Schools devise creative fitness strategies
Some educators are getting creative in finding new ways to build more physical movement into the school day
Archive for: April, 2010
Teacher bill passes Senate Ed 7-1
Senate Bill 10-191, the controversial educator evaluation and tenure bill, was passed 7-1 Friday afternoon by the Senate Education Committee.
DPS board backs educator effectiveness bill
Board splits along familiar lines in backing educator effectiveness bill, limiting direct placement of teachers
Teacher bill – next comes the vote
Four reform-minded superintendents and former Denver Mayor Federico Peña headlined the witnesses supporting Senate Bill 10-191 in testimony before the Senate Education Committee Thursday afternoon.
Keno-for-colleges plan debuts
A proposed constitutional amendment that would allow keno-type video terminals across the state – with the revenue devoted to college scholarships – has been introduced in the Colorado legislature.
CU regents OK fee hikes
The University of Colorado Board of Regents voted 8-1 Thursday to increase a range of student fees at all four CU campuses.
Revised higher ed bill proposes big changes
Two top Senate leaders Wednesday unveiled a revised higher education flexibility bill that would give state colleges and universities greater freedom to set their tuition rates and more flexibility in their financial affairs but also create new requirements for maintaining student access and affordability and for improving quality.
Hearing teases out teacher bill fears
Just what does the Colorado Education Association want in a teacher evaluation system? Members of the Senate Education Committee kept raising that question in different forms Wednesday.
A teacher’s view on the Johnston bill
The president of the Jefferson County teachers’ union talks about concerns with the educator effectiveness bill. Video
Major compromise in works on evaluation bill
Proposed amendments to the educator effectiveness bill would lengthen the rollout time for a new system, putting off full implementation until 2014-15.
