California to teach gay history in schools – Sen. Bennet discusses school reform – Jeffco employees say it’s a good place to work – Boulder offers students more advanced courses – Denver Head Start funds lagging – School choice talk in Springs next week.
Ed tax plan backers confidant in Colo. – Could cheating scandal like Georgia’s happen here? – Latest on Dougco voucher lawsuits – Study questions phonics – NEA shifts on teacher evals.
ProPublica launches online tool to compare public schools – Tiger moms hire tutors as Korea scraps Saturday classes – Teacher grades: Pass or be fired – Pro-voucher group joins Dougco fight – Union suit: DPS abuses innovation – Mother fights to get 4-year-old son into kindergarten.
Douglas County school board members on Monday approved the state’s first charter serving up to 500 voucher students this fall
Newsweek’s list of America’s best high schools – Legal fight over school vouchers in Dougco – More Denver schools seek innovation status – Math tutors needed in Denver – St. Vrain looks at longer school year.
Dougco held its first voucher lottery Wednesday and its voucher charter is up for approval next week as the district pushes forward despite lawsuits
Douglas County school district leaders say they’ll vigorously defend their voucher pilot against two lawsuits filed Tuesday in separate efforts to shut it down
A second lawsuit was filed today challenging Douglas County’s pilot voucher program, joining an earlier action by the ACLU and others. Read the complaint
Latest on Jeffco schools budget cuts – Get in on Denver Public Library’s summer reading programs – Dougco vouchers a hit – A school with no grades and no grade levels – School with American Indian focus.
Katy Perry raves about Lakewood H.S. lip-sync on Facebook – Charter school rally planned April 28 – Colo. lags on teacher quality policies – Students live on farms for a week – Two new reading programs get attention.
