 The local and national spotlight is on Adams 50. The Standards-based Education System that is being implemented in kindergarten through grade eight beginning fall 2009 has been featured in The Denver Post, FOX & Friends and 9 News.
| DATE |
MEDIA |
TOPIC |
| December 21, 2008 |
Denver Post |
Article by Jeremy Meyer. The article highlighted School District 50's "revolutionary" Standards-based education. Click here to read it online at DenverPost.com |
| December 24, 2008 |
FOX & Friends |
Dr. Roberta Selleck, superintendent, interviewed live with Steve Doocy |
| December 27, 2008 |
Denver Post Editorial |
"Education Needs a Better Remedy"
The editorial noted that, "It's time for innovation... just tinkering around the edges of reform, as we've done over the past decade, isn't working. Some educators and a few politicians get it." |
| January 4, 2009 |
Denver Post |
Letter to the editor from Jeanne Hull in Gunnison; Jeanne congratulated "the Adams 50 district for its decision to eliminate grade levels and to group students according to knowledge. It is good to hear that a school district is willing to try something different." |
| January 13, 2009 |
9 News |
Interviewed F.M. Day Elementary School first grade teacher Nick Namba and Dr. Selleck. Click here. |
| February 10, 2009 |
Yahoo News Article |
A Colorado school district does away with grade levels. Click here for full article. |
| February 10, 2009 |
The Christian Science Monitor |
Article by Melanie Stetson
A Colorado school district does away with grade levels! To overcome low test scores and a high dropout rate, the district is implementing radical reforms. Click here for full article. |
| February 11, 2009 |
FoxNews.com |
Associated Press
Westminster, Colo. — School districts across the U.S. are trying to improve student performance and low test scores. But few have taken as radical an approach as Adams 50. To read more, click here. |
| February 12, 2009 |
FOX & Friends |
Dr. Roberta Selleck, Superintendent and Nikolaus Namba (FM Elementary School Teacher) were interviewed live with Steve Doocy |
| February 22, 2009 |
Greenlee: Envisioning education |
Here is Colorado, the Adams County School District 50 is the latest to adopt SBE. Read more! |
| March 1, 2009 |
K-Love Radio |
Dr. Copper Stoll will be featured on the "Public Affairs" segment at 6:30pm. |
| March 2009 |
American School Board Journal |
District eliminates grade levels! Read the article here. |
| March 2010 |
American School Board Journal |
A Colorado school district radically overhauls how students are placed in classes. Will Adams 50 make the grade? Read more! |
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