CU dips its toes deeper into MOOCs
The University of Colorado has expanded its relationship with Coursera, a provider of “massive open online courses,” or MOOCs as they’re known.
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BEST board makes “brutal” choices
Six rural districts with crumbling schools have jumped the first hurdle toward new buildings with the help of state funding.
BEST board makes its first cuts
The state school construction board has taken its first cut at projects bidding for state financial aid in 2013-14.
High court reverses Lobato ruling
Updated – The Colorado Supreme Court has overturned a lower court decision and ruled the state’s school finance system is constitutional. With reaction
FOX31: High court overturns Lobato ruling
The Colorado Supreme Court has voted 4-2 to overrule the 2011 Denver District Court decision that found the state’s school finance system unconstitutional, FOX31 reported Monday evening.
Construction grant bids set to be culled
It’s the nervous time of year for schools that have their hopes pinned on winning state grants for new buildings and major renovations.
Eagle snags Iowa schools chief as superintendent
Jason Glass, Iowa’s chief state school officer, has been named superintendent of the 6,400-student Eagle County School District.
Hick signs school finance reform bill
The proposed overhaul of the school funding system is now law, but it’s unclear which proposal to fund the plan will go to voters.
Evaluations for the rest of the workforce
Colorado is moving closer to a system for evaluating counselors, nurses and other school professionals who aren’t classroom teachers.
Hick signs two key education bills
Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed the bill needed to fund the state’s schools next year and a bill that tweaks the educator evaluation system.
