More Testing Reduction For Colorado Pupils
Colorado school children are getting more than one testing break this week. A national consortium has reduced the number of standardized tests and the hours students will have to sit for them next year.
Colorado school children are getting more than one testing break this week. A national consortium has reduced the number of standardized tests and the hours students will have to sit for them next year.
A dozen rural school districts from across Colorado are calling for relief from Common Core-linked testing and asked for a chance to take a local approach to measuring student success.
Rural schools in Colorado who want to opt out of Common Core linked tests can pilot their own assessments under a proposal passed in the waning hours of the state legislative session.
On the eve of the first round of Common Core testing, the Colorado State Board of Education declared its support for parents' right to choose to keep their children from being assessed.
Colorado lawmakers got a warning from the federal government about a bill that would keep Colorado parents, teachers and schools from being penalized for opting children out of standardized testing.
State legislators and parents were among those debating a proposal for Colorado to retreat from the Common Core educational standards, one of a slew of school-reform bills being considered Thursday.
Political heavyweights in Colorado banded together Tuesday to call for a reduction in mandatory student testing.
A Colorado State Board of Education member says more than 100 parents have told him of attempts to pressure them into allowing their children to take standardized tests, prompting the board to issue a statement Monday to rein in districts.
New standardized tests aligned with Common Core standards have students hunched over computers across Colorado this month — unless their parents pulled them out because of questions such as whether their kids are spending too much time preparing for examinations instead of learning.
Nearly a decade ago U.S. Congress, warned that America will fall behind in the global economy if its education system doesn't produce more workers with science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills.
American students are falling behind students in other countries on international assessments of math and science. Statistics such as these are driving the call for education reforms to strengthen science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in the country's schools.
While many in education and STEM fields embrace the new Common Core standards, many strongly oppose them. Some hold the belief that the Common Core will lead to a national curriculum, others believe the standards are weaker than what states have already implemented.
The virtual world is no exception — when there's a national spotlight to be snagged in collegiate sports, Colorado football always seems to be, quite literally, front and center.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee filed a federal lawsuit this week alleging Prime, Logan Paul's energy drink company, of infringing on the committee's trademarks.
It was the pair's first event together since they became the GOP's nominees at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
A Greeley woman, the alleged ringleader of two auto theft operations that stole dozens of vehicles from residents and dealerships, was recently sentenced to prison. But for half the time that most of the car thieves working with her received.
The Aurora Police Department says all lanes of Havana Street, between Del Mar Parkway and E. Tenth Avenue, were closed early Saturday morning due to downed powerlines after an unknown vehicle struck a pole.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee filed a federal lawsuit this week alleging Prime, Logan Paul's energy drink company, of infringing on the committee's trademarks.
A Greeley woman, the alleged ringleader of two auto theft operations that stole dozens of vehicles from residents and dealerships, was recently sentenced to prison. But for half the time that most of the car thieves working with her received.
The Aurora Police Department says all lanes of Havana Street, between Del Mar Parkway and E. Tenth Avenue, were closed early Saturday morning due to downed powerlines after an unknown vehicle struck a pole.
South Metro Fire says one person was injured after a plane that was leaving from Centennial Airport returned to make an emergency landing.
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The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the Colorado-based organization that oversees U.S. Olympic teams, filed a lawsuit in federal court Friday accusing Prime — Logan Paul's energy drink company — of infringing on the committee's trademarks.
The Aurora Police Department says all lanes of Havana Street, between Del Mar Parkway and E. Tenth Avenue, were closed due to downed powerlines.
A video that went viral captured a man rescuing a runaway dog in Silverton after it was missing for two weeks.
The virtual world is no exception — when there's a national spotlight to be snagged in collegiate sports, Colorado football always seems to be, quite literally, front and center.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee filed a federal lawsuit this week alleging Prime, Logan Paul's energy drink company, of infringing on the committee's trademarks.
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It was the pair's first event together since they became the GOP's nominees at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
Sandra Hemme, whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison, is now free — despite objections from Missouri's attorney general.
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Microsoft said 8.5 million devices running its Windows operating system were affected by the outage that affected consumers and businesses across the globe.
It was the pair's first event together since they became the GOP's nominees at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
Last month, Jackson Lee revealed that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
A Marine accused of using a Nazi salute during the U.S. Capitol insurrection has been sentenced to almost five years in prison for assaulting police officers who were guarding the building.
Mr. Biden indicated earlier Friday he could be back on the campaign trail within days.
Biden campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon denied reports the president is considering leaving 2024 presidential race against Trump.
Mr. Biden indicated earlier Friday he could be back on the campaign trail within days.
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Republicans were once the party of Obamacare repeal and abortion opposition. They've said little about either issue in Milwaukee.
Local officials, Lutheran Hospital staff, and other community members celebrated the completion of their new facility with a ribbon-cutting Thursday night.
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The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee filed a federal lawsuit this week alleging Prime, Logan Paul's energy drink company, of infringing on the committee's trademarks.
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