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Growth

Colorado
Updated 2 days ago

Facing big test score gaps, Denver praises schools where students of color making progress

“We have a lot of work to do in closing gaps,” Superintendent Susana Cordova said.

expanding early childhood

Tennessee
2 days ago

Porter-Leath announces partnership with University of Memphis as part of major early childhood expansion

A Memphis pre-K giant plans to build three new childcare academies over the next three years. One of them will be in partnership with the University of Memphis.

End of an era

Newark
2 days ago

Merit pay was the heart of a ‘revolutionary’ teachers contract in Newark. Now the Cory Booker-era policy is disappearing.

The new contract highlights the waning popularity of many ideas associated with the education reform movement.
Tennessee
2 days ago

Shelby County Schools “Third Grade Commitment” Community Meeting, Memphis

Shelby County Schools is hosting a series of community meetings to share information about the district’s new policy on second grade retention and early…
National
2 days ago

How I Teach: This career-changer was inspired by her toddler

Welcome to the August edition of How I Teach! How do you go from tax accountant to special education teacher? …

GRIEF-SENSITIVE

New York
2 days ago

Middle school near Brownsville playground shooting counsels students with ‘grief-sensitive’ approach

Mott Hall Bridges Academy, a middle school in Brownsville, has been acknowledged for its commitment to counseling students, who are no strangers to deaths of loved ones.

Data dive

Colorado
2 days ago

Find your 2019 Colorado CMAS scores — and compare schools

Use our searchable database to look up statewide and school-by-school results for both math and English language tests given to Colorado students last spring.

State results

Colorado
2 days ago

Most Colorado students not proficient in reading and math — but there’s some good news

Colorado test results released Thursday paint a student performance picture that is substantially similar to past years, but there are promising signs in literacy.
Colorado
2 days ago

SPECIAL ALERT: Colorado releases 2019 state test results

College Readiness

Colorado
2 days ago

SAT scores are slightly down in Colorado. Find your school’s 2019 results

More than half of Colorado’s high schools recorded lower SAT scores last spring when compared with the past year, according to data released Thursday.
Tennessee
2 days ago

Your one-stop shop for TNReady scores

changes ahead

New York
Updated 2 days ago

Goodbye round two applications, hello waitlists: NYC announces changes to high school admissions

The city will allow students to sit on waiting lists and is eliminating the second round of admissions.

lists on lists

Tennessee
2 days ago

25 Memphis schools named among the top performing in Tennessee

427 schools across 85 Tennessee districts made the state’s 2019 list of “reward schools.”
Colorado
2 days ago

Rise & Shine: Sheridan installs indoor shooter detection system in its schools

Rise & Shine is Chalkbeat’s morning digest of education news. Subscribe to have it delivered to your inbox. DATA DIVE A new study finds…

Results are in

Tennessee
2 days ago

Most test scores increase in Tennessee’s largest district; reading results down for youngest students

State test scores for Shelby County Schools increased this year in every subject except English for elementary and middle school students, according to state data.