Survivors bask in BEST success
Three dozen school repair and construction projects survived the always-grueling selection process for state Building Excellent Schools Today grants
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23 BEST bids advance
Nearly two dozen applications for cash grants have been “short listed” by the state Capital Construction Assistance Board, meeting to weigh 2011-12 BEST applications
Schools will get $67.5 million more
State revenues have strengthened enough to provide another $67.5 million for schools next year.
Schools hoping for the BEST
It’s the season of high hopes and frazzled nerves for administrators who have applied for state aid to build or renovate schools
Gates gives $9.7M for Colorado reforms
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is providing $9.7 million to help Colorado school districts implement and integrate key education reforms.
Seeking state-local balance on evaluations
A key issue in Colorado’s educator effectiveness law – how much flexibility school districts should have in evaluating teachers – remains in play.
Ed leaders sign on to TABOR suit
Several Colorado education figures are among the long list of plaintiffs on a lawsuit filed this week seeking to overturn the TABOR amendment.
Analysis: Sorting out the 2011 session
The 2011 legislative session won’t go down in history as having a significant impact on education policy. But even quiet sessions have consequences.
Drive to boost school funding underway
Colorado citizens this fall could get their second chance in three years to vote on new funding for the state’s schools and colleges.
SBE dives into evaluation details
The State Board of Education got a better sense Thursday of just how tricky a job it faces in crafting new educator evaluations.
