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Rankin: High stakes testing

During the August board meeting of the State Board of Education, the Colorado Department of Education released the Scholastic Aptitude Scores (SAT) for 2016-17. The SAT is a stan...

DATE: Sep 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Joyce Rankin

Rankin: What is Colorado doing for its high-achieving students?

Have you ever asked a question and been given the answer, “It’s complicated?” Me, too. It’s a frequently used phrase around the Colorado Department of Education. ...

DATE: Aug 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Joyce Rankin

Rankin: Are education policies helping or hindering student (and teacher) success?

President Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) into law in 2001. Since that time, Colorado has tested students and used the tests and other assessments to evaluate the effectivene...

DATE: Jul 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Joyce Rankin

Rankin: Legislation ready to be implemented

Last month, I reported on the education bills that were considered during the 2017 legislative session. Senate Bill 267 and House Bill 1375 are two new acts that have significant impact on t...

DATE: Jun 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Joyce Rankin

Rankin: The legislative session and the accountability clock

Last week ended the 2017 legislative session. While legislators are looking forward to the end of the session, the board of education is busy with decisions regarding our lowest performing s...

DATE: May 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Joyce Rankin

Students and school districts benefit from testing

It’s spring and with it comes the time for testing. For many this is a dreaded time of year. For all, it is a time to take sample online practice tests and put on one’s thinking cap. Here’s ...

DATE: Apr 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Joyce Rankin

This is what school choice looks like

School choice is a term for K-12 public education options describing a wide array of programs offering students and their families alternatives to those publicly provided schools assigned ba...

DATE: Mar 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Joyce Rankin

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