Despite going over budget last year, school lunches will still be free for Coloradans in 2024
Colorado is still offering free school meals this school year, even though the program has ended up costing more than state officials predicted.
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In Southwest Colorado, alliance of nine school districts finds staff, financial efficiencies, does more for students
For three dozen high schoolers, summer break in this southwest Colorado city kicked off with some rock climbing, mountain biking, and fly-fishing.
New chancellor of CU a proponent of diversity, equity, and inclusion policy
Just six weeks into the job, University of Colorado Boulder Chancellor Justin Schwartz has jumped in with both feet embracing his school spirit. As he took meetings on Tuesday, he wore a black, gold, and white pair of custom Nikes with his initials on them.
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Report: Four-day week doesn’t increase student performance, staff retention
Colorado school districts with four-day weeks have slightly lower student achievement on average than those with five-day weeks and see little improvement in teacher turnover after shifting from five to four days.
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The University of Denver is joining the STARS College Network to recruit more rural students
Rural students may graduate high school at higher rates than their peers, but they’re also less likely to end up on a college campus.
Students on Colorado’s Youth Advisory Council come with ideas for state lawmakers
Help schools install solar panels to cut fossil fuel use. Reduce cafeteria food waste by creating “share” tables and composting programs. Stock opioid overdose remedies in school AED cabinets.
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COVID set back 8th graders an entire school year compared with pre-pandemic peers, study finds
COVID disruptions continue to cast a long shadow over student learning, with middle school students in particular suffering the cumulative effects of years of missed lessons, new research shows.
A look inside a dyslexia screening program for some of Colorado’s rural students
When teacher Cindy Haralson would point at her preschool class with a stuffed owl named Baby Echo, most children quickly repeated the letter, word, and sound they’d just heard her say. Think “B, bat, b.”
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Jeffco will pilot new programs, including a welcome center bus, to better serve immigrant students
An influx of immigrant students last year left the Jeffco school district scrambling to meet their needs. So this fall, officials are piloting new programs and support to help students.
Classroom ‘churn’ has negative effect on third grade reading scores, study finds
Classroom “churn” — when students leave a classroom midyear or new students join — can have a negative effect on third grade reading scores, according to a new study that examined Colorado census and state standardized test data.
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