Colorado
July 19, 2018

There are lots of ways schools teach English learners. Here’s how it works.

Many school districts have been, or are under, federal orders to improve education for English learners.

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More money

Colorado
October 5, 2018

‘We need the funding, and so do our kids.’ Colorado teachers take to the streets for Amendment 73

The Colorado Education Association says there were 27 teacher actions around the state in support of Amendment 73, a tax increase to fund education.

Decision time

Colorado
October 5, 2018

Adams 14 board getting ready to make decision on charter that has divided community

The Adams 14 board will hear recommendations on the KIPP application Tuesday, and will vote in November.

super feedback

Colorado
October 4, 2018

What Denver parents, students, and teachers said they want in the next superintendent

“We need a superintendent that has lived through a lot of the experiences of our kids.”

school culture

Colorado
October 3, 2018

Aurora school board commits to new goal to create a culture of collaboration in the district

The new goal is a result of board concerns over teacher surveys showing a lack of trust and communication.

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Early Childhood

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.

Threes please

Colorado
September 11, 2018

As 4-year-old preschool programs become the norm, Denver looks to reach 3-year-olds next

The Denver Preschool Program's new spending on 3-year-old classrooms fits with a growing recognition that such investments amplify the impact of 4-year-old preschool programs.

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held back

National
October 11, 2018

Holding middle-schoolers back causes dropout rates to spike, new research finds

To hold back or not to hold back? For many policymakers, the answer was clear: it was time to stop allowing struggling students to keep moving through school.

the terms

New York
October 11, 2018

Most New York City teachers would be observed less often under new contract deal

Under the terms of the tentative contract deal between the city and union, the number of observations required would fall to two for most teachers.

Gradebooks

Chicago
October 11, 2018

Three Chicago principals and the war against Fs

“Fs and Ds are worthless,” Principal Juan Carlos Ocon of Benito Juarez Community Academy said. The school has devised a strategy for not giving failing grades — and it has increased rigor.