Tuition policy back in play
Allowing state colleges to set their own tuition rates, long considered off the table for the 2010 legislative session, is gaining momentum as a partial fix to higher education’s immediate financial woes.
Archive for: February, 2010
Supreme Court strikes down A54
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday threw out Amendment 54, the campaign contributions limit passed by voters in 2008.
5 questions for Eva Moskowitz
The New York politician-turned-charter CEO talks about the enduring controversy surrounding charter schools, co-location and segregation.
Forced placement of teachers is hot topic
A plan to limit the “forced placement” of veteran teachers in Denver’s lowest-performing and highest-poverty schools drew applause Thursday – and some opposition.
Ritter holds the line on education cuts
The revised 2010-11 budget plan announced by Gov. Bill Ritter includes no additional cuts to K-12 support or to higher education.
Honing in on teacher quality: DPS
A national teacher quality group is calling Denver Public Schools’ teacher management system “meaningless” and district officials agree.
Six small districts win healthy kids grants
The first time staff in the tiny rural Bethune School District in eastern Colorado tried to explain to youngsters that French fries would not count toward the veggie category on the food pyramid they were met with blank stares.
Colorado Mountain degree bill advances
Colorado Mountain College wants to offer bachelor’s degrees, and the Senate Education Committee Wednesday approved the bill that would allow the college to do that.
PERA bill goes to governor
The House has voted 36-29 to pass Senate Bill 10-001, the plan to restore the Public Employees’ Retirement Association to solvency over the next 30 years.
Death by a thousand cuts
The Senate Judiciary Committee Monday took Sen. Dave Schultheis’ “religious bill of rights proposal,” cut it into multiple pieces, killed those and then killed the bill.
