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News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in Colorado
Students walk into Loveland High School, past a sign at the entrance bearing the image of the school mascot, a Native American, in Loveland, Colo. on Sept. 11, 2014.
Students walk into Loveland High School, past a sign at the entrance bearing the image of the school mascot, a Native American, in Loveland, Colo.
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Equity & Diversity American Indian Mascots Will Soon Be Banned in Colorado Public Schools
Colorado would become the fifth state to get rid of derogatory mascots.
Saja Hindi, The Denver Post, June 4, 2021
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States From Our Research Center State Grades on School Finance: 2021 Map and Rankings
Examine the grades and scores that states and the nation earned on school finance, along with how they scored on a host of indicators.
EdWeek Research Center, June 1, 2021
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Education Funding From Our Research Center Nation Earns a 'C' on School Finance, Reflecting Inconsistency in K-12 Funding and Equity
The Edweek Research Center's latest analysis finds a gulf in many states between per-pupil spending and how that K-12 money goes out.
Sterling C. Lloyd & Alex Harwin, June 1, 2021
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Teaching Profession Teacher Salaries Are Increasing. See How Your State Compares
The National Education Association warns that some of the progress in teacher pay could be jeopardized by the pandemic.
Madeline Will, April 26, 2021
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Cupped hands hold a precious wi-fi symbol
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Ed-Tech Policy Millions of Students Got Free Home Internet for Remote Learning. How Long Will It Last?
Time and money are running out on temporary agreements between districts and ISPs. Broadband advocates want a federal solution.
Benjamin Herold, March 10, 2021
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Susana Cordova, deputy superintendent of leading and learning at the Dallas Independent School District
Susana Cordova, deputy superintendent of leading and learning at the Dallas Independent School District.
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College & Workforce Readiness Leader Reflection An Untapped Path to Equity Runs Through Career-Technical Education
Former EdWeek Leader to Learn From Susana Cordova, now with the Dallas district, highlights how CTE could be harnessed to create equity.
Susana Cordova, February 17, 2021
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States From Our Research Center State and National Highlights Reports (Quality Counts 2021)
The Quality Counts 2021 State Highlights Reports capture the key data you need to assess your state’s performance.
January 19, 2021
Superintendent Susana Cordova looks on as students work on laptops in a classroom in Newlon Elementary School early Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, which is one of 55 Discovery Link sites set up by Denver Public Schools where students are participating in remote learning in this time of the new coronavirus from a school in Denver.
Denver Superintendent Susana Cordova looks on as students work on laptops in a classroom in Newlon Elementary School. She announced earlier this month she would step down to take a job in Dallas.
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School & District Management Ex-Board Members, All Women, Take Denver School Board to Task
In an unusual public letter, the 14 former board members accuse the current board of driving Superintendent Susana Cordova out of the job.
Stephen Sawchuk, November 23, 2020
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Students in teacher Matt Morone’s English 2 class at Pascack Valley Regional High School in New Jersey sit in varied types of furniture, from group desks to cushioned chairs and a booth one might find in a café or restaurant.
Students in teacher Matt Morone’s English 2 class at Pascack Valley Regional High School in New Jersey sit in varied types of furniture, from group desks to cushioned chairs and a booth one might find in a café or restaurant.
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Teaching Flexible Seating: Collaboration Catalyst or Classroom Disaster?
New classroom arrangements are all the rage in K-12. But experts and educators caution there is more to it than just moving desks around.
Alyson Klein, January 21, 2020
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School & District Management Will Academia Give Rural Schools the Attention They Need?
A push to open a center devoted to research and professional development for rural K-12 holds promise for educators who work in small, isolated communities.
Denisa R. Superville, January 21, 2020
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States From Our Research Center Educational Opportunities and Performance in Colorado
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
January 21, 2020
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Equity & Diversity Opinion Superintendent: Immigrant Students Need a Safe Harbor in School
In the wake of anti-immigrant violence, we must help make sure that all students feel welcomed, writes Susana Cordova.
Susana Cordova, August 19, 2019
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School Climate & Safety Colorado Shooting Underscores Challenges of Keeping Students Safe (Video)
The STEM School shooting underscores the huge challenges educators face in keeping students safe, even as fatal and injurious gunfire inside K-12 schools remains statistically rare.
Michelle Goldchain, May 10, 2019
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Frank DeAngelis, Columbine High School's principal from 1996-2014, visits the Columbine Memorial in Littleton, Colo., earlier this week.
Frank DeAngelis, Columbine High School's principal from 1996-2014, visits the Columbine Memorial in Littleton, Colo., earlier this week.
Nathan W. Armes for Education Week
School Climate & Safety Opinion 'I've Had a Lot of Survivor's Guilt': Columbine High's Former Principal on Healing His Community
Frank DeAngelis talks about the steps he took to heal students and staff in the wake of the school shooting.
April 16, 2019
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