State student count grows 1.1 percent

Colorado K-12 student enrollment grew to 863,561 students in the current school year, the Department of Education reported Monday.

Colorado K-12 student enrollment grew to 863,561 students in the current school year, the Department of Education reported Monday.

Many in education are hoping 2011 will be the first Colorado legislative session in three years without a “big” education reform bill.

A state study of how to count students got going Wednesday – about six weeks before the effort is supposed to produce a report.

A new study of school districts with declining enrollment hasn’t found the clear-cut picture of financial and academic distress that often is presumed to afflict such districts.

The breakneck pace of growth in Colorado’s online programs slowed in 2009 but it still hit the double digits

Colorado’s K-12 enrollment is up again this year but the number of students in poverty is growing even faster