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Noonan: Double deja vu all over again in the state’s world of public education

Jun 30, 2017

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Paula Noonan

Once again, Colorado’s public education system will both re-vision and offer new standardized tests. It’s useful that the two projects happen at the same time, but only if fresh eyes and minds are put to the task. Let’s hold our breath. Colorado Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne will fulfill Gov. John Hickenlooper’s executive order to restart…
Hamner: 2017 legislative session was a productive one for Colorado

Jun 15, 2017

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Rep. Millie Hamner

With the 2017 session of the Colorado General Assembly behind us, I am enjoying being back in my district and having some time to reflect back on the legislative session. From Jan. 11 to May 10, my colleagues and I worked very hard to find compromise on some very important issues, and as a result,…
Colorado public schools go on trial in legislature over assessments and performance

Feb 14, 2017

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Peter Marcus

The state’s public schools system went on trial Monday in the legislature. Lawmakers heard legislation regarding whether low-performing schools are doing enough to improve and whether assessments are properly evaluating student success. It’s a familiar debate, pitting advocates of charters, vouchers and other alternatives against supporters of a traditional system centered on neighborhood public schools. The assessment…
Tim Leonard already weighing legislation to ‘clarify’ statute that landed him in jail

Dec 10, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Jefferson County authorities jailed State Rep. Tim Leonard, R-Evergreen, Friday afternoon on contempt-of-court charges stemming from a longstanding series of disputes between the lawmaker and his ex-wife over education decisions for two of their minor children. Leonard was sentenced to serve 14 days behind bars at the Jefferson County Detention Center in Golden by District…
Noonan: Big data misses the mark and messes with policy

Nov 21, 2016

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Paula Noonan

Most polls and big data analysts missed the target election night. After at least a year and a half of taking the country’s presidential preference temperature and analyzing voter behavior using complicated algorithms and finger crossing and concluding that Hillary Clinton would win, Donald Trump took the night. “If ‘big data’ is not that useful…
Ryden: We need to listen to our teachers

Apr 13, 2016

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Rep. Su Ryden

One of the joys of representing the great people of Aurora in the state legislature is being able to hear from my constituents. One of my constituents, an educator in Aurora Public Schools, was kind enough to take the time to give me her classroom perspective about The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College…

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Noonan: Double deja vu all over again in the state’s world of public education

Hamner: 2017 legislative session was a productive one for Colorado

Colorado public schools go on trial in legislature over assessments and performance

Tim Leonard already weighing legislation to ‘clarify’ statute that landed him in jail

Noonan: Big data misses the mark and messes with policy

Ryden: We need to listen to our teachers