Take note: a look back at the week in education news (Vol. 18)
In this week's education news roundup, a closer look at how Common Core has changed classrooms and schools, a cowboy church causes ripples in a southern Colorado school district, a school silences a...
View ArticleTake note: a look back at the week of education news, Vol. 24
This week's education news included new pot tax numbers, new state test results and a revision to federal law. Catch up on that and more with this week's Take Note... Testing: Colorado's Department of...
View ArticleTake note: a look back at the week of education news, Vol. 27
Students in some schools returned to classes this week. Ready to start the new school year? Here's a roundup of education news from around the state including clashes between the unions and districts...
View ArticleAmendments to waiver request ready after testing legislation
A request for waivers from federal rules on testing and accountability is closer to being re-written after a new testing law changed plans for the state's testing system. On Wednesday, staff from the...
View ArticleSome PARCC test results will be released in November
The Colorado Department of Education will release statewide results from this year's PARCC tests in English and math at a meeting in November. The announcement was made by Elliott Asp, interim...
View ArticleTake note: a look back at the week of education news, Vol. 32
The Colorado State Board of Education met this week and voted on changes to graduation requirements and Sheridan's school district accreditation. The city of Denver hired the Denver Public School board...
View ArticleNew study looks at time spent on tests in urban school districts
A report out Saturday surveyed 66 urban school districts -- including Denver Public Schools -- to get a new look at how much time students in urban school districts are spending on tests. On average,...
View ArticleHow Colorado is proposing to deal with low participation rates
Students walked out, parents opted out, and for a variety of reasons, up to half of Colorado's 11th grade students did not take the new standardized tests this spring. PARCC data released Thursday by...
View ArticleTwo Colorado politicians to work on No Child Left Behind rewrite
U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, both Colorado Democrats, were named to a conference committee of several House and Senate legislators that will work on the No Child Left Behind...
View ArticleTake note: a look back at the week of education news, Vol. 41
There were some big announcements this week for education news in Denver and for the state. Plus updates on school food, the numbers of international students in the state and an attorney resigning...
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