In Jeffco, pleas to keep cuts at bay
More than 500 people crowd a high school auditorium as a blizzard bears down to urge Jeffco board members to save jobs and programs
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DPS board questions 2012-13 budget plan
Plans to increase funding for English language learners draws support, but it’s mixed for a proposal to extend the day in some schools
Friday Churn: New face at UCD
Don Elliman, a veteran business and state government figure, has been named interim chancellor at CU-Denver.
It’s “Metropolitan State University”
With a trustee vote out of the way, the next stop for Metro State’s proposed new name is the Colorado legislature.
DPS proposes funding extra time, ELL help
Denver district announces plans to fund an extra hour at some middle schools and to increase per-pupil funding for English language learners
Seeking middle ground on tests
Members of three legislative committees put their heads together Wednesday on the thorny issue of how to pay for a new state testing system.
School group critical of “School Grades”
The Colorado Association of School Executives has sent its members a letter critical of the recently launched school grades website
More education pieces fall into place
Several significant pieces of education legislation were introduced in the Senate Tuesday, covering such issues as charter schools and coordination of early childhood services.
House Ed puts CDE on hot seat
The Department of Education has got some explaining to do to the House Education Committee about testing and educator evaluation costs.
DPS mulls longer day for middle schools
Denver Public Schools leaders want to extend the school day in traditional middle schools by an hour this fall, to some parents’ dismay
