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Meet the 2025 Colorado Teacher of the Year Winner | Conozca al ganador del Premio al Maestro del Año de Colorado 2025. Janet Damon DELTA High School Denver Public Schools. Logos: Colorado Department of Education, Boettcher Foundation, Denver7 ABC.

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Janet Damon, 2025 Colorado Teacher of the Year

News Release -- CDE announces DPS educator Janet Damon as 2025 Colorado Teacher of the Year
The Colorado Department of Education today announced Janet Damon, a history teacher at DELTA High School in Denver Public Schools, as the 2025 Colorado Teacher of the Year in a surprise ceremony at her school.

News Release - State Board of Education member Stephen Varela resigns effective Oct. 1
State Board of Education Member Stephen Varela, a Republican from Pueblo, announced he will resign his position effective today, Oct. 1, 2024.

News Release -- U.S. Department of Education names four Colorado schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools
The U.S. Department of Education today announced its 2024 cohort of National Blue Ribbon Award Schools with four Colorado schools as selected out of 356 schools across the country. Colorado’s 2024 Blue Ribbon Schools are DSST Cedar High School in Denver Public Schools, Zach Elementary School in Poudre School District, Mesa View Elementary School in Mesa County Valley School District 51, and Skyview Middle School in Pueblo County School District 70.

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