News And Media
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Denver Post: Colorado gets $1 million to study lengthening school days
By: Allison Sherry Denver Post December 3, 2012 WASHINGTON — Nine schools in four metro-area Colorado school districts will lengthen school days to 6 p.m. and be put under a microscope to see how effective longer days are to student success, thanks to a million-dollar grant from a nonprofit education organization. The $1 million Colorado received from the nonprofit National Center on Time and Learning Monday will go to studying how well the longer school day works and implementing the extra ...
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EdNews Colorado: More school time coming for some students
By: Todd Engdahl EdNews Colorado December 3, 2012 Colorado is among five states chosen to participate in a pilot program to expand the school day in selected districts. Gov. John Hickenlooper speaking in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 3, 2012. The participating Colorado districts are Boulder Valley, Denver Public Schools, Jefferson County and Westminster (Adams 50), involving more than 5,000 students and starting in the 2012-13 school year. Districts in the program have agreed to expand the school year at some ...
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2013 Healthy Schools & Integration Summit
The Colorado Legacy Foundation hosted the 2013 Healthy Schools and Integration Summit on April 17th, which brought together educational leaders and stakeholders throughout the state to learn, promote, and celebrate advancing academic achievement efforts. The event was held from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel at 1550 Court Place, Denver. The day started with an energetic breakfast keynote from 2011 MacArthur ...
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CBS 4: Gates Foundation Funds Will Help With State Student Achievement
CBS 4 November 19, 2012 DENVER (CBS4/AP) – Colorado is getting some help from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Gov. John Hickenlooper and Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia announced Monday that the state is getting $5.9 million to help increase high school graduation rates and prepare students for college and careers. To read more, click here.
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Healthy School Champions Score Card
Healthy School Champions Score Card is now open! Complete the Score Card by January 10, 2013 and your school will be in the running for seed money to grow in becoming a healthy school, or for a monetary award and recognition. With the help of either a Planning Story or Success Story template, the Score Card tool assesses your school based on best practices in the eight components of ...
