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No Colorado school districts meet federal safety standards for behavioral health staffing, investigation shows
By Christopher Osher Sun Investigation Primary category in which blog post is published
Opinion: Education funding increase is a big step forward for Colorado students and families
By Daniel Baer Opinion
5,800 Colorado kids in second grade or younger were suspended last year. State lawmakers want to reduce that.
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Colorado education officials failed state by botching $231 million reading-improvement program, whistleblower lawsuit claimed
Signed into law in 2012, the program was supposed to ensure that all Colorado students would be able to read at their grade level by third grade. But state officials say they remain far behind that goal, even as the annual cost of the READ Act has risen to $42.5 million.
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Colorado spent $231 million to help young children catch up on reading. But rates of kids with significant deficiencies only worsened.
The READ Act program still has not produced any significant improvement in the reading skills of the students it targeted
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New law to keep Colorado foster kids in their home schools is off to disappointing start
Less than 2 percent of state funds set aside for foster children’s transportation have been spent
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Colorado’s first female education commissioner in 65 years pushes for a return to “respectful discourse”
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Colorado is near the bottom of states in school funding. That’s why there are nearly 40 bond and mill levy override questions on ballots this fall.
From new buildings to mental health counselors to teacher pay increases, schools have a growing list of needs for more cash
