News Briefs
Colorado should expand its preschool programs and create a “counselor corps” to work in targeted middle and high schools, Gov. Ritter said in his State of the State address.
January 22, 2008
The money will go toward a 4.6 percent increase in state per-pupil spending for the 2007-08 school year.
May 15, 2007
A Colorado lawmaker is hit with backlash over his remarks on charters.
April 10, 2007
Commissioner of Education William J. Moloney, who is expected to leave in June, said political shifts helped prod his move, although he said he made his decision well before the November elections.
February 13, 2007
Sen. Salazar asked his constituents recently whether they liked NCLB. The answer was a resounding no.
February 6, 2007
Gov. Ritter also called for reducing by half over the next decade the achievement gap on state test scores between poor and some minority students and better-performing groups.
January 23, 2007
The collaborative spirit between school district and teachers’ union that made the compensation system a national model is now in jeopardy, with officials engaged in a protracted battle over proposed changes.
July 28, 2008
Measures approved by Colorado lawmakers with strong backing from Gov. Bill Ritter hold potentially big implications for the state’s K-12 education system.
May 20, 2008
The plan would inject the influence of university officials into the K-12 system in an effort to improve students’ readiness for college and the workforce.
Updated: April 1, 2008
New ways of paying teachers launched by districts such as Denver and Houston are alone unlikely to produce the sweeping change that is needed on the compensation front, a report from the National Governors Association says.
February 8, 2008
More teachers getting compensation based on nontraditional factors.
February 8, 2008
A tight budget situation could prevent Gov. Bill Ritter Jr. from getting all his plans enacted.
December 18, 2007
Educational fads come and go, but coaching for teachers is fast becoming a tool of choice for striving districts.
December 11, 2007
Phil Gonring and Paul Teske explain what the rest of the country can learn from Denver’s performance-pay plan.
November 19, 2007
Officials respond to audits and debate expanding programs.
June 7, 2007
Updated: November 19, 2008
Updated: November 19, 2008
