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Federal John Hickenlooper, Who Helped Start a Scholarship Program For Needy High School Students, Announces Presidential Run
Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, who helped initiate a shakeup of Denver Public Schools, has announced that he's running for president as a Democrat in 2020.
Alyson Klein, March 4, 2019
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States Watch: A Year After Parkland Shooting, States Counting on Student Tips to Help Prevent School Violence
A year after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, more states are setting up anonymous tip lines to help prevent school violence. Learn more about their efforts, and the challenges that come with them, in this video report.
Evie Blad, February 13, 2019
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Margaret Flynn, front, a 7th grade teacher in Denver public schools, led other teachers in a march during a rally outside the state Capitol on Jan. 30.
Margaret Flynn, front, a 7th grade teacher in Denver public schools, led other teachers in a march during a rally outside the state Capitol on Jan. 30.
David Zalubowski/AP
Teaching Profession Denver Teachers to Strike Over Merit-Pay System
In Denver, teachers will go on strike Monday to protest a performance-pay system that’s been in place for 15 years. The dispute is illustrative of a larger national shift away from differentiated pay.
Madeline Will, February 6, 2019
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8 min read
Teaching Profession Ex-Obama Adviser Who Championed Teacher Evaluations to Seek Senate Seat
Can a Democrat with a record of tying test scores to teacher evaluations win a U.S. Senate seat in Colorado? Mike Johnston, a former Obama campaign adviser, wants to find out.
Andrew Ujifusa, January 31, 2019
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3 min read
Colorado’s new Democratic governor, Jared Polis, has advocated for funds to enable all of the state's school districts to offer full-day kindergarten.
Colorado’s new Democratic governor, Jared Polis, has advocated for funds to enable all of the state's school districts to offer full-day kindergarten.
David Zalubowski/AP
Early Childhood New Governors Aim to Funnel Money Into Early Education
After campaigning on the expansion of preschool and other early-childhood programs, governors in California, Colorado, and elsewhere are reflecting those priorities in their budget pitches.
Christina A. Samuels, January 30, 2019
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7 min read
States Educational Opportunities and Performance in Colorado
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
January 16, 2019
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5 min read
“I got more comfortable with people disagreeing. ... I started to realize that everyone is compelled by what they think is best for everyone. They’re not good or evil.” Bintou Sonko, a senior at Overland High School, near Denver, reflects on the civic discussions in her social studies classes this year.
“I got more comfortable with people disagreeing. ... I started to realize that everyone is compelled by what they think is best for everyone. They’re not good or evil.” Bintou Sonko, a senior at Overland High School, near Denver, reflects on the civic discussions in her social studies classes this year.
Nathan W. Armes for Education Week
Student Well-Being & Movement Students Learn to Put the 'Civil' in Civil Discourse
In an age of political divisiveness, teachers are finding new ways to teach students how to have calm, reasoned discussions about hot-button issues.
Catherine Gewertz, November 27, 2018
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7 min read
Proponents of local measures to raise funding for schools prepare to canvas neighborhoods in Loveland, Colo.
Proponents of local measures to raise funding for schools prepare to canvas neighborhoods in Loveland, Colo.
Bear Gutierrez for Education Week
Federal Colorado Ballot Measure Tests Voter Appetite for More K-12 Funding
Teachers and other education advocates hope that tax-wary voters will be willing to approve an amendment that would pour more than $1.6 billion more into schools each year.
Daarel Burnette II, October 30, 2018
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5 min read
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Stephanie Shafer for Education Week
Social Studies How History Class Divides Us
What if Americans' inability to agree on our shared history is a cause of our current polarization and political dysfunction, not a symptom?
Stephen Sawchuk, October 23, 2018
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18 min read
English Learners Dual-Language Learning: How Schools Can Empower Students and Parents
In this fifth installment on the growth in dual-language learning, the executive director of the BUENO Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Colorado, Boulder., says districts should focus on the what students and their families need, not what educators want.
Corey Mitchell, September 20, 2018
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From left, Lynette Guck, Allegra Fullerton, and Jeanne Lunn review petitions for a campaign funding disclosure amendment in Scottsdale, Ariz. Many education advocates are supporting that cause, along with efforts to raise taxes for more school funding and to roll back the state’s expanded voucher law.
From left, Lynette Guck, Allegra Fullerton, and Jeanne Lunn review petitions for a campaign funding disclosure amendment in Scottsdale, Ariz. Many education advocates are supporting that cause, along with efforts to raise taxes for more school funding and to roll back the state’s expanded voucher law.
Laura Segall for Education Week
Federal Teacher Activists Take Fight to the Polls
Fresh off a wave of strikes and protests in several states, education activists aim to turn that momentum into electoral victories in this fall's midterm elections.
Daarel Burnette II, May 11, 2018
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6 min read
Teaching Profession Colorado Lawmakers Pass Pension Reform Bill in Late-Night Deal
The final version of the bill reduces the cost-of-living raises and increases employee contributions to their retirement, among other changes.
Madeline Will, May 10, 2018
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2 min read
Music teacher Noah Karvelis, who helped organize Arizona Educators United, speaks to thousands as they participate in a protest at the Capitol in Phoenix April 26.
Music teacher Noah Karvelis, who helped organize Arizona Educators United, speaks to thousands as they participate in a protest at the Capitol in Phoenix April 26.
Ross D. Franklin/AP
Teaching Profession The Faces of the Teacher Revolt
In states with recent strikes and protests, individual teachers—some of them in their 20's and most of them with little or no organizing experience—have taken charge of the grassroots push for higher pay and more school funding.
Madeline Will, May 9, 2018
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11 min read
Every Student Succeeds Act Betsy DeVos Greenlights ESSA Plans for Alabama, Colorado, and Kentucky
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has now approved ESSA plans from 42 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Big states like California and Florida, however, are still awaiting approval.
Alyson Klein, May 7, 2018
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3 min read
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