A 2019 law set the stage for two major changes that Colorado officials hope will improve reading curriculum and boost reading proficiency and literacy among students.
Most students didn’t meet grade-level expectations on the Colorado Measures of Academic Success, or CMAS. Chalkbeat breaks down the results by school and district.
A Colorado school discipline reform bill limits handcuffing, requires parents be told when students are restrained, and makes more data publicly available.
A Colorado bill seeks to build more supportive schools, starting with collecting more school discipline data and limiting the use of seclusion and restraint.