/tags/amgrad AmGrad en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 11:52:25 GMT /education/2016-04-13/when-your-mentor-is-the-band-teacher-a-students-success-stays-on-tempo After four years of climbing, Colorado’s on-time graduation rate plateaued in 2015 at 77.3 percent. Education officials don’t have a specific cause for… Wed, 13 Apr 2016 11:52:25 GMT /education/2016-04-13/when-your-mentor-is-the-band-teacher-a-students-success-stays-on-tempo /education/2015-08-25/with-school-back-colorado-high-school-grad-requirements-get-another-look Students are heading back to school, but the road to graduation for this the incoming crop of seniors varies by high school. The reason? Unlike other… Tue, 25 Aug 2015 12:51:06 GMT /education/2015-08-25/with-school-back-colorado-high-school-grad-requirements-get-another-look Bente Birkeland /education/2015-08-17/one-colorado-dropout-who-found-her-voice-through-poetry Being a teenager is hard enough - but when you’ve dropped out of high school and are dealing with depression, self expression can be hard. For 17-year-old… Mon, 17 Aug 2015 11:00:00 GMT /education/2015-08-17/one-colorado-dropout-who-found-her-voice-through-poetry »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ· Staff /education/2015-07-29/one-way-to-fight-the-dropout-crisis-make-school-a-summer-job Even with falling dropout rates in Colorado, thousands of high school students are still slipping through the cracks each year. One program in Northern… Wed, 29 Jul 2015 11:00:00 GMT /education/2015-07-29/one-way-to-fight-the-dropout-crisis-make-school-a-summer-job Erin O'Toole /education/2015-07-28/heres-a-unique-approach-to-keep-kids-in-high-school-pay-them While many of their friends are hanging out at the mall or playing video games at home during the summer, about 40 high school sophomores and juniors are… Tue, 28 Jul 2015 11:00:00 GMT /education/2015-07-28/heres-a-unique-approach-to-keep-kids-in-high-school-pay-them Erin O'Toole /education/2015-06-25/reading-writing-and-data-summer-school-aims-to-help-struggling-colorado-youth Wyatt has blond hair and a deep tan. He’s sitting at a desk in a noisy classroom, brow furrowed. He cocks his head to the side, his finger moving over a… Thu, 25 Jun 2015 12:00:00 GMT /education/2015-06-25/reading-writing-and-data-summer-school-aims-to-help-struggling-colorado-youth /education/2015-05-20/colorado-literacy-program-aims-to-help-struggling-young-readers May marks graduation season – a joyous time for most high school seniors anxious to start the next phase of their lives. But this year, thousands of… Wed, 20 May 2015 12:00:00 GMT /education/2015-05-20/colorado-literacy-program-aims-to-help-struggling-young-readers Erin O'Toole /education/2015-03-24/race-gender-big-factors-in-determining-who-drops-out-in-colorado High school dropout rates have been slowly improving in Colorado, with the rate at 2.4 percent statewide for the 2013-2014 school year. However, there are… Tue, 24 Mar 2015 11:00:00 GMT /education/2015-03-24/race-gender-big-factors-in-determining-who-drops-out-in-colorado Erin O'Toole /education/2015-03-05/grant-program-focuses-on-colorados-troubled-students Lyane Hernandez raised a lot of red flags when she entered Greeley Central High School. She was argumentative with teachers, got into a fight, and didn't… Thu, 05 Mar 2015 12:00:00 GMT /education/2015-03-05/grant-program-focuses-on-colorados-troubled-students