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Colorado schools, universities to get $300 million from federal relief package
School districts may also receive some of the about $3 billion set aside for governors to give to school districts that have been significantly impacted by the coronavirus
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Colorado school districts won’t be required to conduct teacher evaluations this year
By Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat Education Primary category in which blog post is published
Coronavirus is showing how we teachers can serve students better with relationships than curriculum
By MacKennea Broyles Opinion
Governor says more social distancing guidance, measures for Coloradans is coming; schools unlikely to resume classes
By Jesse Paul Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published
Most Colorado school districts have closed. The state teachers union wants the rest to shut down.
By Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat Education Primary category in which blog post is published
Proposal to let 16-year-olds vote in Colorado school board elections advances
The bill calls for the change to go into effect by July 2021
Parents of students with autism want behavior therapists allowed in Colorado classrooms
Colorado school districts are pushing back, arguing that they need to retain authority over who comes into the classroom and over deciding what services children need to be successful at school
Colorado teachers plan to rally at the Capitol again this year — and at least one district will cancel classes
The 84,000-student Jeffco district made the announcement Wednesday, saying the number of expected teacher absences had exceeded the number that could be covered by substitutes
Colorado school districts to work with local health departments amid coronavirus threat
In general, districts plan to keep schools open unless public health authorities tell them to close
Too hot: Denver exploring a later start for schools without air conditioning
Heat concerns lit up social media this past August, and teachers called on the district to act
When it comes to seclusion and restraint, Colorado schools “are investigating themselves”
A Chalkbeat investigation found that weak laws and oversight have contributed to wide variations in how Colorado’s 10 largest school districts report restraint and seclusion
More poverty, fewer federal dollars: Suburban Denver schools face hard choices about who gets cut off
Large districts like Aurora, Jeffco, and Cherry Creek are among those grappling with how to serve more schools with higher percentages of students living in poverty
Colorado education board orders HOPE Online to close its elementary operations following low performance
The board vote was 5 to 2. It’s the first time under the current accountability system, in place since 2009, that the State Board has ordered a school closed against its wishes.
Colorado State Board calls for tougher rules teacher training rules on reading instruction
The new rules will govern the rollout of legislation that updates a major 2012 law — the READ Act — requiring districts to help struggling readers in the early grades
