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![The State Board of Education met for its March meeting, approving a teacher prep program at Cherry Creek School District and approving new rules.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773356528/cdestatecous/y0kuq6pijnpiizxcflhk/55144250564_94e917096a_k.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1773356528/cdestatecous/y0kuq6pijnpiizxcflhk/55144250564_94e917096a_k.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1773356528/cdestatecous/y0kuq6pijnpiizxcflhk/55144250564_94e917096a_k.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1773356528/cdestatecous/y0kuq6pijnpiizxcflhk/55144250564_94e917096a_k.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1773356528/cdestatecous/y0kuq6pijnpiizxcflhk/55144250564_94e917096a_k.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1773356528/cdestatecous/y0kuq6pijnpiizxcflhk/55144250564_94e917096a_k.jpg","width":2048}])
State Board of Education approves Cherry Creek School District’s Teacher Degree Apprenticeship Program
![Colorado’s 2026 Teacher of the Year Stephen Paulson hugs a student during an all-school assembly at Greeley Central High School after learning he had been named Teacher of the Year.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773269770/cdestatecous/uzuug1da6fpnwkpk72do/54828234759_0f0418b828_c.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1773269770/cdestatecous/uzuug1da6fpnwkpk72do/54828234759_0f0418b828_c.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1773269770/cdestatecous/uzuug1da6fpnwkpk72do/54828234759_0f0418b828_c.jpg","width":799}])
One week remaining to submit nominations for Colorado’s 2027 Teacher of the Year
![A woman in a pink cardigan stands in front of a classroom whiteboard, gesturing as she speaks to a group of students seated at desks.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1772133873/cdestatecous/cvaok9u8366wdimxxxw1/55106052202_7224d16df2_c.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1772133873/cdestatecous/cvaok9u8366wdimxxxw1/55106052202_7224d16df2_c.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1772133873/cdestatecous/cvaok9u8366wdimxxxw1/55106052202_7224d16df2_c.jpg","width":746}])
State’s largest teacher recruitment fair is Saturday at Frederick High School
![Students at DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School work together on a problem.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1771430746/cdestatecous/heh5k8kqx4whl6rsyaap/53741953569_ee71b3eaa1_c.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1771430746/cdestatecous/heh5k8kqx4whl6rsyaap/53741953569_ee71b3eaa1_c.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1771430746/cdestatecous/heh5k8kqx4whl6rsyaap/53741953569_ee71b3eaa1_c.jpg","width":799}])
Colorado recognized as a leader in new 50-state study on the future of high school
![Greeley Central High School teacher Stephen Paulson celebrates with students after being named the 2026 Colorado Teacher of the Year in October 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770852766/cdestatecous/xtqg7gshnkfns9o6nnpp/54827139012_d888c95dbe_c1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770852766/cdestatecous/xtqg7gshnkfns9o6nnpp/54827139012_d888c95dbe_c1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770852766/cdestatecous/xtqg7gshnkfns9o6nnpp/54827139012_d888c95dbe_c1.jpg","width":799}])
Colorado Department of Education seeks nominations for 2027 Teacher of the Year
![State Board of Education members seated at the front of the SBE Meeting - Feb. 5, 2026]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1771429357/cdestatecous/aad8smlhatroyrttvmnp/Feb-06-pressRelease-CDEBoardRulemaking.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1771429357/cdestatecous/aad8smlhatroyrttvmnp/Feb-06-pressRelease-CDEBoardRulemaking.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1771429357/cdestatecous/aad8smlhatroyrttvmnp/Feb-06-pressRelease-CDEBoardRulemaking.jpg","width":576}])
State Board approves educator licensing rule changes; holds accountability hearings
Field Trips
![A man in a green uniform sits at a library table, wearing headphones and looking thoughtful. Books fill shelves in the background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773442221/cdestatecous/zemmvmd2ucuk6yulvrpo/55133118195_f7dc16bcdf_k.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1773442221/cdestatecous/zemmvmd2ucuk6yulvrpo/55133118195_f7dc16bcdf_k.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1773442221/cdestatecous/zemmvmd2ucuk6yulvrpo/55133118195_f7dc16bcdf_k.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1773442221/cdestatecous/zemmvmd2ucuk6yulvrpo/55133118195_f7dc16bcdf_k.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1773442221/cdestatecous/zemmvmd2ucuk6yulvrpo/55133118195_f7dc16bcdf_k.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1773442221/cdestatecous/zemmvmd2ucuk6yulvrpo/55133118195_f7dc16bcdf_k.jpg","width":2047}])
Study Finds Prison Libraries Help Incarcerated People Heal, Learn and Prepare for Reentry
![Educators in the moving from assessment to action seminar]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773328314/cdestatecous/lametqkpi41zb3netmbt/LOWB7CDEStaff.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1773328314/cdestatecous/lametqkpi41zb3netmbt/LOWB7CDEStaff.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1773328314/cdestatecous/lametqkpi41zb3netmbt/LOWB7CDEStaff.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1773328314/cdestatecous/lametqkpi41zb3netmbt/LOWB7CDEStaff.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1773328314/cdestatecous/lametqkpi41zb3netmbt/LOWB7CDEStaff.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1773328314/cdestatecous/lametqkpi41zb3netmbt/LOWB7CDEStaff.jpg","width":1920}])
Turning Insight Into Action for Student Wellbeing
![Colorado Teachers Lead the Way in State Assessments]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1772569664/cdestatecous/tjfjtvbwiowzzm2wsqvt/FT-COTeachersLeadWay.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1772569664/cdestatecous/tjfjtvbwiowzzm2wsqvt/FT-COTeachersLeadWay.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1772569664/cdestatecous/tjfjtvbwiowzzm2wsqvt/FT-COTeachersLeadWay.jpg","width":799}])
Colorado Teachers Lead the Way in State Assessments
![Dr. Jon Hoerl speaks at a podium with a microphone in a marble building while a woman holding a drink is standing in the background near a staircase.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1772153372/cdestatecous/vnjkopatll7vdihzrze0/55112004617_d7ef08a17b_c.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1772153372/cdestatecous/vnjkopatll7vdihzrze0/55112004617_d7ef08a17b_c.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1772153372/cdestatecous/vnjkopatll7vdihzrze0/55112004617_d7ef08a17b_c.jpg","width":799}])
PWR Day at the Capitol
![Aspiring educators explore pathways at Pikes Peak recruitment event]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1772464522/cdestatecous/ox8khxpt1nymmbylkolc/TeacherRecruitFT.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1772464522/cdestatecous/ox8khxpt1nymmbylkolc/TeacherRecruitFT.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1772464522/cdestatecous/ox8khxpt1nymmbylkolc/TeacherRecruitFT.jpg","width":720}])
Aspiring educators explore pathways at Pikes Peak recruitment event
![Stephen Paulson-2026 CTOY]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1771860976/cdestatecous/lrzifufy8tulspoctdyx/StephenPaulson-CommChat.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1771860976/cdestatecous/lrzifufy8tulspoctdyx/StephenPaulson-CommChat.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1771860976/cdestatecous/lrzifufy8tulspoctdyx/StephenPaulson-CommChat.jpg","width":799}])
Stephen Paulson and Susana Cordova chat about the power and promise of public education
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