On-Time Colorado Graduation Rate Rises In 2010
DENVER (AP) – The Colorado Department of Education says 72.4 percent of the class of 2010 graduated high school within four years, up from 70.7 percent of the class of 2009. Including students who...
View ArticleColorado Study Looks At Students’ College Readiness
DENVER (AP) - A new study suggests Colorado students who need remedial education when they enter a Colorado college can be identified from achievement test results as early as sixth grade. The study...
View ArticleColorado Gets $7.5M To Help Struggling Schools
DENVER (AP) – Colorado education officials say the state has received $7.5 million in federal funds to help chronically low-performing school districts. School districts and local education agencies...
View ArticleColorado Educators Worried About Test Cheating
DENVER (AP) – The Colorado Department of Education will be switching to computers to prevent cheating on statewide tests. Associate commissioner Jo O’Brien says teacher consequences are being tied to...
View ArticleSen. Brandon Shaffer Wants Online School Audit
DENVER (AP) – Colorado Democratic Senate President Brandon Shaffer requested an emergency audit examining online K-12 schools Monday, citing “serious concerns” about student failure rates and programs...
View ArticleColorado Drafts Request For Waiver From Education Law
DENVER (AP) – The Colorado Department of Education is asking for feedback on a draft of its request for a waiver from parts of the federal No Child Left Behind law. The department is asking people to...
View ArticleColorado Schools To Hold Awards Ceremony For Performance
DENVER (CBS4) – The Colorado Department of Education will hold an awards ceremony for district and school performance. The department will recognize 18 districts. Awards will be given to schools that...
View ArticleColorado Again Passed Over For Fed Education Grant
DENVER (AP) — Colorado has been passed over in its third attempt to earn a share of federal “Race to the Top” education grants. Colorado is not among the nine states that will share $500 million in...
View ArticleOnline Students Brace For New Rules In Colorado
DENVER (AP) – Online school is helping Michelle Nuss catch up. The 17-year-old is only a freshman in high school, falling behind a few years ago when she and her mother were homeless and living in a...
View ArticleDenver School Principal Out After CSAP Review
DENVER (CBS4/AP) – A Denver Public Schools principal is out after an investigation indicated an unusual number of students’ answers on statewide tests had been changed, likely by administrators. The...
View ArticleHigh-Tech Warning System Installed On Douglas County School Buses
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Now that school is back in session, districts are working to make sure students stay safe, and that includes on the school bus. Bus drivers across the Denver area are...
View ArticlePassion For Savings Has Salesman Making His Mark On College Dreams
CBS4 and the Denver Business Journal are teaming up to profile companies that are “Making Their Mark” in Colorado communities. DENVER (CBS4) – For many parents, it’s a conversation that starts in the...
View Article4-Year High School Grad Rate Inches Up For DPS
DENVER (CBS4) – Denver Public Schools says it is making progress in getting more high school students to graduate in four years. Data released on Thursday by the Colorado Department of Education shows...
View ArticleTCAM Exam Results Don’t Please State Department Of Education
DENVER (CBS4) – The Colorado Department of Education says it’s not happy with the latest test results. It released third grade reading scores Tuesday from the TCAM exam. According to the results, 73...
View ArticleEagle County School District Hires New Superintendent
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – As the state Legislature was nearing approval of significant changes to Iowa’s public school system, the Iowa Department of Education director accepted a job Wednesday as...
View ArticleColorado Turns Away Thousands From Preschool
DENVER (AP) – Thousands of Colorado children who qualify for free preschool won’t be going when classes start this month because of state budget shortfalls. Though precise data isn’t kept on the number...
View ArticleColorado Dropout Rate Lowest Since 2003
DENVER (AP/CBS4) – The Colorado Department of Education says the dropout rate for public school students is the lowest since 2003. The department said Thursday the rate is now down for the seventh...
View ArticleStudents Hold ‘State Of The Student’ Address For Education Reform
DENVER (CBS4) – Students on Monday took to the state Capitol to share their frustrations with Colorado’s education system. It was the first “State of the Student” address to happen at the Capitol and...
View ArticleBills Aim To Tackle Problem Of Crime In Colorado Schools
http://media.denver.cbslocal.com/CBSDEN_1301201518410967595AA.mp4 DENVER (CBS4) – Law enforcement in Colorado are supposed to report crimes that happen at school, including sexual assaults and any...
View ArticleMore Colorado Students Staying In School, Graduating On Time
http://media.denver.cbslocal.com/CBSDEN_2201201518350580676AA.mp4 DENVER (CBS4)– More students are staying in school in Colorado and graduating on time, according to the Colorado Department of...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....