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Community schools, career academies, better planning: How Adams 14 leaders plan to improve learning
Adams 14 leaders are fighting state intervention. At the same time, they say they鈥檙e working to improve education. They are hiring more bilingual teachers and developing career academies.
DACA opened doors to education for some. Many students still face obstacles.
Flor Camarena has applied for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA program that would protect her from deportation and give her permission to work and apply for financial...
Jeffco school district planning multiple elementary school closures
The Jefferson County school district is preparing to make recommendations this fall to close multiple elementary schools, kicking off its long-term plan to downsize its number of schools.
Hispanic students make gains in high school graduation amid changes in approach
The rise in graduation rates also reflects a re-evaluation of how schools define success. Several districts have been reconsidering what it takes to pass a class. Known as standards-based grading,...
Changing course, State Board orders reorganization of Adams 14 district
The Adams 14 school district must be reorganized, leading to possible dissolution or takeover by neighboring districts, the State Board of Education ruled Tuesday afternoon.
Close Adams City High, reorganize school district, panel recommends
Bluntly stating that the Adams 14 school district cannot improve itself, a state review panel has recommended the state close the main high school and reorganize the district. Schools could...
Colorado Board of Education wants to resume state tests and ratings
The Colorado Board of Education recommended Thursday resuming full statewide testing and using those results to restart accountability ratings, but state lawmakers ultimately will decide what the system looks like...
Adams 14 regains accreditation, signing joint statement with private manager
The issues in the district stretch back to 2018, when the State Board of Education forced Adams 14 to turn over management of daily operations to a third party to...
Adams 14 school district loses accreditation, Colorado Board of Education orders new negotiations
Adams 14 has become the first district in Colorado to lose its accreditation, after failing to reconcile with the private company managing its affairs.
Jeffco school board candidates look beyond COVID-19
Seven people are lining up for the three open seats in Colorado's second-biggest district.