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Colorado Education Highlights features the great work being done in Colorado at schools and districts, BOCES, and other education-related organizations. For more information, email CDE Communications

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Stories of Promising Practices: Compass Montessori School

Colorado Department of Education is highlighting success stories of teachers, students and administrators around the state in classrooms and schools through storytelling and videos in hopes that their experience can help others elevate their work. This is one of several such stories, looking at the success at Compass Montessori School in Jefferson County, the first public school in the country to offer Montessori education from pre-K through the 12th grade.

Wednesday, November 9, 2016


CEI joins forces with partners to support military students, families in academic success

Colorado’s military students and their families are getting the academic tools and supports they need to become college ready. For children of military personnel to have academic success, they must have consistent, high-quality educational opportunities whenever and wherever their families may be transferred.

Wednesday, November 2, 2016


STEM workshops aim to inspire students during fall break

Students from three elementary schools in District 49 attend a two-week POWER Zone workshop to inspire pursuits into scientific knowledge and processes.

Friday, October 28, 2016


CEI helps schools get smart about health and wellness

More than 450 Colorado schools volunteered to participate in the 2015-16 Smart Source pilot to assess their schools' health efforts.

Tuesday, October 25, 2016


Vista Ridge's football team lets '12th Player' participate in key game

Sixteen-year-old Grayson Moyer, who loves football and has a disability, got a chance to join his Vista Ridge High School football team on the field at homecoming.

Monday, October 17, 2016


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