National Foster Care Month
The month of May has been designated National Foster Care Month, shining the spotlight on…
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Full-Day Kindergarten
Just days before the end of their session, the Colorado Legislature approved funding for full-day…
20 Years After Columbine
This Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of one of the greatest tragedies in our state’s…
Safe2Tell Colorado
It’s not always easy for teens to report safety concerns to adults — but reporting…
March is Music In Our Schools Month
Music education has been shown to have enormous benefits to student learning, including helping to…
February is Career and Technical Education Month
Career and technical education (CTE) is a way for middle- and high-school students to get…
Topics in History: Five Points: The Heart and Soul of Denver
In recent decades, the city of Denver has undergone a drastic transformation both aesthetically and…
Starting a Charter School
This is the time of year when those interested in establishing a new charter school…
New Report on Youth Suicide Prevention
The Colorado Attorney General’s Office just released a new report, Community Conversations to Inform Youth…
“Father” John Lewis Dyer: The Snowshoe Itinerant
When: 1812-1901 Where: Central Colorado Mountains Why important: Beloved circuit-riding Methodist preacher Biography John Lewis…
Family Literacy Resources
Winter break is a great time to read with your kids! Learning doesn’t just happen…
Time Machine Tuesday: Penmanship Lessons
Many schools are no longer prioritizing the teaching of cursive penmanship. Yet a century ago,…
Identifying Students with Learning Disabilities
One of the most frequently-accessed publications in our library is the Colorado Department of Education’s…
The Colorado READ Act
The Colorado READ Act (Reading to Ensure Academic Development Act) is a law passed by…
Video Resources from the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind
The Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB) not only provides services to…
Dual and Concurrent Enrollment
The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) recently released its annual report on concurrent enrollment…
Time Machine Tuesday: Teaching In Colorado
Today is National Teacher Appreciation Day, a day for thanking the educators who made differences…
Open Educational Resources
Good news for students and professors! On Monday Gov. Hickenlooper signed HB18-1331, a bi-partisan bill…
School Finance in Colorado
This week’s teacher walkouts have highlighted the issue of school finance in Colorado. Last week…
Four-Day School Weeks
District 60 in Pueblo has announced that in August it will transition to a four-day…