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2018 Colorado Student Test Scores – 6 Things You Need to Know
Scores from the 2018 statewide annual assessment, known as the Colorado Measures of Academic Success, were recently released. All Colorado students in grades three through 11 take these tests at the end of each school year. Here are Colorado Succeeds


2017 Colorado Test Results: Pockets of Improvement, Stark Achievement Gaps, and What Can be Done
Results from Colorado’s 2017 annual statewide education assessment, the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS), are in. The assessment, which Colorado has administered for three years, measures students’ academic proficiency and growth in grades three through eight. Students in grades


Testing in Colorado: What You Need to Know
In business, as well as in education, measurement and data are critical to driving improvement.


Why Testing Should Matter to us All
As a representative for bringing business to Grand Junction, I’m always looking for ways to make our region a place for business and industry to thrive. I can’t do that by flying blind. I rely on data to see where


International Test Show Low Marks for U.S. Students; Highlight Growth in ‘Resilient’ Students
The United States ranks first globally for defense spending, third for global competitiveness, and first again in women’s Olympic figure skating gold medals. Our rankings for education; however, are much more lackluster. As shown by the recently-released 2015 Program for


Salida School District: A Model of Excellence
Salida School District serves 1,100 students in a small, rural district in a bucolic mountain setting. At first glance it might not seem the most likely place to become a hotbed of educational innovation. But in many ways that is


PARCC district- and school-level results show greater detail, but the picture is incomplete
On December 11 the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) released the district- and school-level PARCC test results. As expected, the scores reflected that most Colorado students aren’t meeting expectations in math and English language arts.


Upgrading to Fairer, More Accurate Assessments for Colorado’s Students
In the healthcare and insurance industries, we depend on evaluation and feedback from our customers and patients to help us provide better products and services. Similarly, our employees use input from supervisors to mark and monitor progress, celebrate wins, and