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.
Education
Should Colorado’s constitution protect school choice? Voters will decide in November.
Colorado voters will decide whether they want to protect the right to school choice in the state constitution in November after a measure with that goal qualified for the ballot Friday.
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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.
Study: In Colorado public schools, 1 in 4 students misses at least 10% of school days
More Colorado students regularly showed up to class last school year following record rates of absences during the pandemic, but attendance rates were still higher before COVID, data released Thursday morning by the Colorado Department of Education shows.
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As classroom cellphone disruptions increase, students and educators spar over bans in schools
In the last years of Jill Haffley’s teaching career, her lessons were increasingly punctuated by the buzz of a text message, sometimes even a “cacophony of noises” as students’ cellphones erupted with rings and dings.
Denver Schools students who commit murder could get five-day expulsion in new discipline matrix
Denver Public Schools officials on Thursday released the new discipline matrix used to address student misbehaviors that include a dozen new conduct categories, including students who commit or attempt murder.
Denver schools voters will be asked to decide whether to approve nearly $1 billion bond
The Denver Public Schools board voted unanimously on Thursday to send a $975 million bond measure before voters this fall.
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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.
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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