$5 Million Awarded To Colorado's Low Performing Schools

Emily Boyer — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:31:16 +0000

Colorado has been awarded $5.2 million to help raise student achievement at some of the state’s lowest performing schools.

Newtown, Conn. Students Are Granted A Waiver On Exams

Eyder Peralta — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:06:00 +0000

The student victims of the Connecticut school shooting rampage that left 20 first-graders and six educators dead in December have been granted an unprecedented one-time waiver on taking standardized tests.

The AP reports:

"The state Board of Education and state lawmakers voted Wednesday to approve measures allowing Newtown children in grades 3 through 8 to skip the Connecticut Mastery Tests that are being administered statewide this month."

Colorado Schools Win Green Ribbon Awards

Emily Boyer — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:16:00 +0000

Three Colorado schools have been recognized for their environmental stewardship as part of the first U-S Department of Education’s list of Green Ribbon Schools. In the Poudre School District, Wellington Middle School was among 78 schools awarded in 29 states nationally.

Education Grant to Help Train New Teachers in 3 Colorado School Districts

Brian Larson — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:10:46 +0000

A Department of Education grant to be administered through Aims Community College in Greeley will help teacher’s assistants already working in the classroom become new teachers.

Greeley Dream Team Awarded Education Grant

Erin OToole — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:48:29 +0000

A Greeley-based program that helps steer low-income kids toward higher education is getting a financial boost from the U.S. Department of Education.