By Debbie Kelley, Colorado Springs Gazette | February 27, 2017 The school district in a town founded in 1872 as an envisioned “scenic health resort” has won top honors in a statewide push to build healthy public schools. Read more
Rural High Schools Get Teens Into Advanced Placement Courses
By Alexandra Pannoni, U.S. News & World Report | February 27, 2017 The number of students taking at least one Advanced Placement exam has nearly doubled in 10 years, to 1.1 million members of the class of 2016, according to a new report from The College Board. Read more
Merino a 2017 Health School Champion
Staff Report, Journal-Advocate | February 25, 2017 Buffalo RE-4J recently announced that it is a 2017 Healthy School Champion and has won the $1,000 Bronze Award for its school health efforts. Read more
Five Exceptional New Leaders Emerge On Colorado’s Education Landscape
By Elaine Gantz Berman and Susan Casey, The Huffington Post | February 23, 2017 These accomplished women have had vastly divergent experiences but also have much in common. They all have advanced degrees, have distinguished themselves in top public leadership roles, and are fearless in their commitment to provide a high …
Top Colorado Schools Honored as Healthy School Champions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2017 Contact Information: Alex Carter (720) 502-4705 work (970) 708-7405 cell acarter@coloradoedinitiative.org WHAT: Annual Colorado Healthy Schools Summit Celebrates Student Health Success WHEN: Friday, March 3, from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. WHERE: Sheraton Denver West Hotel, 360 Union Boulevard, Lakewood, CO 80228 Denver, Colorado — Colorado …
2017 Colorado Teacher of the Year Gives Computer Science Class a Makeover
2017 Colorado Teacher of the Year Gives Computer Science Class a Makeover Meet Colorado’s 2017 Teacher of the Year, Sean Wybrant, a computer science teacher from Palmer High School in Colorado Springs School District 11. When Wybrant began teaching computer programming and computer science classes, he noticed a gender gap …
Participants Sought for Colorado Standards Review and Revision Cycle
Standards-based education in Colorado begins with clear expectations that outline what students should know and be able to do at each grade level and content area. These expectations are outlined in the Colorado Academic Standards. The Colorado Academic Standards include 10 content areas for preschool through 12th grade (comprehensive health …
New Resource: Integrated Instructional Units
Colorado teachers, working in collaboration with content specialists from the Colorado Department of Education, have created a series of instructional units that are aligned with the Colorado Academic Standards and ready for use in Colorado classrooms. The units are based on the published Curriculum overviews there were created as part …