Fewer DPS teachers placed in poorest schools
Changes in Denver Public Schools’ teacher-placement policy mean fewer are assigned to the city’s highest-poverty and lowest-performing schools
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Districts and unions settling earlier, for less
School districts and teachers unions across Colorado are settling contracts earlier this year as record budget cuts leave little to negotiate
PERA responds to retiree lawsuit
The Public Employees’ Retirement Association has filed its first formal response to the lawsuit challenging this year’s pension reform law, asking a Denver judge to dismiss six of the plaintiffs’ eight claims.
Final Senate vote endorses SB 10-191
The Senate voted 27-8 Wednesday afternoon to re-pass Senate Bill 10-191, the educator effectiveness bill, after accepting House amendments.
Teacher bill passes Senate Ed 7-1
Senate Bill 10-191, the controversial educator evaluation and tenure bill, was passed 7-1 Friday afternoon by the Senate Education Committee.
Revised R2T bid to be ready May 7
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.
Johnston details educator bill (updated)
State Sen. Mike Johnston, D-Denver, answered questions about his educator effectiveness bill. See video, draft of bill.
DPS leads pack in direct-placing teachers
Teachers are placed into schools they didn’t choose – and whose principals didn’t choose them – at a much higher rate in Denver
PERA retiree cuts challenged in court
A lawsuit seeking to overturn the Public Employees Retirement Association solvency plan was filed against the state Friday, just three days after the bill was signed.
No go for bill to bar felons from school jobs
A proposal that would have banned some people with felony convictions from non-teaching jobs at schools was killed Monday by the House Judiciary Committee.
