state board of education
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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 State Board of Education: 4 seats open, 1 incumbent seeks reelection
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(Editor’s Note: This is a part of a series of stories where Colorado Politics interviewed the candidates of the State Board of Education regarding public education funding, policies and other issues.) Four seats are open on the State Board of Education in 2024 and only one incumbent is seeking reelection. Districts 2, 3, 4, and…
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Colorado justices skeptical of education co-ops’ ability to locate schools outside boundaries
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Members of the Colorado Supreme Court gave a chilly reception on Tuesday to the idea that school boards, when organized into regional cooperatives to provide educational services, may locate facilities outside their boundaries over the objection of a local district. Under Colorado law, boards of cooperative services, or BOCES, allow for school districts to band…
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Colorado justices skeptical of education co-ops’ ability to locate schools outside boundaries
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Members of the Colorado Supreme Court gave a chilly reception on Tuesday to the idea that school boards, when organized into regional cooperatives to provide educational services, may locate facilities outside their boundaries over the objection of a local district. Under Colorado law, boards of cooperative services, or BOCES, allow for school districts to band…
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Colorado justices skeptical of education co-ops’ ability to locate schools outside boundaries
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Members of the Colorado Supreme Court gave a chilly reception on Tuesday to the idea that school boards, when organized into regional cooperatives to provide educational services, may locate facilities outside their boundaries over the objection of a local district. Under Colorado law, boards of cooperative services, or BOCES, allow for school districts to band…
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Democrats lead in 3 of 4 State Board of Education races | ELECTION NIGHT 2022
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Democrats held leads in three of the four seats up for grabs on the State Board of Education this year as of 9 p.m. on Election Day. The State Board of Education approves the budget for the state Education Department, appoints the Commissioner of Education, accredits public school districts, oversees charter school appeals of district…
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Appeals court halts local board’s attempt to open schools outside boundaries
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Colorado’s second-highest court handed a win to the state’s 178 school districts on Thursday, putting a halt to an educational alliance’s practice of opening schools outside its own boundaries without local districts’ consent. State law enables school districts to join together as boards of cooperative educational services, or BOCES, in order to collectively provide certain…
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Two new seats, high stakes in Colorado State Board of Education election
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Colorado’s State Board of Education is growing from seven to nine seats, and political control of the body that sets education policy could be at stake in November’s election. The addition of two seats due to Colorado’s growing population – one representing a new 8th Congressional District that includes Adams and Weld counties and another…
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Colorado revokes Adams 14’s accreditation, orders reorganization
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The State Board of Education on Tuesday ordered Adams County School District 14 to begin a reorganization process that could lead to a dissolution, annexation or consolidation. The board voted 4-3 in favor of reorganization following the district’s presentation of its three-year turnaround plan. The vote also pulled the district’s accreditation for the second time. Adams…
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Colorado Board of Education denies Adams 14’s request for new management
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The Colorado Board of Education on Friday denied a request by Adams County School District 14 to choose a new organization to oversee its operations after the district terminated its contract with MGT Consulting earlier this month. Adams 14 School District accreditation restored, days after it was removed State Board’s action was unanimous. Members indicated…
