Thursday Churn: Our fiscal future
Without revenue increases, Colorado faces dwindling services and an inability to make government efficient, according to a UCD report.
Archive for: February, 2011
Wednesday Churn: Bottle bill dead
Updated – A House committee has killed a bottle deposit bill that would have given some of the expected revenue to schools.
ASSET bill passes second test
The bill that would make undocumented students eligible for cheaper tuition at state colleges and universities passed a second Senate committee Tuesday.
Video: Emotions high at dueling rallies
Dueling rallies at the state Capitol grew heated Tuesday as people on both sides of the Wisconsin labor showdown vented their feelings
Schools seek less toxic ways to battle pests
Schools want less toxic solutions when dealing with pests such as mice and bedbugs, and some turn to pesticides only as a last resort
Tuesday churn: Wisconsin rallies, vouchers
Dueling rallies, one supporting Wisconsin unions and one backing that state’s guv, at the Capitol as Douglas County residents talk vouchers
Yes on concussion bill, no on outsourcing
A bill intended to raise awareness about youth athlete concussions advanced in the legislature Monday while a measure designed to encourage outsourcing of school services met its expected demise.
Monday Churn: The ideal commissioner
The State Board of Education has come up with a refined list of what it’s looking for in a new education commissioner.
Podcast: Budget cuts rock education world
Can steep budget cuts be eased a bit? EdNews Capitol Editor Todd Engdahl discusses Hickenlooper’s plan … [click arrow]
Legislative education calendar Feb. 21-25
This is the legislative calendar of education-related bills and events as of Feb. 18. Floor calendars are subject to change and addition, and committee calendars occasionally change.
