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Poudre R-1 Posted Colorado's Biggest Large-District Drop in Chronic Absenteeism
Correction: An earlier version of this article misnamed one subgroup measure. The 51.1% and 47.3% rates are for students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and the text and subgroup chart now s...
102 Colorado District-Level Rates Fell as the State Rate Rose
Correction (July 21, 2026): The original article treated summed district counts as though they were the separately counted statewide total, said four districts had overwhelmed every improving district...
21 Colorado Districts Reached Six-Year Chronic Absence Highs
Correction (July 21, 2026): The original article called these results all-time highs without consistently stating that the district series begins in 2019-20. It also called Colorado Springs 11 the sta...
Denver LEP Chronic Absenteeism Surged 3 Points as ICE Fears Spread
Chronic absenteeism among Denver's Limited English Proficient students jumped from 41.1% to 44.2% in 2024-25, a 3.1 percentage point increase affecting 13,601 students. It was the sharpest worsening o...
Reported multiracial membership grew 41.0% in Colorado
Correction (October 8, 2026): This article now uses the original annual-file counts, correct category rankings and annual additions. Unsupported explanations and quotations have been removed. Kinderga...
Colorado Springs D11: From 29% to 46% Chronic Absenteeism in a Single Year
Something happened in Colorado Springs District 11 last year that no other large Colorado district experienced. The chronic absenteeism rate nearly doubled, jumping from 29.2% in 2023-24 to 45.8% in 2...
Colorado's Attendance Recovery Just Reversed. The State's 2028 Goal Is Now Unreachable.
Correction: An earlier version of this article stated that Colorado had recovered 50.8% of the gap between peak and pre-COVID chronic absenteeism levels. The correct figure is 55.8%. The article has b...
White Kindergartners Down 21% in a Decade
Colorado's kindergarten classrooms in 2025-26 look nothing like they did a decade ago. White kindergartners numbered 27,385 in the October 2025 count, down 7,400 from 34,785 in 2016. That is a 21.3% d...