Many Colorado school districts, including Jeffco, Cherry Creek, Aurora, and Adams 12, plan to offer free school meals to all students starting in the fall of 2023 through a new state program funded with a voter-approved tax measure affecting high earners.
Many school districts around the state have been phasing in a new reading curriculum for kindergarten through third grade students. This is part of a decade-long effort in Colorado to improve literacy rates.
Many school districts around the state have been phasing in a new reading curriculum for kindergarten through third grade students. This is part of a decade-long effort in Colorado to improve literacy rates.
The Greeley-Evans school district in northern Colorado is in a three-year contract with Denver-based ‘Zero Dropouts’ to track down chronically absent students. Ann Schimke from Chalkbeat Colorado talks about her recent reporting on the program.