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Life in Americas’ public-shooting-era: “You can’t just not go”

The Colorado Sun

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Consumption of edibles is up among teens

The Denver Post

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CDE releases Census education page

Colorado Department of Education

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All State Board Award application process is open

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 6, 2019

Application deadline: Friday, September 13, 2019 for the 2019 All State Board Award

DENVER — The application process for the 2019 All State School Board Award is now open. This award recognizes Colorado school boards for sustaining excellence in governance in an era of intense challenges. The honored team models sustained excellence in engaging constituents, developing a shared vision, maintaining policies and plans for increasing student achievement, making decisions with sound reasoning and strong ethics, continually improving board effectiveness and displaying excellence in responding to challenges and issues. 

Last year's award went to the Westminster Public Schools Board of Education. The award was sponsored by AVID and presented at the annual CASB Convention.

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For Colorado Teens, Edibles Are In And Smoking Marijuana Is On The Way Out

CPR News

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The case for teaching about sharks and mummies, not captions and the main idea

Chalkbeat

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‘These outbreaks are a monster to control:’ Amid measles worries, here’s what parents need to know about Colorado’s vaccination rules

Chalkbeat
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Girls are bearing the brunt of a rise in US cyberbullying

Associated Press

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Adams 14, Pueblo teachers, state board face off in court

The Denver Post

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Why teachers unions are trying to block outside intervention in Colorado schools

Chalkbeat

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Now it’s getting ridiculous: Four debates, no questions about K-12 education

Washington Post

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CHSAA set to begin 99th year of high school activities in Colorado

CHSAA Now

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The other school funding divide: States with more poor students tend to spend less, creating hard-to-fix disparities

Chalkbeat

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Democratic debate: Michael Bennet strikes a chord on school inequality

The Denver Post

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Polis Pushes Coloradans To Choose College For The Sake Of The State

Colorado Public Radio

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CDE Accountability and improvement webinars scheduled

CDE Accountability and improvement webinars scheduled

Several webinars about the state’s accountability and school improvement process will be held throughout August.

Topics include the Colorado Growth Model,  school and district accreditation and the request to reconsider process, and Unified Improvement Plan updates.

For complete details, visit the UIP and Accountability - Training webpage.

For More Information, Contact: 
Dan Jorgensen
Accountability and Continuous Improvement
Phone: 303-866-6763
Email: [email protected]

Apply to the Media Literacy Advisory Committee

Apply to the Media Literacy Advisory Committee

Applications for CDE’s Media Literacy Advisory Committee are being accepted through Friday, Aug. 9.

The department anticipates that the working group will be convened in September 2019 and will continue to meet regularly through December 2019.

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A new Colorado report tries to show what higher education is worth. The value is clearer for some degrees than others.

The Colorado Sun

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Career and technology education is an effective pathway to earning money

Inside Higher Ed

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Is a degree worth the cost?

The Denver Post

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