Colorado State Publications Blog
Remedial Education
Last week the Colorado Dept. of Higher Education released their 2008 report on remedial education. This report received a great deal of attention in the …
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Focus on the Children
A new and improved version of the State Publications Library’s “Focus on the Children” bibliography is now available. The subject guide is a compilation of …
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Safe-2-Tell
The Colorado Dept. of Public Safety and the Colorado Attorney General’s Office are both supporters of the non-profit organization Safe-2-Tell, which is a way for …
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School Research Topics
Need help finding information on the history of Colorado? Writing a paper on big-horned sheep? or investigating Colorado crime trends? State agency websites and publications …
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Student Assessment
The results from the Colorado Student Assessment Program have been released and are available online at http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/documents/csap/csap_summary.html The Colorado Department of Education has a new …
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Financial Literacy
This past session the General Assembly passed HB08-1168, “Concerning financial literacy in kindergarten-through-twelfth grade education.” This bill requires revision of the state’s model content standards …
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School Safety Resource Center Proposed
Governor Ritter, Senator John Morse and Representative Amy Stephens are sponsoring a billthat would create a Colorado School Safety Resource Center, to provide statewide expertise …
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School Report Cards
The newspapers and tv reporters are all talking about the School Accountability Reports, which were released yesterday by the Department of Education. The reports can …
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New resource guide for Colorado research topics
Bells are ringing and students are filling the hallways. The new school year is fast upon us. To help prepare for homework and research assignments …
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CSAP – Colorado Student Assessment Program
The Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) is designed to provide a picture of how students in the state of Colorado are progressing toward meeting academic …
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State Information for Kids
Many state agency websites contain pages just for kids. These are mostly educational pages, or pages with games, that can help kids learn about state …
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Child Abuse
Our library just received Child Abuse and Neglect: An Introductory Manual for Professionals and Paraprofessionals, 2006, a great resource from the Department of Public Health …
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Online Education Performance Audit
On Monday the Office of the State Auditor released an audit report on online education in Colorado. The findings do not look good — auditors …
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School Violence Manual
Our library just received the 2006 edition of the Colorado School Violence Prevention and Student Discipline Manual by John W. Suthers, Attorney General of Colorado. …
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Ballot Proposals Regarding School Finance
On the ballot this November are two proposals that deal with school district spending: Amendment 39 and Referendum J. Though closely related they do not …
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More Ideas for School Papers
Recently updated and on the Colorado State Publications Library (CoSPL) web site is a resource list called “School Research Topics: Notable Internet Resources from State …
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Colorado Information for Grade School Students
Now that school is in session, our library can expect to receive requests for information from grade school students assigned to do reports on a …
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Resources for Back to School
It’s that time again… CoSPL has an abundance of resources for students, parents, community members, and public officials concerning school information. Some questions that you …
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Safe Schools
A new title in our collection on gun violence, Project Safe Neighborhood, Final Report, brings to mind that 7 years ago this month the Columbine …
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Colorado Education Standards
Over the past week there has been considerable debate over whether Overland High School teacher Jay Bennish’s controversial lecture was within the appropriate curriculum for …