Hyatt named to head Charter Institute
Mark Hyatt, president of the The Classical Academy in Colorado Springs, has been named executive director of the Colorado Charter School Institute.
Archive for: December, 2009
CSU online campus growing, but slowly
Colorado State University’s third and exclusively on-line campus is growing, but more slowly than its founders had hoped
Larger K-12 cuts may be looming
Reductions in state support for K-12 schools in 2010-11 may be larger than previously proposed, based on new state revenue predictions issued Friday.
DPS board affirms controversial Lake plan
Denver Public Schools’ board members voted again Thursday to approve a contentious reform plan for Lake Middle School in northwest Denver, despite repeated protests by several community members and teachers. The vote tally was the same – 4 to 3 – as it was on Nov. 30, when the board first voted on a turnaround proposal for [...]
PERA plan: “Work longer, pay more, receive less”
There was no good news in a legislative discussion Thursday on the financial future of the Public Employees’ Retirement Association.
DPS graduation, college-going rates rise
More Denver Public Schools students are graduating from high school and going to college, according to figures released Thursday about the Class of 2009.
Boulder Valley teachers OK contract
Boulder Valley’s long-running labor dispute is over but hard feelings remain.
Co-chairs named for higher ed strategic plan
Businessman Dick Monfort and lawyer Jim Lyons will be the co-chairs of the delayed higher education strategic planning effort, Gov. Bill Ritter announced Thursday.
Final Jeffco proposal: Close eight schools
A Jeffco Schools advisory committee Monday recommended closing eight schools as part of a broader belt-tightening program.
DPS board to revisit reform vote
The Denver school board will revisit its controversial Lake Middle School reform vote this Thursday.
