Data and Publications

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Online Data

Online Enrollment and Demographic Data Website

Online Student Mobility Reports

SB 19-129 calls for the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) to produce an annual report on the number of students who withdraw from Colorado K-12 online schools after the pupil enrollment count date. The 2022 Student Mobility in K-12 Online Schools is expected for publishing in Summer 2023.

Online Summary Reports

Previous to HB 11-1277, all online programs were required by statute to submit a report annually to CDE. The Office of Online and Blended Learning (OBL) is now required to prepare a summary report on Online Programs every five years with the next report due in 2024.

Previous Reports

Understanding Mobility Rates in Colorado's Multi-District Online Schools (PDF) January 2011
Online Advisory Board Summary Report to the Colorado State Board (PDF) February 2008
CDE Online Education Task Force - Online Education Interim Report (PDF) March 2007
Trujillo Commission on Online Education (PDF) February 2007
State Auditor Report on Performance of Online Education Programs (PDF) November 2006

Research

June 2024

REL and BLI Variance Waiver Crosswalk 2021-2024 (PDF)

In 2021, CDE asked the Central Regional Education Laboratory (REL) for the U.S. Department of Education to conduct a literature scope and scan or research on best practices with online and blended learning. This report compares REL's findings to Colorado's use of the three-year Blended Learning Initiative (BLI) variance waiver for districts to implement blended learning models following emergency remote learning due to COVID.

December 2022

BLI Stakeholder Engagement Report (PDF)

This report reflects the stakeholder activities Keystone Policy Center completed for CDE during the three-year BLI to gather statewide input from families, students, educators, system leaders and other involved stakeholders on their perspectives about blended learning through multi-platform participation opportunities including online surveys, in-person conference sessions, online video focus groups, and in-person focus groups.

October 2012

A Study of ONLINE LEARNING: Perspectives of Online Learners and Educators (PDF)

In 2012, CDE asked the Center for Education Policy Analysis in the Buechner Institute for Governance, University of Colorado Denver to conduct a study to gain a better understanding of online learning and previous experiences in brick-and mortar-classrooms from the perspective of high school students and parents of students in grades K-12 through surveys and interviews.

Characteristics of Colorado's Online Students (PDF)

This study utilizes CDE collected data to analyze demographics, trends, and performance in full-time online schools over time. It includes assessment, pupil enrollment, demographic and socioeconomic data collected from 2003 through 2011, as this is both the earliest and most recent data available from CDE at the student level.

July 2012

Blended Learning in Rural Colorado: Status and Strategies for Expansion (PDF)

In 2012, CDE asked Evergreen Education Group to conduct research that would help CDE to understand how best to support the expansion of quality educational options to students across Colorado, especially in rural areas. The report shares best practices and findings from interviews and surveys of rural leaders across Colorado about the barriers to blended learning in rural areas. The report also includes the opportunities in the short and long-term to bring more quality content and educators to rural Colorado through a mix of online and face-to-face learning.