The Teacher Student Data Link provides a way to link teacher and student data. Once linked, analyzing this data assists efforts to continuously improve instructional practice and student achievement in districts and across Colorado. In practical terms, the teacher student data link describes the instructional relationships that educators have with students.
Colorado's school readiness initiative is an essential component of the state's educational improvement policies designed to ensure all Colorado's children graduate ready for college and career. Colorado's educational improvement policies exemplify a continuous improvement cycle at all levels of the educational system: classroom, school, district, and state department of education.
Hydraulic fracturing is a technology used to crack subsurface shale and other porous formations to release oil and natural gas. With the aim of providing a venue for a civil discussion on the topic, the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver and the Buechner Institute for Governance sponsored a public forum. The event attracted 160 people representing governments, nonprofit and private organizations, academia and consulting firms, and other interests. Lasting for approximately 60 minutes, the first 30 minutes featured questions and answers between the moderators and the panelists. Questions posed to the panelists focused on the major issues or problems they see with respect to this topic and recommended solutions. During the last 30 minutes, the panelists answered questions from the audience.
It is imperative that Colorado's child welfare system have a well-trained, highly-qualified work force with the best supports and tools available to ensure they can meet the needs of Colorado's children and families.
As a condition of enrollment in a licensed child care facility and/or Colorado public school, Colorado law requires children to be immunized per the vaccine schedule required by the Colorado Board of Health. However, the student has the option of claiming an exemption in order to be in compliance. Currently, the state allows three different types of exemptions for immunizations: medical; religious; personal belief. The mission of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is to protect and improve the health of Colorado's people and the quality of its environment. Along with its partners throughout the State, CDPHE embarked on a collaborative process to better understand the current knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs around immunizations and exemptions in Colorado.
This report provides an overview of issues tied to student dropout and graduation in Colorado. It includes: analysis of overall incidence, factors and impacts of dropping out, review of policies and legislation related to school attendance, truancy, dropout and graduation, dropout prevention and student engagement efforts.
