Yesenia Robles

Yesenia Robles

REPORTER, CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Yesenia covers suburban school districts for Chalkbeat Colorado. She grew up in Denver, graduated from CU Boulder and previously worked for the Denver Post. She has been with Chalkbeat since 2016. You can reach her at yrobles@chalkbeat.org. Hablo español.

El distrito y la high school enfrentan una nueva audiencia con la Junta de Educación Estatal en mayo.

The charter school bill that sponsors said was about accountability failed after hours of testimony Thursday.

The Colorado State Board of Education will hear the recommendations at a hearing in May.

One proposes to improve accountability, though critics call it harmful. The other would open up a source of construction funds.

Maestros en estos puestos describen sentirse abrumados mientras intentan apoyar a muchos estudiantes que son nuevos en el país en clases mucho más numerosas de lo normal.

The guidance is new this spring and comes in response to the influx of newcomer students.

Screening students, for example, has taken up a lot more time for some teachers.

The report’s recommendations include ones that require cooperation from the city and other organizations.

Colorado’s budget committee has been hashing out legislation that would provide $24 million for schools enrolling new arrival students. On Friday, they approved the proposal for consideration.

The Colorado State Board of Education praised the school’s efforts, even though its rating and test scores remained low.