http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:33:06 -0700 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:59:47 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d20-New-studies-same-old-Colorado-story?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner Colorado's tangled government finances, made worse by the recession and sinking tax collections, have long worried people concerned about the condition of our schools and colleges, but two new studies highlight the problems Colorado can t... school quality higher education taxes school finance Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:59:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d20-New-studies-same-old-Colorado-story?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Community-colleges-bursting-at-seams?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner Enrollment at Colorado community colleges is up more than 20 percent as some students see school as a better option than trying to find non-existent jobs and others seek new skills for future jobs. Getting more education usually is a good thing, b... higher education Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:13:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Community-colleges-bursting-at-seams?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d29-How-the-stimulus-pie-is-cut-in-Colorado?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner Whatever your economic beliefs about government spending, or your political feelings about President Obama, there's no denying that the federal stimulus has - and will - pump lots of money into Colorado. The stimulus bureaucrats in the governor's ... taxes Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:12:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d29-How-the-stimulus-pie-is-cut-in-Colorado?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d22-How-much-should-schools-cost?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner Colorado taxpayers spend more $6 billion a year on the state's approximately 800,000 K-12 students - is that enough? Many education advocates, comparing Colorado to other states, say it isn't. Some small-government types complain it&#... school quality taxes school finance Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:39:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d22-How-much-should-schools-cost?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Running-for-school-board-isnt-cheap?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner Some people like to wring their hands about how money has corrupted politics, as if that were anything new.Most of the worry is focused on presidential contests, and races for the U.S. Senate and House. But, despite what some people wish or think, bo... school politics Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:38:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Running-for-school-board-isnt-cheap?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d12-IntraGOP-politics-intrudes-in-Dougco-board-races?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner Republicans already outnumber Democrats on the Douglas County Board of Education 6-1 – not that that’s ever mattered before since school board elections have traditionally been non-partisan.But county Republican party officials broke that... school politics election Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:45:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d12-IntraGOP-politics-intrudes-in-Dougco-board-races?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Brace-for-more-tuition-hikes-at-state-colleges?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner Colorado college students, still worrying about paying their bills this year, could face another 9 percent tuition increase in the 2010-11 school year.If that happens, it would come on top of overall 9 percent increases for state residents this schoo... higher education Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:59:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Brace-for-more-tuition-hikes-at-state-colleges?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d6-CU-president-cool-to-idea-of-going-private?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner The continuing - and deepening - financial crisis for Colorado's public colleges has led to lots of handwringing - and even suggestions that some of the state's colleges be allowed to turn private so the state doesn't have to support them. Nobod... higher education Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:33:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d6-CU-president-cool-to-idea-of-going-private?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d30-DPS-takes-another-tack-on-reform?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner Teacher effectiveness will be the new focus of reform efforts in the Denver Public Schools, Superintendent Tom Boasberg announced this week in a pair of "state of the schools" speeches around the district.The district's original reform stra... reform teaching Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:43:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d30-DPS-takes-another-tack-on-reform?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d22-One-citys-school-success-story?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner Hartford, Conn., is the second poorest city in America, in the second wealthiest state in the nation. When Steven Adamowski took over as superintendent in 2006, the district had a four-year graduation rate of 29 percent. Less than a third of the city... reform Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:47:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d22-One-citys-school-success-story?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d17-School-politics-blows-cold-and-hot?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner You probably haven't noticed, but it's election season again in Colorado.Under the state's election calendar, school board seats are on the ballot in November of odd-numbered years such as 2009. But, those elections often escape voter notice because ... election Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:47:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d17-School-politics-blows-cold-and-hot?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d14-A-crucial-challenge-for-Colorado-colleges?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner The good news is that in terms of degrees given for dollars spent, Colorado’s state colleges and universities are very efficient. The bad news is that such a system probably isn’t up to the challenges of the future.That was part of the me... higher education Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:17:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d14-A-crucial-challenge-for-Colorado-colleges?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Campuses-next-victim-of-Web-juggernaut?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner Part of my job is to read education news from across the county, and this week it took until Friday for the most provocative education article of the week to show up, a piece headlined “Welcome to Yahoo! U” on TheBigMoney.com.Author Zephy... higher education Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:16:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Campuses-next-victim-of-Web-juggernaut?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d10-College-big-shots-ponder-the-future?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner Bruce Benson and Joe Blake are pragmatists – and optimists.State college and universities are facing their second major financial crisis in less than a decade. But, Benson, president of the University of Colorado, and Blake, chancellor of Color... higher education Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:57:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d10-College-big-shots-ponder-the-future?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Recession-squeezes-college-endowments?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner When you think of college endowments you probably think of the multi-billion stashes held by Harvard and other private institutions.Traditionally, endowments have been less important for public colleges, although that's changing as tax support shrink... higher education Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:29:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Recession-squeezes-college-endowments?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d8-Two-schools-two-very-different-menus?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner Rebecca Jones, writing recently on EdNewsColorado.org, had a fascinating story about how building sharing at one Denver school has led to different menus being served to different kids in the same lunchroom.Here's how her story starts out:It was the ... health Back to School Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:01:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d8-Two-schools-two-very-different-menus?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Can-3-schools-coexist-in-1-building?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner Public education has been swept by change for years now - schools closing, charters opening, magnet schools proliferating and special programs and new curriculums popping up everywhere.A recent development is shared schools, and an interesting experi... reform Back to School Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:32:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Can-3-schools-coexist-in-1-building?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d18-Education-spending-safe--for-now?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter Tuesday announced the latest round of proposed budget cuts to deal with the continuing decline on state revenues.Ritter is proposing about $320 million in cuts and transfers to balance the tax-funded portion of the 2009-10 b... higher education taxes school finance Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:17:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d18-Education-spending-safe--for-now?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Does-any-learning-take-place-between-classes?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner If the two words "passing time" bring to mind images of yelling teens and slamming lockers, you probably don’t think it's an educational experience.But if you think passing time allows for valuable if brief conversations between indiv... school finance Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:02:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Does-any-learning-take-place-between-classes?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d7-CSAP-2009-Lots-of-hope-little-movement?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner Colorado’s 2009 student achievement and growth levels show a familiar pattern of some improvements and some declines, and the persistence of achievement gaps.Results of the 2009 CSAP tests and updated Colorado Growth Model reports were released... testing school rankings school quality reform students at risk Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:20:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-423-Colorado-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d7-CSAP-2009-Lots-of-hope-little-movement?cid=exrss-Colorado-Education-Examiner