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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
Posted inOpinion Columns
Opinion: The personal essay is no longer a thing
In striking down affirmative action in college admissions, the Supreme Court has put its faith in a skill that schools no longer teach.
Posted inEducation
Una estudiante solicita a Colorado un cambio en la ley para poder vestir una banda multicultural en su graduación
El gobernador Jared Polis firmó una ley que permite a los nativos americanos llevar atuendos tradicionales en las graduaciones. Ahora, Naomi Peña Villasano, de 18 años, pide que se incluya a más etnias.
Posted inEducation
Colorado’s high school graduation rate jumped in 2022, but so did the dropout rate
The increase in the state’s graduation rate marks a turnaround from 2021, when the rate fell for the first time in more than a decade.
Posted inEducation, News
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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Applications now open for The Colorado Sun’s 2022 Rise and Shine Journalism Workshop
The Colorado Sun has opened applications for its 2022 Rise and Shine Journalism Workshop for up to 25 middle and high school students across Colorado. The program will be held July 18-22 over Zoom. The Sun introduced the summer camp last year, exposing students to the fundamental skills of journalism — including reporting, writing, filing […]
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Colorado’s graduation rates fell last year. The drop was worse among students of color.
Colorado’s high school graduation rate fell for the first time in more than a decade in 2021, according to the Colorado Department of Education. A total of 81.7% of the class of 2021 graduated last spring, down from 81.9% of the class of 2020. The data shows wide graduation rate discrepancies between races and economic […]
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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 […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: Widen and shorten the path to citizenship
I am a Colorado teacher who works with many undocumented students, and every day I am reminded how desperately we need a pathway to citizenship for all. I have taught students who came to this country when they were months old and live in fear daily that they and their family members will be deported […]