rep. barbara mclachlan
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Lead in school drinking water in Colorado gets some attention from bill that pays for testing
Lawmakers got the lead out in the final hours of the session. (Come on, I couldn’t let that go.) They passed a bill to help school systems pay for testing to see if their drinking water has lead in it. House Bill 1306 puts up $300,000 a year for schools to test their water, by…
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Some fodder in the quest for rural Colorado teachers
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…
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Lawmakers assign homework to figure out Colorado’s teacher shortage
The House Education Committee endorsed an effort Monday to get to the bottom of the perennial teacher shortages that frustrate wide-ranging school districts across the state. House Bill 1003, which now goes to the full House for debate and a vote, would task the Department of Higher Education, the Colorado Department of Education, school districts and teachers unions with studying teacher shortages…