by Associated Press Published: May 10,2011
Tags: Education, No Child Left Behind
Should Congress repeal No Child Left Behind? It’s a question for Colorado lawmakers Tuesday as they debate whether to approve a resolution telling Congress the education law is “ineffective.” Resolutions from state legislatures to Congress aren’t binding, but they can spark debate. The resolution asking for the No Child Left Behind law to be repealed [...] [...]
No matter how many subjects they’re acing, most college students these days find economics a grind. Tricky financial calculations influence everything from what school they attend and what major they choose to how quickly they finish their degrees – or whether they graduate at all. Money problems, not bad grades, are the reason cited by [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 19,2011
Tags: Education
Colorado lawmakers said Monday they’re negotiating a deal that would add another $90 million to the state’s languishing school funding, an issue that has been a major point of contention during embittered budget negotiations. The additional funding is a possibility because preliminary state revenue forecasts show higher-than-expected revenue gains, the lawmakers said. Democratic House Leader [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 13,2011
Tags: Education
Democrats will call for several amendments in the Colorado House when the chamber debates the state’s $18 billion spending plan. Democrats say they’re unhappy that the 2011 budget includes a $250 million cut to K-12 education and they will try to amend the proposed budget during a debate Wednesday. Democrats plan to propose three dozen [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 30,2011
Tags: Education, Joe Garcia, Legislature 2011
Colorado’s lieutenant governor and likely higher education commissioner is due before state lawmakers Wednesday for an update on the system. Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia was scheduled for a morning briefing before the House and Senate education committees. Garcia was president of Colorado State-Pueblo before becoming lieutenant governor. Garcia was also tapped by the governor to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 14,2011
Tags: Education, state budget, Taxes
Opponents of school budget cuts are making their case at the state Capitol. They plan to deliver a letter signed by more than 5,200 people to state lawmakers and the governor today. The group organizing the event is Great Education Colorado. It says the letter is hundreds of pages long and includes comments and stories [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 11,2011
Tags: Education, state budget
Colorado’s largest school district plans to cut nearly $40 million because of the state’s budget crisis. The president of the county’s board of education, Dave Thomas, plans to announce details at a press conference Friday morning in Golden. Gov. John Hickenlooper has proposed cutting $332 million from schools statewide in the next school year to [...] [...]
Military parents with young children report that the need for early care and education services, including child care, parenting classes and high-quality pre-kindergarten, tops their list of day-to-day needs, according to a new study by Pre-K Now, a campaign of the nonprofit Pew Center on the States. The study, entitled “On the Home Front: Early [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 28,2011
Tags: Education, Legislature 2011
A Colorado Democrat who has said he’ll propose a possible tax to avoid education cuts plans to give new details about his plan. Boulder Sen. Rollie Heath says he has a plan to protect schools from additional budget cuts next fiscal year. He’s set to speak about it at the Capitol on Monday. Democratic Gov. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 15,2011
Tags: Education
Gov. John Hickenlooper is proposing slashing spending on public schools by $375 million next school year to help shore up the state budget as federal stimulus money dries up and more unemployed people rely on Medicaid. The proposed cut for public schools – which would amount to about $500 less per student than this year [...] [...]
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