By: Ann Schimke Chalkbeat Colorado July 23, 2014 A scorecard released today by the Colorado Health Institute found that Colorado schools have made progress over the last year in health policy and programming. Overall, schools were rated “mid-high” in the “Reaching Our Peak 2014: Scorecard for a Healthier Colorado” report, compared to …
More Than 450 Educators from 24 States Convene to Promote Diversity in Advanced Placement Coursework
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 17, 2014 DENVER, CO – The Colorado Education Initiative (CEI), in partnership with the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI), hosted the 2014 AP for All Summer Institute at Metropolitan State University of Denver, which brought together more than 450 educators from 24 states and four countries including …
Colorado Springs D-11 Selected to Help Develop Ways to Meet New Graduation Guidelines for ‘Next Generation Learning’
By: Debbie Kelley Colorado Springs Gazette July 15, 2014 Along with mastering shoelace tying, kindergartners who do activities like Skype with students in a classroom in another country, exchange emails and figure out their similarities and differences will be more ready for college or the workforce after graduating from high …
Districts To Test Out Models for New Graduation Guidelines
By: Kate Schimel Chalkbeat Colorado June 23, 2014 Three school districts are piloting a program that could help schools comply with Colorado’s new graduation guidelines. The guidelines, which are still six years from going into full effect, make graduation contingent on students’ demonstration of mastery, rather than completion of courses. To read …