All posts by: joelnewton

Poverty or Proximity: Marijuana Use Among Jeffco Teenagers

Yesterday Fox 31 Denver reported on the new data from the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) regarding suspensions for marijuana among Colorado students. Based on the fact that Edgewater has... Read More

The Voice of Teachers: Working and Learning Conditions

News reports in Colorado last week were full of teachers in front of our state capital dressed in red and raising their collective voice for more school funding. Last Friday... Read More

Let’s Keep the Jefferson Community Center Open This Summer

  Last year we launched the Jefferson Community Center inside Jefferson Junior/Senior High School to connect students and parents with resources to help them overcome the roadblocks of poverty. Throughout... Read More

Jefferson Booster Club Golf Tournament Coming May 21

School funding is all across the news this week as teachers in Arizona and Oklahoma are pushing for livable wages and funding for basic school supplies. In our own county... Read More

Community Project: Renovating Learning Spaces at Molholm

Molholm Elementary School was built in 1954 and the age of the building is really starting to show. The spaces in the school where teachers and staff come together for... Read More

The Opportunity Gap: Equity and Funding

2018 is another election year in Colorado and education funding is once again part of the conversation. I’ll stay out of the political discussion but in our area schools funding... Read More

Moving Forward Together: Supporting Teachers as Professionals

  Last week we released the third annual Jefferson Community Report on cradle to career milestones and student achievement in the Jefferson Area schools in 80214. Based on the data... Read More

Focusing on Student Achievement in the Jefferson Area

As we started the 2017-2018 school year, our collective work with the Jefferson Success Pathway turned to focus on bright spots in the classroom and scaling up those instructional practices... Read More

Edgewater Collective Receives Grant from the Denver Foundation for Education Work

We were excited to find out that we have received another grant from the Denver Foundation for our education work in the Edgewater area schools. This $5,000 grant from the... Read More

CHEEZO Technology Safety Presentation for Parents

January 24, 2018 at 7 pm Jefferson Junior/Senior High School 2305 Pierce Street, Edgewater Do you know the dangers which exist for your child with their use and communications with... Read More
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