Race to the Top winning announcement
The U.S. Department of Education has announced the winners of the last part of the phase three Race to the Top funding, and after three straight dissappointments, Colorado can now log a win. In this...
View ArticleMap-quiz: metro area school district trivia
Test your knowledge of school district trivia with this quick seven question quiz. Works best if you expand the map (by clicking in the top right corner) to full screen so you get a better view of the...
View ArticleFocus groups to begin as CDE continues to work on teacher rubric
Staff at the Colorado Department of Education working on developing state models, rubrics and rules for evaluating teachers and principals — according to senate bill 191 – are looking for people to...
View ArticleStatewide enrollment on steady climb
The Colorado Department of Education announced Friday the total student count for the current 2011-2012 school year showing an increase of 10,949 students over last year. There are now 854,265 public...
View ArticleBrief education legislative update
Senate bill 12-045 — Today the Senate Education Committee passed the Opportunities for Higher Ed Success Act, sponsored by Senator Evie Hudak D-Westminister and Senator Keith King R-Colorado Springs...
View ArticleCreating an appeals process for teacher evaluations
An updated draft of rules has been created for an appeals process in the educator evaluation system that is rolling into place in the state over the next few years. The state board of education will...
View ArticleDenver Public Schools receive federal grants
Millions of dollars of grants, awarded through the 21st Century Community Learning Center Program, will benefit students and families at 19 DPS schools. The grants will provide learning centers to...
View ArticleCDE partners with GED Testing Service to offer high school equivalency test...
In an effort to provide more Colorado adults with a high school credential and basic technology skills, the Colorado Department of Education is partnering with GED Testing Service to offer the high...
View ArticleKit Carson takes hybrid approach to four-day school week
As we pointed out in a recent story on the four-day school week, 80 Colorado districts now use that strategy largely as a money-saving device in hard economic times. But one district, 110-student Kit...
View ArticleIn wake of Aurora shooting, Department of Education awards grant to APS
A grant aimed at providing assistance for ongoing recovery efforts following the mass shooting at the Century Aurora 16 theater has been awarded to Aurora Public Schools by the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleBailey teacher, Elizabeth Miner, named Colorado Teacher of the Year
Elizabeth Miner of Platte Canyon School District was named the 2014 Colorado Teacher of the Year on Monday by the Colorado Department of Education. Miner was selected based on her vision, her ability...
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Colorado Department of Education grants $1.47 million to spur teacher...
Teacher helping students at a Denver public school (Photo By Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post) In an effort to attract and retain quality teachers, the Colorado Department of Education has awarded...
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Poll: Coloradans maintain support for teachers to carry guns in schools
Tom Boasberg, Denver Public Schools superintendentAbout half of Colorado voters support allowing teachers and school officials to carry guns in schools, according to a Quinnipiac poll released...
View ArticleStates can seek delay on test-based teacher evaluations -- but Colorado is...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan gives states a reprieve on tying student test performance to teacher evaluations - a road Colorado is already on.
View ArticleA national report card on the Common Core standards
Concerns about Common Core standards standards may be rising but most states are moving forward with standards and assessments, report says.
View ArticleInside Colorado's new social studies tests with a teacher who helped develop...
Like the typical teacher in a rural area, Jack Daly has a lot on his plate. He teaches social studies at Hi-Plains High School in Seibert, on the plains east of Colorado Springs. He sponsors the...
View ArticleBreaking down the state Board of Education races: 7th district
Elections to fill the state Board of Education are normally sleepy affairs, with little attention or money, not much voter interest, and a good degree of puzzlement about what the board does exactly....
View ArticleRepublican lobbyist, former legislator chosen for state Board of Education
Durham, 67, will replace fellow Republican Paul Lundeen, the board chairman, who gave up his seat after being elected to the state House of Representatives last month. The state board makeup mirrors...
View ArticleColorado School Grades releases 2014 rankings of Colorado public schools
For parents wondering how their kids' schools stack up, a coalition of nonprofit groups Monday released its fourth annual report card using easy-to-grasp letter grades their children know all too well.
View ArticleTake Note: A look back at the week in education news (Vol. 2)
Welcome to the second installment of Take Note, our weekly roundup of education news, commentary and any other interesting information you might have missed. This is still a work in progress and any...
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