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Governor:John Hickenlooper
Commissioner of Education:Robert Hammond
Quality Counts state grade:C
Pre-K-12 enrollment:843,316
Number of school districts:181
Number of public schools:1,796
Number of public school teachers:48,543
Unadjusted education spending per student:$8,926
Percent minority students:43.2%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:39.9%
Percent of students with disabilities:10.0%
Percent of English-language learners:11.8%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:46.8%
8th grade math:43.5%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:38.5%
8th grade reading:40.3%

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To some Colorado residents, Referendum C is the best chance to spare the state’s schools from deep budget cuts. To others, the ballot measure—which will go before voters Nov. 1—represents a steep tax increase and gives lawmakers too much power over how state revenues are spent.
October 18, 2005 - Education Week
While many districts are seeing less Title I aid in the 2005-06 school year, others—particularly larger urban districts with high concentrations of disadvantaged students—are getting a bump up, according to a study released last month by the Washington-based Center on Education Policy.
August 9, 2005 - Education Week
Some parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder say alternatives such as brain exercises or music therapy are better than medication.
July 26, 2005 - Education Week
Hoping to raise its college-graduation rates, Colorado will soon use a multipart strategy to lure more students to college and to keep them there.
June 14, 2005 - Education Week
An incident in Colorado in which a student had “Most Likely to Assassinate President Bush” under his photo is one of a spate of pranks or off-color photos that have appeared in yearbooks this spring, a problem that has left administrators and yearbook advisers trying to tighten their oversight to prevent such mistakes.
June 7, 2005 - Education Week
Three foundations announced last week that they are granting the Denver school district more than $2 million to support the setup of a new teacher-compensation system that rewards teachers not for how long they’ve been on the job, but for their skills and accomplishments in the classroom.
February 15, 2005 - Education Week
A Colorado school district will forfeit more than $500,000 in federal aid rather than let its students take part in a national test.
January 19, 2005 - Education Week
In Colorado’s first forced conversion of a low-performing public school to charter status, the state board of education has directed the Denver school district to hand over its lowest-performing middle school to the nonprofit Knowledge Is Power Program, or KIPP.
December 7, 2004 - Education Week
Voters showed caution about sending more money to public schools or dramatically changing course on education policy, as they decided school-related questions on state ballots last week.
November 9, 2004 - Education Week
  • Coalition Seeks to Put Education on Agenda for Election Season
  • Colorado School Administrator Falls Short in U.S. Senate Bid
October 5, 2004 - Education Week

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