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Originally posted on EdNewsColorado, Nov. 30, 2011. Copyright © EdNewsColorado.org Read here. Written by Charlie Brennan. Denver Public Schools students are making some gains in achievement, but available data is insufficient to know which of the reforms adopted over the past five years are – and are not – working, according to a report released…
The Colorado Children’s Campaign is a nonpartisan, nonprofit research and advocacy organization committed for over 25 years to creating hope and opportunity for all of Colorado’s kids. Backed by an extensive, statewide network of dedicated child advocates and the most trusted data on child well-being, the Children’s Campaign champions policies and programs that…
Beginning in 2010, The Evaluation Center in the School of Education and Human Development, at the University of Colorado Denver, was contracted through a collaborative effort by Denver Public Schools (DPS), Colorado Education Association (CEA), A+ Denver, and the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) to provide external evaluation services to study the Innovation schools in…
Measuring academic success as students progress from preschool through high school and into college provides important information about the quality of the DPS education system. This report uses the latest data available to look at key transition points for DPS students from 2005 to 2011 to identify: Outcomes and trends in academic achievement and growth…
Blog post by Van Schoales on Ed News Colorado, Oct. 24, 2011. Copyright © EdNewsColorado.org. View original post here. This week Denver Public Schools is rolling out “School Choice,” a new common enrollment process for all DPS schools, and a companion guide for families. It’s a bit surprising that there has not been more chatter about…
Blog post by Van Schoales on EdNewsColorado, Aug. 31, 2011. Copyright © EdNewsColorado.org. View original post here. It’s not often I would describe a book on education reform as a page-turner, but Steven Brill’s book Class Warfare kept me engaged late into the night. I thought “Wow, someone has finally described some of the political…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Van Schoales Cell: 303.725.1151 Email: vschoales@gmail.com A+ Denver releases report- Denver School Performance by School Board Member Districts: Results and Trends. This A+ Denver report was developed in partnership with Padres Unidos, Get Smart Schools, Colorado Succeeds, Colorado League of Charter Schools and Metro Organization for People describes and shows the…
The inevitable and early progression into the Denver Public Schools board election season means that this year the political jousting began in advance of the release of the 2011 School Performance Framework (SPF)– DPSʼs the annual ranking of every public school in the city. The election and the SPF were thus often juxtaposed in news reports – however…
Originally posted on EdNewsColorado, Oct. 4, 2011. Copyright © EdNewsColorado.org. Read here. Written by Charlie Brennan. The A+ Denver education advocacy group has released results of a Denver Public Schools board candidate survey, but several candidates didn’t consider it a valid exercise. The lone incumbent on the Nov. 1 ballot, Arturo Jimenez, declined to respond to…
Originally posted on EdNewsColorado, Oct. 13, 2011. Copyright © EdNewsColorado.org. Read here. Written by Alexander Ooms. A+ Denver issued a new brief yesterday (and full disclosure – I helped crunch some of the numbers). It’s oddly not available (as of now) on their website, but it’s worth a look, so I’m posting here: SPF by…