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Just over half a year after the first Denver teacher strike in 25 years, A+ Colorado releases Investing in Teachers, the fifth report in the Denver’s Next Journey series. The report explores how Denver Public Schools (DPS) has tried different strategies to support educators including: – the evolution of Denver’s compensation structure, – developments in…
Public Comment September 11, 2019 Colorado State Board of Education Good Morning Board Chair and members of the Colorado Board of Education. I am Van Schoales the President of A+ Colorado, a research organization committed to improving the quality of our public schools. I am here to thank you for public discussion regarding the need…
Summer vacation has concluded and most educators have found themselves back in the classroom, but the time “off” didn’t leave us short of education updates. A+ begins the school year with plenty of news to share including a preview on a new report examining the history and future of initiatives for educators in Denver, a…
An A+ community member asked A+ Answers, “With the “expanding concurrent enrollment” bill on the table, I’m curious, what schools in Colorado are doing concurrent enrollment the best?” Concurrent Enrollment (CE) is a way for students that are still in high school to take classes for college credit. These can either be taken within the…
About A+ Colorado’s Community Engagement Blogs At A+ Colorado, it is incredibly important that we are engaged with the work and initiatives led by local grassroots organizations. A principle goal of our organization is to be involved and supportive of community led efforts. We strongly believe that one of the first steps to doing this…
A community member asked A+ Answers, “How does a rural district like North Conejos have such high graduation rates?” This seemingly simple question is incredibly complicated. Intrinsic in this question are further questions that merit further research, like resource allocation to rural schools and the interplay between graduation rates and other measures of success. To…
It’s finally summertime in Colorado where students and [hopefully] educators can get the much needed rest they deserve. A+ Colorado delivers all the education news you’ll need to avoid the Summertime Slump including: a new face joining the A+ team, an event and report for Denver’s Next Journey, a coalition’s Report Card rating the state,…
Communicating “Good Schools” to Families, the fourth brief of a multi-part series titled Denver’s Next Journey, explores how and if families can easily understand whether schools within DPS are serving students well. How does Denver Public Schools determine what makes a good school? Communicating “Good Schools” to Families looks at the history of the School…
The community voted and 62% of voters wanted to know, “Where are students of color graduating at a high rate in Colorado?” Over the past several years, Colorado’s graduation rates for all groups of students has been increasing, across the state. However, when looking at where students of color are graduating at the highest rate, it’s…