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Tag: Education
Charter funding fight ends with compromise, defeat of two bills as...
Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Todd Engdahl on May 10, 2016
A House committee decision to kill two charter school bills Tuesday ended the...
Denver schools making promising progress but troubling gaps persist, report says
Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Melanie Asmar on April 27, 2016
Enrollment and graduation rates are up in Denver Public Schools. On state tests...
Denver Public Schools pledges to address student discipline concerns
Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Melanie Asmar on April 11, 2016
Denver school officials agreed Monday to establish a centralized system for responding to...
Mandatory high school civics test endorsed by Colorado Senate committee
Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Todd Engdahl on March 31, 2016
Colorado students would have to pass a multiple-choice civics test to graduate high...
Colorado lawmakers try again to tighten protection of student data
Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Todd Engdahl on March 30, 2016
Education software providers would be subject to new rules and school districts would...
How Colorado’s schools could see another $90 million in revenue
Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Todd Engdahl on March 29, 2016
The outcome of a high-stakes legislative fight over health care spending could increase...
School funding bill off to rocky start after complaints of “ambush”
Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Todd Engdahl on March 28, 2016
Everybody likes the fact that the proposed 2016-17 school finance bill doesn’t increase...
Homeless student numbers spike in some Colorado districts
Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Ann Schimke on March 28, 2016
Despite decreases in unemployment and poverty rates, the number of homeless students jumped...
Can Colorado afford to save rural schools?
Job openings in rural public schools go unfilled for years. Classes are crammed with too many students. A single person often teaches multiple grades...
One kindergarten funding bill dies, sentence deferred on another
Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Todd Engdahl on February 8, 2016
A $243 million plan for the state to pick up the tab for...