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One Colorado is the state’s leading advocacy organization dedicated to advancing equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Coloradans and their families. A+ Colorado is proud to collaborate with One Colorado and Confluence Consulting to put on a webinar that will elevate student voice and experience. On Monday, May 17 from 4-5 pm…
House Bill 1194 was introduced by Representative Tipper and Ricks to ensure that people have access to representation when facing immigration courts. The Colorado Immigrants Right Coalition (CIRC) worked tirelessly to support and advocate for this bill. CIRC along with the Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning, also worked to bring witnesses to testify in favor…
Ivory A. Toldson, president and CEO of the QEM Network (Quality for Minorities), professor of counseling psychology at Howard University, and editor-in-chief of The Journal of Negro Education has released an important book for all those in education and supporting students: “No BS (Bad Stats): Black People Need People Who Believe in Black People Enough…
On March 15, Tattered Cover partnered with A+ Colorado to discuss standardized testing in our schools in an event called “Standardized Testing in Our Schools – The Future of CMAS.” Right now, the Colorado State Legislature is debating whether to cancel the state’s Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) testing program. Tattered Cover has convened…
Mejorar el apoyo a la salud mental en las escuelas es el enfoque de OurTurn, una organización de activismo juvenil dirigida por estudiantes, están testificando el lunes 11 de enero durante la reunión del Comité Asesor de Presupuestos. Cuando sólo hay 1 trabajador social por cada 250 estudiantes y 1 psicólogo por cada 700 estudiantes, a los estudiantes que buscan apoyo de salud mental en las escuelas a menudo se les pide que recurren a maestros, asesores o miembros del personal no calificados.
Student activists from Our Turn Action Network and the Director of Research at A+ Colorado, Eden Morrision, will testify Monday at the DPS Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting at 3:30 p.m. regarding the $3 million earmarked for mental health support from the Mill Levy Override Funds. While DPS continues to strive to meet the mental…
ECC Action Plan focuses on 5 key themes // Screenshot from CDHE report On December 18, 2020, Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) and CDHE’s Equity Champions Coalition (ECC) released Colorado’s first equity report for higher education called “Report on Educational Equity: Creating a Colorado for All.” In Colorado, white students have an attainment level…
Last week’s announcement is the culmination of a lot of firsts for 15-year-old Gitanjali Rao: Being named as the first Kid of the Year by TIME Magazine, representing Colorado, and STEM School Highlands Ranch, a public charter school. The title as the first honoree comes on the heels of another world-wide historic moment featuring a…
Yesterday evening, it was announced that Dwight Jones will step in as DPS interim superintendent. The decision was announced after the DPS Board of Education work session and an executive session. Dwight is currently DPS’ Senior Deputy Superintendent for Equity, and previously was the Superintendent in Clark County (Las Vegas), the nation’s 5th largest school district.…
Good morning, Colorado! It’s the first week of December – back when the pandemic started, no one could have predicted we’d be still in lockdown mode 8 months later – but here we are. Colorado schools have largely pivoted their reopening plans for remote learning. At A+, we’d like to acknowledge the dedication of parents, students,…