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Archive for: October, 2009
Plan for struggling schools starts to jell
Nearly 28,000 Colorado students attend the state’s most struggling schools, the campuses education leaders hope to target for improvement if the state wins a share of the $4.5 billion federal Race to the Top competition.
DPS urged to address alternative ed
More than a third of Denver high school students are at least a year off track to graduation, estimates a report released Thursday
Friday Churn: Weighing in on BEST
The state BEST board and local school officials meet today to talk through lingering disagreements about how the construction program is run.
New Dem faces for Senate Ed
Brand-new Democratic senators Michael Johnston and Pat Steadman will join the Senate Education Committee for the 2010 session, and Vice Chair Chris Romer is leaving the panel.
Higher ed’s fiscal cliff gets steeper
The latest round of state budget cuts and proposed Wednesday will preserve current levels of higher education spending – but only by using federal stimulus funds intended for use in 2010-11.
Thursday Churn: Shepard’s testing report
CU’s Lorrie Shepard, who serves on the educator effectiveness council, is among the authors of a new report on using tests to evaluate teachers.
Education about 18 percent of state stimulus
Colorado and its residents are due to receive about $5.5 billion in stimulus money and benefits over three years. Education-related programs account for about $1.1 billion.
