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Colorado gets back millions in school-finance tweak; some of it will stay in education
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Colorado will take back $77 million from school districts this year, but part of that money likely will stay in education rather than going to the general fund, where it could be spent for any purpose. The Joint Budget Committee, acting as a conference committee on Senate Bill 128, unanimously approved that compromise with no…
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Where do Colorado’s online school students end up? Lawmakers want to know
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Tyler Landsparger will head to Penn State in the fall to study meteorology. It will be the first time the 17-year-old from Aurora is in a traditional classroom setting, because he’s been taking classes online since kindergarten. “The teachers are awesome,” Tyler said. “They’re so nice, so knowledgeable. … The biggest thing is you have…
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Where are they now? A progress report on Colorado education bills
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Colorado’s General Assembly is just about at the halfway mark, but most major education legislation is still under consideration. And the biggest issue – how to fund schools – has yet to surface, either in the form of a comprehensive school finance bill or other potential legislation. Funding for Gov. Jared Polis’ top priority of…
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Colorado bill would let school boards meet privately on negotiating strategy
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To undo a perceived disadvantage for public entities, a state legislative committee on Tuesday advanced a bill allowing Colorado school boards to meet privately to prepare for employee bargaining sessions. Backers say House Bill 1201 closes a loophole created by a 2014 voter-approved measure that requires school districts and unions to conduct bargaining sessions in…
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Bill would let younger Colorado children access mental health care without parental permission
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A bill before the Colorado Legislature would allow younger children to access confidential therapy on their own to fight mental illness and youth suicide. A stream of Colorado teens on Wednesday told stories of their mental health crises, suicide attempts, and the deaths of friends as the House Public Health Care and Human Services Committee…
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Higher property values mean Colorado is getting back millions from schools
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With student enrollment lower than anticipated and property tax revenues up in many districts, the state could get back as much as $77 million originally allocated for schools this year. That’s a small portion of Colorado’s $7 billion K-12 education budget, and that money could be used to help fund Gov. Jared Polis’ universal full-day…
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A fix for transportation built on strong leadership — and bonding
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At the beginning of this legislative session, an urgent plea for action was delivered by business leaders throughout the state to legislative leaders and the governor to address the growing crisis in our state’s transportation system. With just over a week remaining in the 2018 session, we are increasingly concerned that transportation could once again…
