BEST board wrestles with grant system
Historic schools turned out to be the hot topic at a daylong session of the state Capital Construction Assistance Board
Archive for: October, 2010
SBE races fly under political radar
If history, voter registration and fund raising are any indications, the State Board of Education may look fairly similar after the election
Lecture: Healthy kids learn better
The link between health and student achievement is clear, and schools can do much to foster improvements in both. Health care leaders recently discussed some best practices.
Video: Montbello students speak up
Four students attending one of the six Far Northeast Denver schools slated for reform talk about the plan, their fears – and some solutions
Higher ed panel wraps it up
A proposed new strategic plan for higher education warns of a looming crisis and recommends increased tax support for the system.
Alternative proposals, impassioned pleas
A second community meeting on reform plans in Far Northeast Denver draws another standing-room-only crowd. Video
P.E. with a twist: More schools offer yoga
More schools are making yoga part of the curriculum as studies show it helps students’ physical and emotional health – and boosts their academics
Adults often oblivious to children’s bullying
Colorado educators, mental health experts and law enforcement gathered in Pueblo to discuss ways to make schools safer from bullying
Ritter K-12 cuts a wash
Gov. Ritter is proposing to cut state support of schools by $156.3 million, to be replaced by $159 million in federal Edujobs funding
Next step begins in quest for new tests
The experts have done their work; now it’s up to Colorado’s two education boards to figure out the CSAP replacement
