Tag: Online Learning
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Colorado graduation and dropout rates improve as student enrollment continues to slide
Colorado’s graduation and dropout rates continue to go up while its overall enrollment continues to go down, according to new data released Tuesday morning. The Colorado Department of Education released student graduation data from the 2024-25 school year, with the state’s four-year graduation rate increasing by 1.4 percentage points to 85.6% – the highest in…
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Adams 14 schools will go to distance learning due to COVID-19
Students in Adams County School District 14 will switch to remote learning starting Monday through Jan. 14 due to a surge in COVID-19 cases in its schools. The move affecting 6,066 students in preschool through grade 12 in the district covering Commerce City comes after the district experienced a 357% increased in reported COVID-19 cases…
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Colorado Winter Storm: Roads begin opening, airport flight schedules continue to be altered
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save • Refresh this for the latest on Front Range conditions Monday The Storm: Parts of Colorado saw feet of snow from a winter storm that hit Saturday and roared through Sunday. Monday is all about melting. With high temperatures in the high 40s across much…
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Denver metro area to launch 20 free WiFi connection zones for online learning
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Tuesday plans to create more than 20 free WiFi-connected “Lift Zones” throughout the Denver metro area for low-income families who need internet access for online learning. The program, in…
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State launches $15 million grant program to support in-person learning
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Education announced a $15 million grant program Thursday for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services to return to in-person learning. The one-time funding from the Safe Schools Reopening Grant is meant to fund resources for these educational institutions to…
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Report: Del Norte school district is best in state for online learning
The Del Norte Consolidated School District No. C-7 was named the best district in the state for online learning in an October Verizon business report. The report used Census data to rank districts on factors including households with broadband internet subscriptions, households with access to a laptop or desktop, state online learning platform options, state…
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CU Boulder students disappointed, angry with university’s COVID-19 response
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The University of Colorado Boulder has become the state’s unofficial poster child for COVID-19 since the record-breaking outbreak began in September. And CU students are not happy about it. Among students, 86% described CU’s COVID-19 response as “poor” or “very poor” and 78% rated CU’s…
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As ‘count day’ looms, millions in state funding for Colorado Springs-area schools on the line
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Millions of dollars for Pikes Peak region school districts are on the line Thursday as Colorado students show up — virtually, in person or not at all — for “count day,” when schools tally their students for the state’s per-pupil funding. Count day comes on the heels of…
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Colorado lawmakers cutting budget take big bite out of higher ed
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Education was on the block Thursday as Colorado lawmakers continued the painful task of cutting billions from the 2020-21 state budget. Among the programs that got the budget ax on Thursday: School bullying prevention Computer science grants for teachers, Grants that allow low-income students to…