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The state’s largest teachers union and organizations that represent school boards and district leaders are mounting a united front against proposed changes to how...
Compared to other large, urban school districts, Denver has among the biggest achievement gaps in the country between white and Hispanic students in reading...
Denver students made more academic progress on state English and math tests last year than ever before, and the overall percentage of third- through...
Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Nicholas Garcia on May 11, 2016
The State Board of Education on Wednesday approved dramatic overhauls for five Aurora...
Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Eric Gorski on March 22, 2016
Denver and Aurora public schools claim some of the widest income-based achievement gaps...
An analysis of eight Colorado schools that are successfully closing the achievement gap between poor and minority students and their more affluent peers could...