Under Colorado law, 4-year-olds identified as English learners are eligible for additional hours of preschool. The additional hours — 30 instead of 15 — are dependent on state funding.
Yesenia Robles, Chalkbeat
Reporter — Chalkbeat Colorado
Email: yrobles@chalkbeat.org
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Jeffco proposes $32 million in building upgrades to accommodate students from closing schools
The price tag is equivalent to about 2 1/2 years of savings from closing the under-enrolled elementary schools at the end of the school year
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Jeffco board votes unanimously to close 16 elementary schools
The district has exhausted its budget and drawn $32 million from its reserves to cover expenses this year. Closing the schools could save up to $12 million.
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School closures: How Denver, Jefferson County and Aurora are approaching the decision
The Aurora district has already closed eight schools over the last two years, with some still being phased out
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Aurora Public Schools becomes latest Colorado district to pay its board members
The Aurora school district will pay future board members a stipend of up to $450 a month, the board decided on Tuesday. Serving on a school board to help guide a district in creating policy, setting goals, and hiring superintendents has traditionally been a volunteer position in Colorado. Board members say that it requires a […]
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Driving a decade of progress, Hispanic students in Colorado made huge gains in high school graduation
When Rosa Beltran was going through high school in the late ’90s in a small town in southern Colorado, she never expected to graduate. “My parents were very concerned about just working and trying to put food on the table. I don’t think I ever had that support from the school either,” Beltran said about […]
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Best laid plans: Years of planning haven’t spared Aurora from angst over closing schools
With students leaving one side of Aurora and new students showing up on the opposite end of the city, the Aurora school district needed a new plan to rearrange classroom space. It started collecting public opinion and crafting a long-term plan five years ago. Yet now many parents are upset, and school board members are […]
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Amid Colorado’s substitute shortages, school specialists are filling in while juggling their own work
When Amie Seese moved into a new job at Mrachek Middle School in Aurora last spring, the goal was for her to spend this school year improving special education programming. She created a spreadsheet and was eager to track which students were struggling the most and in what areas, after last year’s disruptive learning. She […]
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Sheridan School District is first in Colorado to pay its school board members
The school board in Sheridan, just south of Denver, voted Monday to allow compensation for board members, becoming one of the first in Colorado to do so. The five-member Sheridan board voted unanimously to allow its members to get paid $150 for a full day of board work — such as attending board conferences or […]
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Colorado launches website to connect kids to free mental health sessions
Colorado launched a program Wednesday to offer three free mental health sessions to children. Anyone between 12 and 18 can go to the I Matter state website to take a short survey to assess their needs. If the results show they need help, the site will connect them to a provider for a 45-minute appointment in the […]