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Preliminary results show Woodland Park schools’ performances slipping
New data shows Colorado schools are performing at a rate consistent with the previous year statewide, while Woodland Park’s schools took a step back. Preliminary performance frameworks for the 2025-26 school year show all Woodland Park District RE-2 schools recording lower percentages than the previous year. The frameworks, released by the Colorado Department of Education,…
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Preliminary results show Colorado Springs’ watchlist schools, districts improving
New data shows Colorado schools are performing at a rate consistent with the previous year statewide, with some promising signs in Colorado Springs. Preliminary school and district performance frameworks for the 2025-26 school year show all Harrison District 2 schools and all Colorado Springs District 11 high schools receiving the highest-performing ranks. The frameworks, released…
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Teller County schools record lower CMAS scores
Teller County’s public school students predominantly decreased in reading, writing and math proficiency, according to spring test results. The Colorado Department of Education on Aug. 19 released student growth results and achievement data from the spring Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS), PSAT and SAT assessments. Colorado’s overall percentage of students meeting or exceeding math…
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D-38 reports gains, remains near top in CMAS scores
Colorado continues to see solid improvements with its standardized math testing, but the same can’t be said for reading and writing. The Colorado Department of Education on Aug. 19 released student growth results and achievement data from the spring Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS), PSAT and SAT assessments. Colorado’s overall percentage of students meeting…
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‘We still have significant work ahead of us:’ Colorado reports minimal gains in improving attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism
Colorado schools made minimal progress improving their student attendance rates and reducing their absenteeism last year, new state data shows. After trending in the wrong direction last year, statewide attendance rates improved during the 2025-26 school year while chronic absenteeism declined, both by rates below 1%, according to data released by Colorado Department of Education…
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Colorado’s ‘first public Christian school’ sues state, alleges discrimination
Riverstone Academy, a public elementary school that opened last fall in Pueblo as a tuition-free option with Christian-based instruction, has filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado over alleged religious discrimination. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, claims that Colorado law violates the free exercise clause of the…
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As public school enrollment continues decline, graduation and dropout rates improve
Colorado’s graduation and dropout rates continue to improve while its overall enrollment continues to decline, according to new data released Tuesday morning. The Colorado Department of Education released student graduation data from the 2024-25 school year, with the state’s four-year graduation rate increasing by 1.4 percentage points to 85.6% – the highest in more than…