Colorado

Educators expect few significant changes to schooling from the anti-affirmative action passed by voters. November 14, 2008
Education will be on the ballot Nov. 4, even if the subject hasn’t been on voters’ minds much during the 2008 campaign season. October 21, 2008
Beginners would get substantially higher salaries, while veterans would see much smaller raises under renegotiated terms of performance-pay plan. Updated: September 2, 2008
The host city and state for the Democratic National Convention has made a range of contributions to U.S. education. August 22, 2008
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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
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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
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