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CO Scholarship Initiative Invests in Students Experiencing Homelessness
More than 15,000 students in Colorado have experienced homelessness, and a new grant from the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative will help more of them access a college degree or professional certificate.
Ramadan Finds Greater Recognition in America’s Public Schools
Although this may only represent a small portion of public school students nationwide – and many Muslim children attend private Islamic schools – Muslim students are a part of a 60% majority of students in public schools who say that religion is important in their lives.
Colorado Bests National Education Attainment Goal
Colorado is one of just four states where more than 60% of adults aged 25-64 have achieved a professional certificate or degree beyond high school, according to a new Lumina Foundation report.
Is It Time for Teachers To Get a Raise? | Opinion
Here, Michael Addonizio, an education policy expert at Wayne State University, provides insight on the current state of teacher salaries, whether a collective raise is in order and how one might be achieved.
Drug Contaminations in Colorado Libraries Reflect Worsening Addiction Problems
Within weeks, one library became two, two became three and as of Feb. 13, four libraries in Colorado have had to limit their operations due to traces of meth being found in their buildings.
Colorado Adults Who Never Finished High School Could Get More Help Toward a Diploma
Colorado would boost adult high school diploma programs and also ensure students learn digital literacy skills under two bipartisan bills in the state legislature.
Tribal Leaders Stress Education, Water Issues in First-of-its-Kind Address to Colorado Lawmakers
Leaders of the two federally-recognized Native American tribes within Colorado’s borders used part of their first annual address to the state’s General Assembly to brief lawmakers on the long history of their relations with other governments — beginning with a treaty with the Spanish more than a century before the United States existed.
Discipline and Passion: How Colorado’s Teacher of Year Makes Magic
Long before he was an award-winning middle school band director in Colorado, Jimmy Lee Day II was a Detroit middle-schooler who rarely attended after-school band practice because he didn’t have a ride home.
Academy District 20 Superintendent Retires Amidst Protests Over Book Banning
Research shows that the majority of parents support more education surrounding topics like Native American history, slavery, and present-day racism, for their children.