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Whether to give standardized tests in the middle of a pandemic is shaping up to be one of the key education debates of Colorado’s 2021 legislative session, dividing education advocates and elected officials alike.
But what do parents want? Advocacy groups have released results from competing polls that come to opposite conclusions to argue that the general public agrees with them.
One poll of 600 registered voters commissioned by Democrats for Education Reform, the business-affiliated group Colorado Succeeds, and the conservative education advocacy group Ready Colorado found that 62% of respondents supported giving standardized tests if they wouldn’t be used to penalize schools or teachers for low student performance.
Colorado s teachers and those older than 64 years old will begin receiving vaccinations Feb. 8, Gov. Jared Polis said Friday, an earlier-than-expected beginning for an inoculation effort that will take
Brigadier General says teachers will be first to get vaccine in upcoming essential workers phase
Brigadier General Scott Sherman hinted at Monday s COVID-19 news conference there may be a pecking order for the next portion of the vaccination phase.
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DENVER â Brigadier General Scott Sherman hinted at Monday s COVID-19 news conference there may be a pecking order for the next portion of the vaccination phase. Weâre working hard this week to start the planning to figure out what the priorities are for phase 1B below the dash line, Sherman said. Teachers are actually going to be the first priority from there. Pre-K through 12 and child care workers thatâs going to be our number one priority to make sure we can get in class learning.
Jeffco Public Schools bringing back in-person learning for grades 6-12
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GOLDEN, Colo. â Jeffco Public Schools, the second-largest district in Colorado, will return to in-person learning for middle and high school students on Jan. 25, the district announced Friday, outlining a hybrid learning model.
Interim Superintendent Kristopher Schuh made the decision, citing county COVID-19 levels, a strong desire of both students and families to return to in-person learning, and a larger pool of substitute teachers, who can help the district continue classes amid quarantines and other contact tracing efforts.
Remote learning will remain an option for any students who choose that.
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Kendall Smith starts his new job as director of programming for The Arts Campus at Willits, or TACAW, on Jan. 4. And while Smith is well versed in the spectrum of entertainment likely to be available post-pandemic once touring resumes, heâll refrain now from committing to any future acts, thank-you-very-much.
âMy philosophy is to learn who the audience is,â Smith said Tuesday morning during a phone interview from his home in a Denver suburb. âThere has to be a healthy mix of the familiar and some surprises.â
The addition of Smith to TACAWâs small but mighty staff was announced Monday by the midvalley nonprofit, which he joins from Colorado Public Radio, where he currently serves as manager of partnerships and events.