Joyce Rankin https://tj.durangoherald.com/section/columnists-joyce-rankin/feed/ Latest local news from The Durango Herald. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:00:57 -0600 en-us 30 https://tj.durangoherald.com/rankin-colorados-charter-schools-outperformed-all-public-schools-nationally/ Joyce Rankindu1-i-syn Have you wondered how students in Colorado compare academically to students in other states? There is a nationally recognized test given every other year to fourth and eighth-graders that has been around since 1969. It’s a snapshot of... Mon, 14 May 2018 17:03:09 -0600 6C3163F2-CB41-3F22-E053-0100007F5176 https://tj.durangoherald.com/rankin-testing-is-just-around-the-corner-2/ Joyce Rankin Do you remember the Iowa Test of Basic Skills? Yikes, was it that long ago? ITBS, developed in 1935 by the University of Iowa, was administered as a tool for improving K-8th-grade education. Students took tests at each... Thu, 05 Apr 2018 17:03:29 -0600 690CA066-4045-2377-E053-0100007FC737 https://tj.durangoherald.com/rankin-testing-is-just-around-the-corner/ Joyce Rankin Do you remember the Iowa Test of Basic Skills? Yikes, was it that long ago? ITBS, developed in 1935 by the University of Iowa, was administered as a tool for improving K to eighth-grade education. Students took tests... Thu, 05 Apr 2018 17:00:00 -0600 69FAA156-A90A-0296-E053-0100007F8869