Aurora parents who need translators struggle with school district’s bureaucratic tangle
In Aurora Public Schools, there’s no one place to call for help with interpretation or translation.
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Colorado school district that scrapped parent-teacher conferences plans to bring them back
Teachers and parents in the Adams 14 school district will have designated days for conferences again starting next year.
Charter school network considers expanding into Denver suburbs as more low-income families move
As gentrification pushes low-income families out of Denver, a charter school networks looks at expanding into the suburbs.
Denver students take longer to graduate
Colorado’s annual graduation data showed Denver’s school district, posting decreases in on-time rates.
Despite concerns, Jeffco school board agrees to spend $1 million to start funding school innovations
Jeffco school employees can apply for a piece of a $1 million fund that will pay for an innovative idea for improving education in the district.
Enrollment at Colorado’s online, charter schools show biggest growth
Colorado’s student population grew again in 2017, but by the smallest numbers since 1989. The biggest increases were in charter and online schools.
Suburban Denver school district cited as model for biliteracy scales back program
Adams 14 school district scales back focus on biliterate education, citing need for students to learn English faster.
Nine of Denver’s 78 neighborhoods are considered child care deserts
Nine of Denver’s 78 neighborhoods are classified as child care deserts, areas where the number of small children far exceeds the number of licensed child care slots, and efforts are...
Jeffco schools study pushing back start times
Jeffco Public Schools to study whether high school students should start school later in the mornings.
Aurora school partnership helps develop better, more diverse teachers
Aurora school partners with University of Northern Colorado’s Center for Urban Education to develop better teachers.