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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U.S. education chief advocates for more workforce development programs in high schools
Miguel Cardona and Gov. Jared Polis headlined a workforce summit at the Community College of Aurora, where educators and employers explored how to better prepare students for in-demand jobs
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Opinion: Letter grades aren’t always the best way to assess student achievement
A teacher’s discovery: When students aren’t anxious about As, Bs and Cs, they rise to a more challenging curriculum
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3 students shot in Aurora high school parking lot
AURORA — Three students were shot in the parking lot of a high school in Aurora, police said Friday. The shooting came after six students from another Aurora high school were shot and injured Monday at a park near their school. Aurora Police Chief Vanessa Wilson said that those shot Friday outside Hinkley High School […]
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Investigators couldn’t back up sexual assault claims against Tay Anderson, but found he flirted with underage student
Independent investigators could not substantiate claims that Denver Public Schools board member Tay Anderson committed sexual assault, but he may be censured for conduct unbecoming of a school board member. The investigation found that Anderson engaged in flirtatious social media contact with a 16-year-old DPS student after he was elected a board member and posted […]
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Students who kept Colorado’s resort-town economies alive during COVID are now headed back to school
A sign outside Butte Bagels advises customers that this popular breakfast stop, in the alley behind the Crested Butte post office, is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. A gaggle of tourists gathers close to peer at the sign, at the “help wanted” sign next to it, and through the darkened windows before they give up and […]