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Time to Eat: An Emerging Consideration for School Lunch Delivery and the Nutrition of Colorado's Students
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Perez-Carrillo, Stephanie; Manoatl, Erica – Colorado Children's Campaign, 2020
Experiencing hunger can negatively impact a child's health, behavior and overall performance in school. Though substantial progress has been made to increase access to school foods, ensuring adequate time to eat remains to be a challenge for students and schools. We know there are some Colorado schools and districts promoting best practices around…
Descriptors: Hunger, Lunch Programs, Best Practices, Nutrition
2021 Kids Count in Colorado! At a Tipping Point: Building Stronger Systems for Colorado Kids in the Aftermath of COVID-19
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Hughes, Sarah; Manoatl, Erica; Veraza, Charlie – Colorado Children's Campaign, 2021
The 2021 "KIDS COUNT in Colorado!" report examines how children fared during the first year of the COVID-19 crisis. The data included in the report illustrate the pandemic's far-reaching effects on Colorado kids, from increased housing instability and hunger to difficulty accessing health care, child care, preschool and K-12 education.…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Well Being, Child Health
School-Finance Reform: Inspiration and Progress in Colorado
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Herman, Juliana – Center for American Progress, 2013
This report takes a look at Colorado's redesigned school-funding system whose fate was decided by Coloradan voters in Fall 2013. Voters were asked to approve a $1.1 billion tax increase to finance Colorado's schools, an approval required for the funding reforms to kick in. The proposed system represented a significant step forward in the push for…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Finance Reform, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Change
The Nation's Report Card Mathematics 2011 State Snapshot Report. Colorado. Grade 4, Public Schools
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2011 mathematics assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. Overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, comparison of the average score in 2011 to…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Economic Status, Educational Assessment
Childhood Poverty in Colorado: A Closer Look at a Statewide Challenge
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Piscopo, Lisa – Colorado Children's Campaign, 2009
The nation's recent economic problems underscore the urgency of addressing the challenges that low-income families face. The current economic downturn will exacerbate what already are troubling trends in Colorado--namely, that too many children in the state live in poverty and these numbers are growing rapidly. Until updated data are available, it…
Descriptors: Children, Rural Areas, Counties, Metropolitan Areas
The Nation's Report Card Mathematics 2011 State Snapshot Report. Colorado. Grade 8, Public Schools
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2011 mathematics assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. Overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, comparison of the average score in 2011 to…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Economic Status, Educational Assessment