Colorado Education

News Flash: Tea Party Dies in Colorado

Auden Schendler | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Politics, Education Policy, Tea Party, Election, Taxes, Shorter School Week, Garfield County, Colorado Taxes, Education Reform, Colorado Education, Colorado, Colorado Politics, Education News
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The school district announced that it was moving to a four-day school week. Children in the county will now get an inferior education -- something that will hurt them later in life, and hurts businesses in the region that need an educated workforce.

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House Republicans Reject Colo. Immigrant Tuition Bill Again

Posted 04.26.2012

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A bill that would provide lower tuition rates--rates closer to an in-state level, rather than the higher out-of-state level--to Colorado's undocumente...

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Colo. House Passes Lower Tuition Bill For Immigrant Students

Posted 04.24.2012

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A bill that would provide more affordable tuition rates -- rates closer to an in-state level, rather than the higher out-of-state level -- to Colorado...

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Denver School Selected For Obama Turnaround Arts Program

Posted 04.23.2012

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President Barack Obama's Committee on the Arts and Humanities (PCAH) announced Monday that Denver's Noel Community Arts School has been selected as on...

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Colo. Senate Passes Lower Tuition Bill For Immigrant Students

Posted 04.09.2012

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A bill that would provide more affordable tuition rates -- rates closer to an in-state level, rather than the higher out-of-state level -- to Colorado...

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Private Education Consultants Reap Benefits Of Federal Grant Money Meant For Failing Schools

The Denver Post | Jennifer Brown | Posted 04.22.2012

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They are among the 5,000 worst schools in America, where the percentage of kids who can read or do math at grade level often hovers in the teens or 20...

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For Democrats, Embrace of Options Must Extend Beyond Celebratory Week

Malcom Glenn | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: School Choice, Education, Education Reform, Denver, Colorado, Jared Polis, School Vouchers, Charter Schools, Michael Hancock, Colorado School Choice, Colorado Education, Denver News
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There's frequent talk of how the school choice debate no longer falls along traditional ideological lines -- of how courageous Democrats are embracing charters, vouchers, and other reforms. Last week was proof positive of the turning tide.

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Colo. Undocumented Immigrants One Step Closer To More Affordable College Tuition

Posted 01.27.2012

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A bill that would provide more affordable tuition rates closer to an in-state level, rather than the higher out-of-state rates, for Colorado's undocum...

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Denver Chamber to the Leg: "We're Coming In as Strong as Ever"

Robert Schwab | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Kelly Brough, Colorado Legislature, Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Education, Colorado Small Business, Colorado Chamber of Commerce, Colorado State Legislature, Denver News
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Kelly Brough, president and CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, told lawmakers and business friends Monday the chamber expects to exert its i...

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State Of The State: Hickenlooper To Address Colo.'s Pressing Issues

Posted 01.12.2012

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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will deliver his second State of the State address to the House and Senate and is expected to address a wide range of ...

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Hickenlooper: Lobato Case 'Requires' An Appeal (UPDATE)

Posted 12.27.2011

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It's official. Gov. John Hickenlooper announced Wednesday morning that the state will be appealing the judge's ruling in the Lobato v. State of Colora...

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State 'Irrationally' Underfunds Schools By Billions, Judge Rules

Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Video, Lobato v. State of Colorado, Student Achievement, Colorado Public Education, Colorado Education Funding, Minority Students, Colorado Public Schools, Student Performance, Colorado Education, Education Reform, Class Sizes, Education Funding, Sheila Rappaport, Education Lawsuit, Colorado Schools, Education News

Supporters of an education lawsuit against the state of Colorado celebrated this weekend after a district judge ruled that the state severely underfun...

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Colo. Teachers To Get Their Own Report Card

Posted 01.10.2012

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On Wednesday, the Colorado Board of Education unanimously approved a new teacher-rating system that could make it easier to fire teachers who don't me...

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'America's Wildest School Board Race?'

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Jennifer Carson, Anne Rowe, Dougco Vouchers, Video, Emily-Sirota, Denver School Board Elections, Denver School Board, Colorado Education, Allegra Haynes, Education Reform, Denver News

School board elections rarely garner significant attention -- these are not the typical high-profile races that bring in big money, U.S. Senate seats,...

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Adams State College President Declines A Raise

Posted 12.03.2011

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The president of Adams State College is deferring his own 11 percent raise until his employees can have salary increases too, according to a report by...

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Voucher Injunction Leaves DougCo Parents In Limbo

The Huffington Post | Andrea Rael | Posted 10.16.2011

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The Douglas County voucher program may have been halted in last Friday's court order, but it is unclear what that means for students and parents who e...

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Denver School Performance Increases Slightly As Colorado Sees Flat Test Scores Overall

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 10.03.2011

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Denver Public Schools officials say standardized testing results released Wednesday that show a small performance bump in middle school students are a...

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Education Lawsuit Argues State Expects Too Much, Pays Too Little

The Huffington Post | Andrea Rael | Posted 10.01.2011

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Denver District Judge Sheila Rappaport began hearing arguments yesterday on one of the most provocative education lawsuits in Colorado's history, Loba...

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Assault Charge For Throwing A Bean Bag Chair In School? One State Is Reconsidering

AP | By IVAN MORENO | Posted 09.27.2011

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DENVER -- Young students in Colorado schools can face ticketing or charges for scrawling doodles on a desk, accidentally hitting a teacher with a bean...

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UPDATE: Education Funding Initiative Makes Ballot

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 08.25.2011

Read More: Colorado Jobs, Rollie Heath Higher Education Tax, Initiative 25 Colorado, Education Reform Colorado, Colorado Education Funding, Colorado Education, Save Our Schools, Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute, Senator Rollie Heath, Dr. Eric Fruits, Proposition 103, Initiative 25, Denver News

Here's an understatement: a ballot initiative proposed by Colorado Senator Rollie Heath has ruffled some feathers in the blogo-sphere. UPDATE: C...

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New Law Will Curb Bullying of LGBT Students in Colorado Schools

Jessica Cook Woodrum | Posted 08.14.2011

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It's a fact: Colorado schools are hostile environments for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) young people. But change is on the way.

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UPDATE: Colo. Loses Race To The Top... Again

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 12.16.2011

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The U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday that Colorado has been selected as one of nine states eligible to pursue the third round of Race ...

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Playboy Magazine: CU Is Number One

Posted 06.13.2011

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America's number one party school for 2011 is the University of Colorado at Boulder, according to a list published by Playboy Magazine. The magazi...

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Progressives To Hickenlooper: Consider Revenue Options Now

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colorado Education, Colorado Budget, Colorado Teachers, John Hickenlooper, Colorado Education Association, Afl-Cio, Colorado Fiscal Policy Insititute, Denver News

"Make no mistake, the choices we are making today will hurt," Governor John Hickenlooper said on Tuesday as he delivered his budget plan to the Joint ...

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Colorado K-12 Funding Face Bleak Prospects

EdNewsColorado | Todd Engdahl | Posted 05.25.2011

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There was no good news about the future of state support for K-12 schools at the Joint Budget Committee's Friday briefing on the Department of Educa...

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