Education Week: Colorado

Colorado Is Latest to Reconsider Zero-Tolerance School Policies

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

A 6-year-old was suspended for three days from Sable Elementary in suburban Denver for crooning "[I'm] Sexy and I Know It" to a girl in lunch line.

New Law Mandates Reading Assessments

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

A sweeping overhaul of Colorado's literacy guidelines will revamp literacy teaching in the early grades.

Child Literacy Overhaul Now Law in Colorado

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Report notes Colorado schools near oil, gas wells

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Denver schools investigating 2011 CSAP results

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Discipline Disparities

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

A report examining discipline practices in Colorado adds to a growing string of findings pointing to patterns of disparity in school discipline procedures.

Colorado School Campaigning Methods Questioned

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

New K-12 Advocacy Groups Wield State-Level Clout

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

New organizations are making their impact felt in statehouses on issues such as teacher evaluation and charter schools.

Divisive literacy bill clears CO Senate

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Colo. Program Puts Students on the Pathway to a Career

Thu, 03 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

A Colorado school takes the vision of career-readiness seriously by offering students rigorous course options in medical studies, business, STEM, arts, and other fields.

CO House approves tuition break for military kids

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

CO overhaul of post-Columbine discipline advances

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

'Competency' Approach Challenges Colo. District

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:03:00 -0400

Four years into a bold effort to adopt competency-based learning, the Adams 50 district is still working out the kinks.

Colo. Bill Scales Back Zero-Tolerance Rules

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:03:00 -0500

A bill to scale back strict Columbine-era school discipline policies cleared the first hurdle in the Colorado Senate.

For Honors Student, Medical Marijuana Sparked Shift Toward Crime

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0500

If a friend hadn't turned him over to cops in November, 15-year-old Charles would most likely still be dealing medical marijuana.