State team set for big Race to the Top show 
The full team that will pitch Colorado’s Race to the Top application in Washington next Tuesday has been named and will make a trial run on Saturday at an event organized by the Aspen Institute.
Student re-entry bill gets a makeover
The House Education Committee Thursday passed a heavily amended version of House Bill 10-1274, a measure intended to give schools notification when a student is going to enroll after being in a day treatment center, facility school or state hospital.
Teacher effectiveness council starts 18-month run
Colorado’s experiment in crafting a new educator evaluation system kicked off Thursday with the first meeting of the 15-member Governor’s Council for Educator Effectiveness.
John Barry sets his sights on 2015
John Barry’s next “to do” list has some pretty daunting chores on it.
State school repair cost staggering
Colorado schools have $17.8 billion in maintenance and renovation needs over the next eight years, according to a statewide schools facilities study released Wednesday.
JBC votes to cut leadership academy, counselor corps
The Joint Budget Committee Tuesday accepted a staff recommendation to cut the School Leadership Academy and the Colorado Counselor Corps programs in the Colorado Department of Education.
DPS leads other districts in placing teachers
Teachers are placed into schools they didn’t choose – and whose principals didn’t choose them – at a much higher rate in Denver
Student re-entry bill hits turbulence
A bill designed to give school districts better notice about students returning to school from treatment or juvenile detention ran into trouble Monday in committee and was laid over for fine-tuning.
