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State outpaces nation in vocab tests
Colorado’s fourth- and eighth-graders outscored the national average in vocabulary, according to 2009 and 2011 national assessment results released Thursday. The latest National Assessment of...
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DPS plans triple use of new building
A complicated real estate deal will allow Emily Griffith Technical College and its companion high school, a new elementary charter school and the district’s central offices to move into a refurbished...
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Eighth-graders top U.S. average in science
The good news is that Colorado eighth-graders performed above international and national averages in science, according to the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study. The not so good...
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St. Vrain wins Race to Top cash
The St. Vrain Valley school district has won a $16.6 million federal Race to the Top grant, making it the only Colorado district to land one of 16 awards made by the U.S. Department of Education...
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Dougco board addresses principal shake-ups
CASTLE ROCK – Simultaneous school protests erupted at several locations across Douglas County Thursday – an expanded version of what has been happening for months in the divided school district. Two of...
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Shootings stir worry in Colorado schools
We care about your safety, and we want to help you and your family cope. That was the tenor of email blasts that many Colorado school districts sent to families Friday after learning that a gunman had...
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Briefs: School Grades updated
Colorado School Grades, the website that rates school districts on an A-F letter grade scale, has been updated with 2012 data about the academic performance of schools across the state. The site uses...
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DPS board splits on Boasberg evaluation
In a split from protocol, the Denver school board Thursday effectively issued two starkly divergent evaluations of Superintendent Tom Boasberg. DPS Superintendent Tom Boasberg talked about the...
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Happy Holidays from EdNews
As an eventful year for Colorado education comes to a close, the EdNews staff is taking some time off to enjoy the season and prepare for a busy 2013. We’ll provide updates if any major news breaks...
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Campaign committees spend $1.1 million
Campaigns spent more than $1.1 million in eight major Colorado school districts to convince voters to pass tax increases for bonds and operating revenue increases last fall. The Nov. 6, 2012, election...
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Study details how to evaluate teachers
Turns out Colorado’s law mandating that half a teacher’s evaluation be based on student growth falls in the sweet spot of what works when crafting a balanced approach to assessing a teacher’s ability,...
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Easley leaving DPS board
The Denver school board will have an opening sooner than anyone thought – as in this month. Board Secretary Nate Easley Wednesday confirmed that he is stepping down to take the helm at the Denver...
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Report: Colorado schools get a C
Colorado earned a C and ranked 32nd in the nation in terms of the quality of its educational system, putting it behind the national score of C+. Colorado ranked low in the areas of teaching profession...
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DPS board bids Easley farewell
To Happy Haynes, he is a person who never thinks of himself as “special” (despite having pulled himself up by his bootstraps and earned a Ph.D.), and yet he has become a role model for Denver students....
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Briefs: Aurora superintendent search
The Aurora school district is holding a series of focus group meetings this week to gather opinions about what Aurora Public Schools should be looking for in a new superintendent to replace John Barry,...
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School districts put local beef on the menu
The South Routt school district is a rural district with just over 400 students attending its three schools. It is also among a small but growing number of Colorado districts where local, grass-fed...
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Colorado’s teacher prep policy gets a D
Updated 6:45 p.m. Colorado may be on the leading edge of teacher effectiveness legislation, but state policy governing teacher training programs gets a D. BigStock.com At least that’s the conclusion of...
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State’s four-year grad rate inches up
Colorado’s four-year graduation rate crept up 1.5 percentage points to 75.4 percent for the class of 2012, according to data released Thursday by the Colorado Department of Education. And the state’s...
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Briefs: A little boost for K-12 funding
The administration of Gov. John Hickenlooper is proposing a boost of about $12.8 million in the amount of K-12 spending he originally suggested for the 2013-14 school year. The new proposal would bring...
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Plan for DPS English language learners delayed
Denver Public Schools Superintendent Tom Boasberg Friday accused three school board members of playing politics with the district’s English language learners by stalling approval of a plan to improve...
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