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News Release - CDE announces 2026 Colorado Teacher of the Year finalists in Cañon City and Colorado Springs
Today, two more teachers were surprised with news that they are among the eight finalists in the running to be Colorado’s 2026 Teacher of the Year. Julie Milam of Cañon City School District and Emily Gaytan of Harrison School District 2 named finalists
News Release - Colorado Department of Education releases preliminary school and district frameworks
The Colorado Department of Education today released preliminary 2025 school and district performance frameworks based on 2024-25 data that show trends largely in line with last year’s results. The frameworks are used to accredit school districts and assign school ratings by measures such as graduation rates, academic achievement and growth.
News Release - Colorado Department of Education announces 2026 Colorado Teacher of the Year in Revere and Greeley-Evans school districts
Mindy Green of Revere School District and Stephen Paulson of Greeley-Evans School District 6 named finalists in surprise announcements at their schools.
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