Some parents say they are continuing to live as normally as possible so fear doesn’t win, while others say they are seriously considering homeschooling or moving overseas because of the country’s endemic violence.
Data from the Pew Research Center shows that Colorado has the shortest school year of any U.S. state, just 160 days. It seemed like Colorado children were receiving about a month less classroom time than their peers elsewhere in the country.
Colorado’s high school graduation rate inched up in 2024 to the state’s highest level in more than a decade. Student dropout rates are also declining but large differences between student groups persist, according to new data from the Colorado Department of Education.
Lorenzo Calloway, 13, is soft-spoken and polite especially with strangers.
His mom was in the military, so it’s “yes, ma’am” and “no, ma’am.”
But there’s also...
A new study shows that the comprehensive and controversial education reform strategies carried out in Denver Public Schools over a decade dramatically improved student learning in math and English. It calls the reforms “among the most effective in U.S. history.”
Between reading, writing, and arithmetic, there are also disease outbreaks, natural disasters, and acts of violence at schools. While school districts have security and drills for these events, educators often have unanswered questions and are left feeling anxious and overwhelmed.
For six years straight, Pueblo’s Minnequa Elementary received one of the two lowest ratings on the state’s school report card. Today it’s a green school – the top rating for schools.
Thinking big when it comes to climate and careers is one way educators can take the concerns teens have about their futures and turn them toward action and solutions.
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