Report: Poor oversight on Colorado turnaround effort
Colorado's Department of Education failed to create a rigorous application process and lacked oversight in a federal turnaround effort meant to spur improvement in the state's lowest performing...
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To forestall intervention, a struggling rural district overhauls its model
In an unusual step for districts facing a looming state accountability deadline, one rural district is completely overhauling its schools in an attempt to stave off state intervention. In an effort to...
View ArticleColorado education department intends to create turnaround network
The State Department of Education hopes to lend more direct help to Colorado's struggling campuses by forming a network of turnaround schools, it announced Tuesday in a letter to superintendents. The...
View ArticleAurora chief will propose changes for struggling Central high school
AURORA — Superintendent Rico Munn told the city's school board Tuesday night that his leadership team will develop a plan this spring for a chronically low performing high school that is quickly...
View ArticleState to Aurora: 'Bold actions' needed at Central to win support for...
In an unusual step, Colorado’s top school improvement officer warned in a letter to Aurora Public Schools officials that his office is looking for “decisive and bold actions” to improve the city’s...
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The plan to revitalize Aurora's schools: Longer days, new curriculum and more...
Nearly a year after Superintendent Rico Munn announced his intention to overhaul five of Aurora’s most troubled schools, the public is getting its first look at what might be in store next year. Among...
View ArticleAfter some doubt, teachers and staff at Aurora Central approve overhaul plan
Aurora Central High, one of the state’s most academically troubled schools, is one step closer to a dramatic overhaul after teachers there Wednesday approved a plan that calls for new teaching methods,...
View ArticleAdams 14 chief sole finalist for top job in Bay Area
Adams 14 Superintendent Pat Sanchez, who has led the school district through a turnaround effort for nearly four years, has been named sole finalist for a superintendent post in the Bay Area. The...
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Freeing failing schools from bureaucracy hasn't worked as hoped. So why is...
Colorado’s effort to boost student learning by allowing low-performing district-run schools additional freedoms from state and local bureaucracy appears not to be working as well as hoped. Since 2010,...
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Who will land perhaps one of the toughest superintendent jobs in Colorado?
A suburban Denver school board is poised to select its next superintendent, who will face the formidable challenge of leading a school district that has run out of time to improve its performance on...
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