Welcome to a New School Year
We at the Colorado Association for Bilingual Education would like to wish all Colorado school districts a wonderful, and safe beginning to the 2021-2022 school year. As the school year…
CLOSED – Executive Director – CO-CABE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORCOLORADO ASSOCIATION FOR BILINGUAL EDUCATION The Colorado Association for Bilingual Education (CO-CABE) has proudly supported Colorado’s emerging bilingual students, their families, communities and educators who serve them for nearly…
2021 State Spanish Spelling Bee Champions
2021 Concurso de Deletreo Colorado State Spanish Spelling Bee State Spanish Spelling Bee Champions Denver, ColoradoApril 10, 2021The fifth annual Concurso de Deletreo Colorado State Spanish Spelling Bee was held…
ACCESS Testing in Colorado is NOT Mandatory
Advocates at CO-CABE recently released two additional public service announcements to help inform families of emerging bilinguals that they do not have to send their child into an unsafe environment…
CO-CABE asks for the US Department of Education to issue a waiver for the WIDA ACCESS test
Demand a Federal Waiver for WIDA ACCESS Now!
Advocates want ESL testing paused during pandemic; parents can opt out
CO-CABE Advocates are working to make sure families know that their student can opt-out of the in-person test. ACCESS Opt Out Form TranslatedDownload Author: 9news.comPublished: 4:44 PM MST February 2, 2021Updated: 4:45 PM…
What is happening with ACCESS Testing in Colorado?
https://youtu.be/k3g2n3YmLKs What is happening with ACCESS Testing in Colorado? CO-CABE is deeply committed to advocating for and defending civil rights of bilingual students. We also deeply care about the safety…
Hundreds sign a petition asking Colorado to skip tests for English learners
Hundreds sign a petition asking Colorado to skip tests for English learners Originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here: ckbe.at/newsletters…
irst graders practice reading in Spanish in a biliteracy classroom in Adams 14 in 2017. Yesenia Robles/Chalkbeat
Colorado’s emphasis on phonics in reading could hurt English language learners
First graders practice reading in Spanish in a biliteracy classroom in Adams 14 in 2017. Yesenia Robles/Chalkbeat Colorado’s emphasis on phonics in reading could hurt English language learners, advocates say…
Call for Proposals
The Colorado Association for Bilingual Education (CO-CABE) invites you to submit a proposal to present at the Annual CO-CABE Conference, February 24th and 25th, 2021. This year's conference will be…