The Daily Churn: Monday
Update: K-12 schools and higher education were pretty much unscathed in the latest round of state budget balancing announced by Gov. Bill Ritter today.
Archive for: August, 2009
More Cesar Chavez test questions in ’09
The number of students at a high-performing charter school who received extra time on state reading and math tests continued to exceed statewide student averages in 2009, according to the Colorado Department of Education. Cesar Chavez Academy in Pueblo, the original campus of a charter network with schools in Denver and Colorado Springs, is now [...]
The Daily Churn: Friday
The Jefferson County school board meets with a facilitator to improve teamwork, and the state’s educator effectiveness panel tries to gain traction.
The Daily Churn: Thursday
The calendar says a month of summer remains, but school districts see it differently. DPS is back in session today, Jeffco resumes next week.
Proposed budget cuts spare education
Gov. Bill Ritter Tuesday detailed $320 million in proposed state budget cuts and shifts designed to cover the revenue shortfall created by the recession. The plan proposes no cuts to the formula-driven state support for K-12 schools, projected to total more than $3 billion.
The Daily Churn: Wednesday
Updated – Only 24 percent of students who took the ACT test last spring met college readiness benchmarks in all four subjects tested.
Fiscal health of districts analyzed
Financial practices in 43 Colorado school districts triggered “warning indicators” in the three fiscal years ending on June 30, 2008, the Legislative Audit Committee learned Monday.
The Daily Churn: Tuesday
Douglas County’s board tonight decides whether to ask voters to approve a bond issue in case Amendment 61 passes in November.
The Daily Churn: Monday
Read the Denver Business Journal’s comprehensive take on the Denver Public Schools pension refinance deal before the school board meets tonight.
State Board approves BEST grants
More than 50 Colorado schools will receive state aid of $127.5 million for construction and renovation projects under grants approved Thursday by the State Board of Education.
