Author: NICOLE BRAMBILA
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Report links higher discipline rates to lower test scores in Colorado’s largest districts
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Students in Colorado’s largest school districts who face more discipline tended to have lower test scores, according to a new report that examined student behavior and academic achievement across 21 districts. Conducted by the Common Sense Institute, researchers billed the report as the first comprehensive look of its kind. “It would seem like an intuitive…
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Enrollment for Colorado’s universal preschool program starts next week
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The Polis administration is reminding parents that enrollment for universal preschool starts next week. Pre-K enrollment for the fall begins Jan. 17. Children will be matched with providers in mid-February. More than 29,000 pre-K seats are available across Colorado from roughly 850 providers, according to the governor’s office. Hundreds of child care providers sign up…
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Number of immigrants in Denver triples since emergency declaration
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The number of immigrants arriving from South and Central America has more than tripled since Denver’s mayor declared the humanitarian crisis had pushed the city to its breaking point three weeks ago. The crisis, which began spilling into Denver from America’s porous border with Mexico a few months ago and ballooned into a full-blown emergency…
