November 27, 2013
Only a small number of Colorado school districts have taken on the thorny issue of measuring students’ Body Mass Index, which can help determine if students are overweight or obese. While public health experts often recommend school-based BMI screenings, there is no state law requiring it. That makes the handful of districts that have taken the plunge both guinea pigs and pioneers.
Meet our reporters and other staff in Colorado. Some have been with the organization for years, while others just recently joined us. Each of them answered questions about why they decided to join Chalkbeat and their most embarrassing or funny reporting moments.
Updated: A district plan to change the boundaries between two central Denver schools that attracted parent protest may receive some major edits at the school board meeting tonight.
Thursday’s Denver Public School board meeting marks the beginning of a two-day changing of the guard which is expected to dramatically alter the tempo of Colorado’s largest school district.
Outgoing Jefferson County school board member Paula Noonan reflects on what the board election results there mean for the future of data collection and privacy in schools.
A panel of district leaders, activists and the designer of Amendment 66 gathered Tuesday night to discuss how Colorado should move forward after voters here rejected a tax increase to overhaul education finance. But the panel of five wasn’t ready to have that conversation.
As part of an ongoing series on recruiting, training and supporting teachers, Donnell-Kay fellow Sarah Jenkins interviews teacher Sarah Casaletto about her work with the LEAD Compact.
School officials are touting the success of a math tutoring program at Castro Elementary and other participating school but the data from schools where it has been implemented suggests a more mixed picture.
State policymakers got a message Tuesday from some key Colorado superintendents – time and flexibility are needed to effectively implement education reform programs.
School Accountability Committees are required by law, but not well understood. Here’s a primer on what they do.
Educators talk about how parents can help new sixth- and ninth-graders make the transition to middle and high school.
I’m considering a STEM school for my child, but I’m not sure what to look for or how to compare schools. Can you help?
Parents who have children with summer birthdays often wonder whether to send them to kindergarten at age five or six. Here are some factors to consider.
Find your district’s current per-pupil funding for Colorado school districts compared to what they would receive under Senate Bill 13-213.
Search our interactive database to find your Denver school’s rating on the 2013 School Performance Framework, released in September.
For the second year in a row, students’ TCAP scores have remained mostly flat. Use this database to see how your school district or school fared.
Use this database to see your school’s scores on the Colorado Growth Model.
