Yesenia Robles

Colorado next month may lower the passing score on high school math tests many students use to meet graduation requirements, the latest potential fallout from test scores that fell dramatically this year.

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Colorado might ease SAT graduation requirement after big drops in high school math scores

September 3, 2024 at 1:36 p.m.

Colorado next month may lower the passing score on high school math tests many students use to meet graduation requirements, the latest potential fallout from test scores that fell dramatically...

About a decade after schools in Colorado started using universal testing to identify students who are gifted, white students and those from higher socioeconomic backgrounds still make up the vast majority of students in gifted programs.

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Colorado school districts are working on new ways to find gifted students from all backgrounds

August 8, 2024 at 12:01 p.m.

About a decade after schools in Colorado started using universal testing to identify students who are gifted, white students and those from higher socioeconomic backgrounds still make up the vast majority...

Some schools, in particular ones where there haven’t traditionally been large numbers of English learners, have relied on their English language development teachers to be the main support for children new to the country.

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English development teachers in Colorado feel overwhelmed amid influx of students new to the country

March 22, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

Some schools, in particular ones where there haven’t traditionally been large numbers of English learners, have relied on their English language development teachers to be the main support for children...

Colorado’s graduation rate ticked slightly up for the class of 2023, continuing a long-running trend of rising graduation rates except for a brief dip during the pandemic.

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For Colorado’s class of 2023, the graduation rate was up and the dropout rate was down

January 10, 2024 at 12:19 p.m.

Colorado’s graduation rate ticked slightly up for the class of 2023, continuing a long-running trend of rising graduation rates except for a brief dip during the pandemic.

When Osvaldo Garcia Barron started high school, he was often the only student of color in his advanced classes. He struggled to speak up and wondered if he had anything to contribute.

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An advocate for Latino students, this teen is being honored as an emerging leader in Colorado

December 22, 2023 at 11:04 a.m.

When Osvaldo Garcia Barron started high school, he was often the only student of color in his advanced classes. He struggled to speak up and wondered if he had anything...

You might have seen recent headlines about the growing number of kids missing school.

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How many missed days of school are too many? Here’s what you need to know about attendance.

November 28, 2023 at 10:26 a.m.

You might have seen recent headlines about the growing number of kids missing school.

English learners might have been hit especially hard during the pandemic and need extra targeted support, experts and advocates say. But some school district leaders aren’t yet concerned about the data.

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Test scores say COVID was especially rough on English learners. Not all school districts agree.

November 28, 2023 at 10:26 a.m.

English learners might have been hit especially hard during the pandemic and need extra targeted support, experts and advocates say. But some school district leaders aren’t yet concerned about the...

When Adriana Paola and her family arrived in Boulder in 2017, her son, who was starting high school, loved math.

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These Latina moms in Boulder are concerned about equity in advanced courses. The district says it’s listening and responding.

August 30, 2023 at 11:47 a.m.

When Adriana Paola and her family arrived in Boulder in 2017, her son, who was starting high school, loved math.

Whether Aurora Public Schools Superintendent Rico Munn did enough to support Black educators is behind a discrimination complaint Munn filed as he departed the district under a negotiated agreement.

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Rico Munn discrimination complaint linked to long-simmering disagreements about approach to Black teacher retention

July 1, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

Whether Aurora Public Schools Superintendent Rico Munn did enough to support Black educators is behind a discrimination complaint Munn filed as he departed the district under a negotiated agreement.

The Sheridan school district has no superintendent this month -- and no clear plan to open a search.

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Sheridan needs a new superintendent. The process has divided the community — again.

June 20, 2023 at 6:15 p.m.

The Sheridan school district has no superintendent this month -- and no clear plan to open a search.

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