3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (507+ words) Last week’s overhyped, clumsily orchestrated and, ultimately, underattended walkout by Colorado high schoolers turned out to be largely a flop for its organizers and something of an embarrassment for schools. For one thing, the attempt at a big turnout fell…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (501+ words) Academy District 20 asked community members to apply for a vacant Board seat. What followed looked less like a serious evaluation than a predetermined sorting exercise. There was no public discussion of applicants, no comparison of qualifications and no disclosed criteria…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (344+ words) Colorado is poised to gain hundreds of millions of dollars in new resources for K-12 education. Much of that investment will be driven not by another line item in a school district budget, but by Coloradans choosing to invest directly in…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (508+ words) Colorado’s latest student testing data is out, and it’s at best a mixed bag. As The Gazette reports, 37.3% of students in grades 3-8 met or exceeded expectations in math, up from 35.9% last year and on paper reaching a “new record.” Meanwhile,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (800+ words) Controversy flared even before classes resumed for the fall semester for a Colorado Springs teacher who last year was named “Teacher of the Year” by a national trade organization. At a teachers-only day at her elementary school on Aug. 6, for…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (123+ words) Colorado Springs Gazette Steve Schuck on the ‘magic’ of school choice | The OpEdge Podcast Parents Challenge co-founder and longtime school choice advocate Steve Schuck joins The OpEdge to discuss expanding educational opportunities and ensuring parents are in charge of their…...