Educator effectiveness bill becomes law
Before Gov. Bill Ritter signed into law an overhaul of Colorado’s teacher evaluation system, he reached out to educators who fought to kill it.Video.
Archive for: May, 2010
Law firm: DPS violating Innovation Schools Act [Updated]
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Three principals have obtained a legal opinion declaring Denver Public Schools is in violation of the state Innovation Schools Act. See opinion, video.
Jones: CSAP successor debuts in 2014
The new statewide tests that will replace the CSAP will be given to the students in the spring of 2014, Education Commissioner Dwight Jones predicts.
Big four topped 2010 education agenda
Four key issues – educator effectiveness, pension reform, school spending and tuition policy – dominated the education debate during the 2010 session of the Colorado legislature.
Inside Senate Bill 10-191
Now that the dust has settled, here’s a look at what Senate Bill 10-191, the educator effectiveness bill, proposes to do.
Schools track student fitness with Fitnessgram
Fitnessgram, a fitness assessment and reporting program for youth developed in Texas nearly 30 years ago, is spreading rapidly through Colorado schools. It’s geared to the needs of less athletically-gifted students, few of whom can pass the older Presidential Physical Fitness Challenge.
Work-study money flatlines after stimulus boost
Some Colorado campuses are receiving more work-study money thanks to federal stimulus dollars but it doesn’t come close to meeting the record need
Community group urges DPS to accelerate reforms
A community advocacy group urged Denver Public Schools leaders on Thursday to accelerate reforms, including turnarounds in their lowest-performing schools.
PERA responds to retiree lawsuit
The Public Employees’ Retirement Association has filed its first formal response to the lawsuit challenging this year’s pension reform law, asking a Denver judge to dismiss six of the plaintiffs’ eight claims.
Ritter: Teacher bill “capstone” of reform
Gov. Bill Ritter Thursday praised Senate Bill 10-191, calling it one of the measures that “made our mark nationally” this year. Story, video
