Tag: susana cordova
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El Paso County educators report low participation in biennial statewide survey
Colorado educators are feeling better about their working conditions than they did two years ago, according to a survey released by the state Department of Education on Tuesday. It’s unclear if the same can be said in much of El Paso County. The 2026 Teaching and Learning Conditions Colorado (TLCC) survey found that those surveyed…
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Local teacher surprised with cash prize, national honor at assembly
When Mountain Vista Community School learned that one of its teachers was the recipient of nationwide recognition and a $25,000 cash prize during a morning assembly, the teacher in question seemed among the least enthused by the news on Thursday. While her students and colleagues erupted in cheers around her in the packed gymnasium, the…
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Colorado Springs teacher, veteran named finalist for Colorado Teacher of the Year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Centennial Elementary School was brimming with excitement on Thursday afternoon. Like last year, a teacher from Harrison School District 2 has been selected as one of eight finalists for Colorado’s 2026 Teacher of the Year. Unlike last year’s recipient, first-grade teacher Emily Gaytan was surprised…
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Colorado sees slight drop in attendance, rise in chronic absentees in 2024-25
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado is heading in the wrong direction for absenteeism and student attendance, according to data released Wednesday by the state Department of Education. The daily attendance and chronic absenteeism report for the 2024-25 school year showed slight declines in the former and increases in the…
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Colorado’s standardized test scores show improvement; Pikes Peak region schools show mixed progress
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While Colorado continues to see steady progress in student growth and achievement, progress in the Pikes Peak region isn’t quite as consistent, according to test score data released this week by the state. Statewide, this year’s Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) scores are at or…
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Multiple El Paso County schools approved for BEST grant funding
Multiple El Paso County schools will benefit from this year’s round of grant awards from the Colorado Department of Education’s annual Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) program. School districts Harrison D-2, Widefield D-3 and Peyton School District 23-JT, along with the charter Mountain Song Community School, are among the 14 recipients for the state grant…
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Remington Elementary School in Colorado Springs receives national award
With just the lift of a finger, Colorado Education Commissioner Susana Córdova is able to bring the chatter of excited students to a hush in the Remington Elementary School gymnasium, even during a momentous occasion for the school. Both the students’ enthusiasm and disciplined behavior exemplified what brought her there to begin with. “You can…
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Colorado graduation and drop-out rates show improvements, but some gaps remain
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado students continue to make progress in graduating while dropout rates decline across the state. The Colorado Department of Education released student graduation and dropout data from the 2023-24 school year this week that showed…
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Colorado graduation and drop-out rates show improvements, but some gaps remain
Colorado students continue to make progress in graduating while dropout rates decline across the state. The Colorado Department of Education released student graduation and dropout data from the 2023-24 school year this week that showed four-year graduation rates improving by 1.1% up to 84.2%. The total marks the state’s highest in more than a decade,…
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Colorado schools see improvement in student attendance, drop in chronic absenteeism
One of the larger hindrances of public education after the COVID-19 pandemic was a dramatic rise in chronic student absenteeism. However, new state data released Thursday indicates schools are continuing to recover from this. According to the Colorado Department of Education (CDE), student attendance increased by 0.7 percentage points, up to 91.5%, while chronic absenteeism…