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Colorado students’ NAEP test scores mostly stable, as gap between low and high performers widens
Test administrators determined that none of Colorado’s average score results represented a significant change from average scores in 2022.
Here’s how a task force suggests changing the way schools and districts are rated in Colorado
Colorado should start considering the career and college prep that students take, stop counting at-risk students more than once, and expand testing in other languages for annual school and district...
Quesadillas, fajitas, tacos: Parents help Jeffco create 15 new recipes the district is trying this year
When the district first made the recipes for a parent taste test, the food was great, one of the parents said. But now at schools, it hasn’t been consistently good,...
How the Durango school district supported new students to practice English this year
The goal was to help students practice their English skills in a comfortable environment before the start of the school year, giving them confidence to participate more during the school...
Colorado might ease SAT graduation requirement after big drops in high school math scores
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...
Colorado school districts are working on new ways to find gifted students from all backgrounds
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...
English development teachers in Colorado feel overwhelmed amid influx of students new to the country
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...
For Colorado’s class of 2023, the graduation rate was up and the dropout rate was down
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.
An advocate for Latino students, this teen is being honored as an emerging leader in Colorado
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...
How many missed days of school are too many? Here’s what you need to know about attendance.
You might have seen recent headlines about the growing number of kids missing school.