AG answers Lobato suit
In legal papers filed Friday, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers denied the claims of plaintiffs in the Lobato v. State school funding case and asked that the suit be dismissed.
Archive for: April, 2010
Senate passes teacher bill 21-14
The Senate voted 21-14 Friday morning to pass Senate Bill 10-191, the educator evaluation and tenure bill. Seven Democrats and 14 Republicans supported the bill; 14 Democrats voted no.
Tuition bill moves to Senate floor
The Senate Education Committee Thursday voted 8-0 to approve Senate Bill 10-003, which would allow state colleges and universities to raise tuition 9 percent a year – and allow the Colorado Commission on Higher Education to approve larger increases.
Campuses scramble to deal with medical marijuana
With medical marijuana dispensaries proliferating across Colorado, campus officials ramp up conversations about how to deal with student requests to use the drug in the dorms and other issues
Bill would tap windfall for scholarships
A bill introduced Wednesday would earmark proceeds from sale of state-owned student loans for college scholarships.
DSST makes cut in Obama challenge
Updated April 30 – The Denver School of Science and Technology made the cut from six to three in the national contest to win President Obama as commencement speaker. Read the press release. The winner will be announced Tuesday. Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter talks on a banana and gets thumped at basketball by a [...]
Hearing on tuition flex bill stalls
The Senate Education Committee tried to race the clock Wednesday on the tuition flexibility bill and lost, delaying a vote.
Historic budget cuts hammer districts
School districts are shedding hundreds of jobs, pulling millions of dollars from reserves and piling on student fees as they face unprecedented budget cuts
Senate approves charter cooperation bill
The Senate Tuesday voted 30-5 to pass Senate Bill 10-161, which would allow charter schools to formally collaborate with each other and apply for many competitive state and federal grants.
