state board of education
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Colorado Board of Education denies Adams 14’s request for new management
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…
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THIS WEEK AT THE COLORADO CAPITOL | Week of Jan. 24, 2022
Here are legislative committee hearings and other events of note for the week ahead at the Colorado state Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. Options for public testimony during committee hearings can be found here. House regulations regarding remote testimony can be found here. Senate regulations are here. According…
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Imagination Library of Colorado launches statewide expansion
When last we saw Republican former state Sen. Jack Tate, he was headed off to his hometown of Nashville, Tenn., to help manage a nonprofit called Project Return and take care of his mother. But longing to come home to his Colorado family, he’s now managing another nonprofit that he had a hand in setting…
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SLOAN | Only in the Democratic primary would education reform carry a stigma
The Democratic primary race for governor of the state of Colorado took on a certain air of the surreal in the waning days of the contest. It began a few weeks back when a group supporting Cary Kennedy ran what one presumes was supposed to be an attack ad against both Jared Polis and Mike…
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Gun self-defense in 4th grade? No, says Colorado education board
The Colorado Board of Education voted June 13 along party lines to changes in standards for teaching health and physical education, but omitted a proposal to teach fourth graders about the benefits of guns for self-defense. The proposal was first floated last month by Republican Debora Scheffel, who represents the 4th Congressional District on the…
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Residency questions hit candidate for Colo. education board
Debora Scheffel, who has been trying for three years to get elected to a board of education, is now facing questions about whether she lives in the Parker home that is listed on her voter registration records. That home, at 12067 Summit Ridge Road in Parker, appears to be vacant. Douglas County assessor’s records show…
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This Week at the Capitol: April 23-27
Here are the legislative committee hearings of note for the week ahead at the Colorado Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. Click here and scroll down to committee hearings to listen online. MONDAY Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee, 1:30 p.m., Room 357 Senate Concurrent Resolution…
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Candidates for legislature, state board of education qualify for ballot by petition
Three legislative candidates and one candidate for the State Board of Education have successfully petitioned onto the June primary ballot, the Colorado Secretary of State’s office announced Thursday – although one of them just made it, with only a dozen signatures to spare. To get on the ballot for those offices by petition, candidates must…
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Democrat Alan Kennedy-Shaffer wins Flores endorsement, submits petitions in Senate District 34 primary
Democrat Alan Kennedy-Shaffer, one of four primary candidates in Denver’s Senate District 34, delivered petitions with 1,400 signatures to the Colorado secretary of state’s office on Monday, his campaign said. The attorney and Colorado Army National Guard captain also announced he’s been endorsed by Val Flores, who represents the 1st Congressional District on the Colorado…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, March 11 edition
A STATEWIDE WIN’S A STATEWIDE WIN … State Treasurer Walker Stapleton, a leading Republican candidate for governor, was making the rounds at precinct caucuses Tuesday night at Lakewood High School, pitching his candidacy to Jeffco Republicans, who were convening in scattered classrooms. At one of his first stops, Stapleton delivered a rapid-fire introduction to the…