house bill 1003
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Why aren’t there enough teachers in Colorado? The state wants your input
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Remember the wide-ranging endeavor by Colorado lawmakers to get to the bottom of the state’s chronic teacher shortage? House Bill 1003, recently signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper, tasks the Department of Higher Education, the Colorado Department of Education, school districts and teachers unions with studying teacher shortages statewide, identifying root causes, and recommending strategies for improving the…
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How to recruit and retain rural teachers in Colorado? Utah has an idea
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The state’s public education establishment has been following legislation afoot this session to study the complex and daunting challenge of luring more teachers to Colorado’s rural climes. A lot of hopes are riding on the bipartisan House Bill 1003, which now has passed both chambers of the General Assembly. The bill aims to earnestly analyze the teacher recruitment and…
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Some fodder in the quest for rural Colorado teachers
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As Colorado lawmakers search for a solution to teacher shortages statewide, KUNC-FM public radio in Greeley has done some compelling research of its own on the subject. It’s a worthy accompaniment to pending legislation that would study the teacher recruitment and retention woes vexing many smaller school districts across the state – especially in rural communities. KUNC’s Ann Marie Awad offers an eye-opening, up-close look at…
