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Most N.M. teachers effective, better

ALBUQUERQUE – The number of New Mexico’s teachers rated “effective” or better dropped slightly this year under a much-debated evaluation system, according to new numbers released Monday by t...

DATE: May 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Passing grade for student testing?

State lawmakers hopeful they have reached compromise

DATE: May 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Most Colo. students being assessed

DENVER – On the eve of the first round of Common Core testing, the Colorado State Board of Education declared its support for parents’ right to choose to keep their children from being asses...

DATE: May 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Vaccination rules strengthened in Colorado

Parents asked to reaffirm opt-out decision regularly

DATE: Apr 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Education Briefs

Animas High School announces programs Animas High School will offer these programs: All-School Math Exhibition will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at AHS. All ma...

DATE: Apr 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Can public boarding schools solve educational ills?

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Buffalo’s chronically struggling school system is considering an idea gaining momentum in other cities: public boarding schools that put round-the-clock attention on students...

DATE: Apr 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Racism lingers among college millennials

Despite growing diversity, incidents persist nationwide

DATE: Apr 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

What’s that sound?

Spring guitar recital shows off youths

DATE: Apr 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two student-testing reform measures advance

‘We are reducing testing,’ a Colo. lawmaker says

DATE: Apr 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Governors fear testing reduction

Hickenlooper joins Owens, Romer to raise concerns

DATE: Apr 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Opt-out movement accelerates amid Common Core testing

ATLANTA – Thousands of students are opting out of new standardized tests aligned to the Common Core standards, defying the latest attempt by states to improve academic performance. ...

DATE: Apr 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Education Briefs

St. Columba School accepting registration St. Columba School is accepting registration for kindergarten to eighth grade for the 2015-16 school year. For more informati...

DATE: Apr 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education