Two rural Colorado schools serving many low-income students have made gains in reading and math. Here’s how.
admin Data dives, small-group work, recognizing kids in schoolwide assemblies has helped boost reading and math scores in these districts
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Hundreds of thousands of Colorado kids missed more than 10% of school last year
School attendance is improving from past years but has not fully rebounded to pre-COVID rates
Most Colorado universities haven’t decided how to respond to Trump administration’s free speech letter
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Standardized test results make Colorado schools look bad. There’s more to the story.
Plenty of longtime educators and experts are skeptical about whether the tests are useful or even accurate
Colorado’s youngest readers are accelerating while older peers struggle, CMAS results show
Colorado education officials released state standardized test results Wednesday. Outcomes show progress and lingering gaps in reading and math.
Drones that can go 60 mph, knock down an active shooter being tested at Colorado school
The company making the drones says they give schools a faster way to respond to a shooter
Colorado ranked top state for education by publication, even as students lag in reading and math
U.S. News & World Report named Colorado No. 1 in education. Gov. Jared Polis celebrated the achievement and also called…
The number of high school grads in Colorado is shrinking. Can colleges weather enrollment drops?
Largely fueled by lower birth rates, the number of high school graduates in Colorado is slated to drop 14% by…
How trapshooting is teaching Colorado high schoolers gun safety
Schools in mostly rural Colorado counties are building high school sports shooting teams that teach kids discipline, focus, camaraderie —…