Author: Yesenia Robles Chalkbeat Colorado
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Colorado voters may get another say in funding free school meals for all
Less than three years after Colorado voters approved a ballot measure to provide all students with free school meals, state lawmakers are considering asking voters for more money to keep the popular program afloat. A bill introduced this week in the state legislature proposes putting two measures on the ballot in November that would allow…
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An advocate for Latino students, this teen honored as an emerging leader in Colorado
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When Osvaldo Garcia Barron started high school, he was often the only student of color in his advanced classes. He struggled to speak up and wondered if he had anything to contribute. The start of the pandemic interrupted his freshman year of high school. But instead of coming out of it feeling isolated, Garcia Barron…
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Five candidates will be on the ballot for Aurora’s school board election this November
Five candidates have qualified to run for three open seats on the Aurora school board, at a time when the district is in the midst of a leadership change and is grappling with low state ratings. Only one of the five candidates is an incumbent, Vickie Reinhard. Two other board members, Stephanie Mason and Nichelle…
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Colorado school case study highlights need for collaboration in turnaround work
When Centennial Elementary in Greeley was facing state intervention in 2016, Superintendent Deirdre Pilch, who was new at the time, decided to try something different. She surprised then-Principal Anthony Asmus by letting him decide how he wanted to turn things around at the school. “She backed us up,” recalled Asmus. “We had the choice for…
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Jefferson County School District recommends closing 16 elementary schools
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jeffco Schools has selected 16 elementary schools to recommend closing at the end of this school year. All the schools have fewer students than they did a few years ago, and all but one had fewer than 220 students as of Aug. 15. All but…
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Five takeaways from Jefferson County schools data
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than half of Jeffco elementary schools are losing students, a change that’s leading to higher costs to educate those who remain and forcing schools to combine classrooms and make other compromises. That’s according to school-level data published by Jeffco Public Schools as board members…
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Aurora board votes to close two schools
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Reversing themselves, a majority of the Aurora school board voted reluctantly Tuesday night to close two small schools at the end of the next academic year. The district will close Sable and Paris elementary schools as part of the district’s rollout of the long-term facilities…
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Colorado schools got more money for English learners, but where is it going?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save New staff, extra training for teachers, and some money going directly to schools. Those are some of the things some Colorado districts have planned with new state money intended to better serve students who are learning English. But other districts that also received those funds…
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Bucking metro area trends, Mapleton schools grow by attracting out-of-district students
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Jennifer Velez was unhappy with her kids’ schools, she didn’t know that in Colorado she could take them across district boundaries. Then, a friend who was coaching her son’s youth football team said he was moving his son to Mapleton. If she sent her…