President Obama defended his education policies Thursday in a speech tackling recent criticism that his initiatives are unfair to minority children. He also talked about pushback from the nation’s teachers unions, who say his policies are too tough on those in the classroom. To read an account of the speech, given at a gathering of [...]
Colorado, 17 other states and the District of Columbia are the finalists in the second round of the federal Race to the Top competition
Education Secretary Arne Duncan used Tuesday’s unveiling of the Race to the Top finalists to air his views on where education reform is heading and what the federal role should be.
The State Board of Education Wednesday was assured that Colorado’s content standards for language arts and math are as rigorous as the proposed national Common Core Standards in those subjects.
The clock is ticking for the State Board of Education to decide whether to adopt the national Common Core Standards in language arts and math.
The U.S. House has passed an amended spending bill that funds a proposed $10 billion teacher jobs program with cuts in education reform programs, including Race to the Top.
The state’s Race to the Top application sets high goals for improving test scores, an ambition that is raising a few questions
State education officials filed their application for $175 million in federal Race to the Top funds, seeking money to implement existing but unfunded reforms.
The author talks about abandoning reforms she once favored – testing, charters – and debates Sen. Mike Johnston on SB 10-191
A draft version of Colorado’s revised application for federal Race to the Top funds should be ready by May 7, education Commissioner Dwight Jones told the State Board of Education Thursday.
