As school opens, in many districts there are too few teachers, drivers and declining enrollments
The 2024-25 school year is starting with districts seeking help. Across Colorado, many districts are again short of teachers, staff, and bus drivers.
Education
Westminster Schools ‘reimagining’ learning with new Ranum Reimagined Campus
It is inside the walls of a former high school and recently former middle school where leaders with Westminster Public Schools sparked a new idea: to create a campus where high school students can learn the skills needed to be ready for the workforce.
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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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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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A year after exchange student hit and killed near school, Colorado Springs adding speed zones, crosswalks
Before the start of the next school year, five more schools will have crosswalks installed to increase the safety of students and pedestrians.
Hundreds of teaching positions unfilled statewide despite $10k state stipend
With a new school year on the horizon, school districts across Colorado are looking to fill hundreds of open teaching positions.
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Tony May faces Garfield School Board recall; accused of bullying, other claims
Former Garfield Re-2 School Board President Tony May is facing a recall election on Aug. 27. Last year, May led efforts to implement American Birthright Standards, which ultimately failed to gain approval from the board after facing significant resistance from community members and district personnel. Organizers of the recall petition that followed accused May of bullying community members and Re-2 staff members, misusing his position and more.
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Clear Creek hires Superintendent Tom Meyer from Bellevue, Iowa
Clear Creek Schools Superintendent Tom Meyer officially started in his position July 1, but he’s been preparing for the role for more than 25 years in education.
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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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