2017 News Releases
August
July
- State adds more dates for educator shortage plan town hall series
- Colorado announces 2017-18 free and reduced price meal income guidelines
June
- New website presents easy-to-understand school and district financial information
- Commissioner's Teacher Cabinet members announced
- Pearson selected as contractor for state assessments
May
- PSAT 8/9 to be given as Colorado's ninth-grade statewide assessment in English language arts, math
- Aspen Institute, Colorado State Library convene library leaders from across the state to discuss the future of public libraries
- Nominate a teacher to be the 2018 Colorado Teacher of the Year
- Colorado elementary school wins 2017 national Green Ribbon Schools Award
- Colorado Department of Education delivers state ESSA plan to U.S. Department of Education
March
- Education Commissioner to form Teacher Cabinet
- Colorado's 11th-graders to take the SAT for the first time this spring
- CDE recognizes Districts Accredited with Distinction, Centers of Excellence schools and other award winners
February
- Fruita teacher wins prestigious Milken Award
- Colorado releases ESSA state plan draft for comment
- Educator performance reports show majority of Colorado educators are effective or higher
January
- Help ensure all Colorado children have access to summer meals
- Report: Colorado Preschool Program producing positive outcomes for at-risk children
- Colorado graduation rates reach highest marks since 2010, state dropout rates also improve
- Colorado preschool through 12th-grade student enrollment grows slightly
State Board News from 2017
August
June
May
- State Board directs management partner for Adams 14
- State Board directs Huerfano School District to work with external management organization
- State Board directs improvements for Westminster and Aguilar school districts
April
- State Board of Education directs action to improve schools in Greeley and Pueblo
- State Board directs Hope Online to replace governing board, bring on management partner
- State Board directs innovation pathway for Aurora Central
March
February
- Colorado State Board of Education supports bill to change ninth-grade statewide assessment
- State Board honors 104-year-old educator
