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State ratings identify 163 Colorado schools in need of improvement

More than 160 Colorado schools received one of the state’s two lowest ratings, making them eligible for additional assistance but also vulnerable to intervention...

15 things to know about Denver superintendent finalist Susana Cordova and her record

The biggest criticism of Susana Cordova, the sole finalist for the Denver superintendent job, is also what some see as her greatest strength: The...

New principal named for Denver’s Manual High School

Manual High School, a storied school in northeast Denver that has struggled academically, finally will have a new principal: Joe Glover, who currently serves...
Currently, the school district and the city split the cost of providing 18 police officers to work as “school resource officers” in some of the district’s secondary schools.

Denver has spent more than $160,000 searching for a new superintendent

The Denver school district spent $161,375 over the past four months on a superintendent search that has resulted in a single finalist: Deputy Superintendent Susana...

Dear Gov.-Elect Polis: Here’s what Colorado educators want you to know about their schools

We asked Colorado educators to tell us what they want Gov.-Elect Jared Polis to know about their jobs, their schools, and their students as...

Susana Cordova is the sole finalist to be the Denver school district’s next superintendent

A high-ranking administrator who began her career as a teacher in Denver is the sole finalist to lead Denver Public Schools. Susana Cordova, who...

Colorado board allows Adams 14 to retain some local control as the state pushes...

In its much-anticipated decision on the troubled Adams 14 school district, Colorado’s State Board of Education on Tuesday stopped short of handing over all...

Did giving extra money to struggling Denver schools boost test scores? Study suggests it...

Since 2012, the Denver school district has given extra money to its low-performing schools to help accelerate improvement — currently, up to $1.7 million...

This is what the State Board of Education hopes to order Adams 14 to...

In Colorado’s first-ever attempt to give away management of a school district, state officials Thursday provided a preview of what the final order requiring...

Facing potential loss of control, Adams 14 wants to show the state how the...

In meeting after meeting in recent weeks, Adams 14 district leaders repeated the sad statistics about their district’s shortcomings, from poor attendance to low...
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