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Chasing progress: Colorado Hispanic high school graduation rate shows marked upswing
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When Rosa Beltran was going through high school in the late 1990s in a small town in southern Colorado, she never expected to graduate. “My parents were very concerned about just working and trying to put food on the table. I don’t think I ever had that support from the school, either,” Beltran said about…
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In education: the power of a shared vision — and of listening
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Colorado’s recent elections have ushered in new school board members and, in some cases, new majorities. From Aurora and Douglas County this year to JeffCo before them, new boards are calling for new directions and priorities. These new leaders were, in part, elected because families felt ignored or that school boards were forging ahead in…
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What’s next for Aurora schools in the wake of the election?
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It seems to be anyone’s guess at the moment as to how far Aurora Public Schools’ new teachers union-backed majority will go in calling back any of the reform agenda implemented by the previous board and Superintendent Rico Munn. And to be fair, it’s not clear if the reconfigured board will go there at all.…
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Will Aurora’s school board race serve as another referendum on charters?
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If so, the local teachers union’s endorsement of four candidates reminds us where the battle lines are drawn. According to Chalkbeat Colorado, at least five of the nine candidates in the largely urban Aurora Public Schools board race this fall have expressed varying degrees of opposition to the proliferation of public charter schools. And on…
