National School Bus Safety Week
Today ends National School Bus Safety Week. Here in Colorado, we have numerous laws to…
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School Lunch and Nutrition
This week, October 12-16, is National School Lunch Week, which has been celebrated each year…
Family and School Partnership in Education Month
Governor Hickenlooper has declared October in Colorado to be Family and School Partnership in Education…
Student October Count
Today is the official “pupil count date” for Colorado K-12 public school students. Annually on October…
Colorado Literacy Week
Lt. Governor Garcia has declared this week as Colorado Literacy Week. “The goal of this program…
Colorado Recognizes Teachers and Small Businesses
This week Colorado is recognizing two separate groups for their contributions to our state. May 4-8,…
Teaching with Primary Sources
Metropolitan State University of Denver, a state-funded school, is participating in a program of the…
Colorado’s K-12 School Funding Rankings
School funding is a hot topic in Colorado, so the Colorado Legislative Council recently published…
Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect
Under Colorado law nearly 40 different professions are required to report cases of child abuse…
Teacher and Principal Evaluations
SB10-191 set forth new laws requiring evaluation of teachers and principals, otherwise known as educator…
Fire Safety Laws for Schools
Following a tragic fire that took the lives of 92 children and 3 teachers on…
School Librarians
School librarians play an important role in students’ education. To find out how, check out…
Safe Schools
October is Safe Schools Month. The State of Colorado has established the School Safety Resource Center…
Family and School Partnership in Education Month
October is being recognized in Colorado as a time to bring awareness to the partnership between families…
Getting Ready for Kindergarten
August is back-to-school month, and if you have a little one headed to school for…
Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind
Founded in 1874, two years before Colorado became a state, the Colorado School for the…
School Library Media Month
April is School Library Media Month! Libraries are an important part of a child’s education. …
Brain Injury Resources
The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) has produced a new guidebook, Brain Injury in Children and…
Common Core State Standards
The Colorado Deptartment of Education (CDE) provides several helpful online resources for understanding Common…
Education Resources for Parents
The Colorado Dept. of Education has just released a new Resources for Parents webpage. This…