Kids Crossing, a nonprofit that licenses foster parents, recently started a tutoring program to help kids regulate their brains and focus on school
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A big takeaway from Colorado school testing data: Boys are recovering faster from COVID than girls
Scores on state standardized tests given in spring reflect a mix of students gaining ground and still struggling coming out of the pandemic
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MAP: Dig into student academic performance across Colorado
Use our map to dig into elementary, middle and high school academic performance in Colorado from 2018 through 2022.
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In a rural southwest Colorado town, a new program is transforming summer for local children
Free summer day camp for kids in grades K through 8 creates a sense of well-being for families in Mancos, where resources are sparse when school is out.
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Colorado’s outgoing education chief faced a pandemic, divisive politics and even death threats. Now, she’s ready for a break.
Katy Anthes will hand over the state education department to Susana Córdova on Monday after about seven years of overseeing Colorado’s 178 school districts during a disruptive era in education
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Susana Cordova, former superintendent of Denver schools, will be Colorado’s next education commissioner
Cordova will take over the position from Katy Anthes, who is stepping down from the role in July after serving as commissioner since December 2016.
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Denver failed to provide speech therapy to more than 1,000 young students, state decision says
State hearing officer found 28 Denver elementary schools were not staffed with speech language pathologists sometime between January 2022 and now. Some schools went without for as long as a semester.
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New Colorado law encourages, but does not require, CPR training in high schools
Colorado is still one of 10 states that don’t require CPR training for public high schools and the new law doesn’t fund the effort.
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Colorado Democrats want to ax social studies from state standardized tests. Here’s why.
A bill introduced last week would end state testing for fourth and seventh graders, and save the state more than $1 million per year
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How can Colorado attract more teachers of color? New report doubles down on need for better pay, mentorship.
The report, authored by a workgroup that lawmakers tasked with exploring teacher diversity, doesn’t unveil any new ideas but hits on strategies long known to be effective.