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Another TABOR fight: Democrats plan to redirect residents’ refunds to K-12 spending
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Colorado voters could decide this fall whether billions of dollars that would otherwise be returned as refunds under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights should instead go to public schools under a ballot measure unveiled Thursday by Democrats. Supporters say the proposal would address chronic underfunding in K-12 education, while critics argue it takes money away…
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D-11 to terminate teacher’s employment following critical social media posts
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Colorado Springs D-11 is set to dismiss one of its elementary schoolteachers who has publicly criticized district leadership in recent months. During their regular meeting, the D-11 Board of Education discussed both the school district’s “employee dismissal process” and the “employment status of Angelica Givler-Viers, McAuliffe Elementary School Teacher” on Wednesday night. Superintendent Michael Gaal…
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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…
