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Appeals court rejects teacher union challenge to ‘partially effective’ performance rating
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday rejected the claim that the state’s board of education exceeded its authority by allowing a teacher’s “partially effective” performance rating to negatively affect his or her job protections. A three-judge Court of Appeals panel also concluded the board acted properly in limiting the reasons why a teacher can appeal an…
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Colorado’s school finance rewrite raises concerns with teacher union and districts
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The long-awaited rewrite of Colorado’s 30-year-old school finance formula raises red flags for the state’s largest teacher union and some of its largest school districts. However, House Speaker Julie McCluskie, D-Dillon, says amendments will address some of those concerns in the coming days. House Bill 1448 is co-sponsored by Assistant House Majority Leader Rep. Jennifer Bacon…
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Colorado’s school finance rewrite raises concerns with teacher union and districts
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The long-awaited rewrite of Colorado’s 30-year-old school finance formula raises red flags for the state’s largest teacher union and some of its largest school districts. However, House Speaker Julie McCluskie, D-Dillon, says amendments will address some of those concerns in the coming days. House Bill 1448 is co-sponsored by Assistant House Majority Leader Rep. Jennifer Bacon…
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Colorado Education Association names 6 state legislators ‘top of class’
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Six state legislators received an A+ from the Colorado Education Association for their work during the 2023 legislative session. The association, the largest union of educators in Colorado, honors legislators with annual awards for prioritizing educators and students in policy work. The association announced its latest round of accolades on Wednesday. “This year’s 2023 class of…
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Colorado’s Board of Education reinstates LGBTQ references to social studies standards
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In a 4-3 vote along party lines, the Colorado State Board of Education on Thursday elected to fully incorporate LGBTQ+ individuals at all grade levels of social studies instruction. Board members Lisa Escárcega, Rebecca McClellan, Karla Esser and Angelika Schroeder – all Democrats – voted in favor of reinstating references to LGBTQ issues in Colorado’s revised…
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A LOOK BACK | Hot debate over reapportionment process changes
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Fifty Years Ago This Week: Mike Swift, executive director of Voters Organization to Effect Reapportionment (VOTER) told The Colorado Democrat that he hoped to get seventy thousand signatures on his proposed amendment, which called for a commission to reapportion state legislative seats based on population. VOTER was backed by the League of Women Voters, the…
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Poll says support for teachers’ unions collapses, union official contests findings
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Public regard for teachers’ unions took a nosedive in a survey that shows Coloradans strongly supporting parents having more say in their children’s education. The poll, commissioned by Ready Colorado, a pro-school choice that supported a slew of contenders that ran opposite union-backed school board candidates in the last round of school board…
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Colorado teachers say this school year is the most stressful of their career
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After months of distance and hybrid learning, this school year looked to be more normal. Teachers were feeling optimistic about resuming in-person learning and getting away from Zoom or Microsoft Teams. They were ready to see the smiles and hear the laughs in the hallway between classes and return to something that felt “normal.” But…
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PRO | Colorado’s educators support Amendment 73. Here’s why
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There is only one job that is better than being an educator – being the new president of the Colorado Education Association, representing 35,000 educators in Colorado. As the new CEA president, this is an exciting time to be taking the helm with Amendment 73, pro-public education candidates at every level and an aggressive legislative…
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CON | Amendment 73 would kill jobs, feed bureaucracy — without helping our kids
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I’m passionate about public education. I have dedicated my professional life to improving schools and expanding educational opportunities for Colorado’s students. But I’m adamantly opposed to Amendment 73. Proponents of Amendment 73 make a simple pitch to voters: we should tax the “rich” to fund education. But don’t be fooled, there’s nothing simple about it,…
