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Jesse Paul / Colorado Sun When she was a brand-new legislator besieged by lobbyists at the entrance to the Senate floor, state Sen. Rachel Zenzinger felt a tap on the shoulder from a man telling her she was late for her next committee. She rushed to the elevator, and the man accompanied her all the way to the committee room, securing several minutes of one-on-one time to make the case for his client’s bill. When Zenzinger pushed open the door to the committee hearing room, there was no one ...

Citing fallout from the pandemic, a resolution unanimously passed by the Aspen School District Board of Education on Tuesday supports canceling state spring assessment tests. “Whereas, the mental health of students and staff has been seriously and negatively impacted by stress and concerns related to the pandemic and would be unnecessarily exacerbated by mandatory … state assessments this spring, particularly in light of the academic difficulties teachers and students are already facing due...

Alan Petersime/Chalkbeat Whether to give standardized tests in the middle of a pandemic is shaping up to be one of the key education debates of Colorado’s 2021 legislative session, dividing education advocates and elected officials alike. But what do parents want? Advocacy groups have released results from competing polls that come to opposite conclusions to argue that the general public agrees with them. One poll of 600 registered voters commissioned by Democrats for Education Reform, the b...

Many of Colorados largest education organizations, as well as the Denver Public Schools board, want this springs Colorado Measures of Academic Success, or CMAS, testing to be canceled so that teachers can focus on making up educational deficits incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. But such a move would be difficult even with the support of Governor Jared Polis — and thus far, he offers no indication that he wants a fight over standardized tests. The Colorado Department of Education ...

Christy McGee/Fountain-Fort Carson School District This story is part of a group of stories called How do teachers captivate their students? Here, in a feature we call How I Teach, we ask great educators how they approach their jobs. Some parents in Superintendent Keith Owen’s 8,000-student Colorado school district started asking questions about coronavirus even before the pandemic hit the U.S. full force last spring. They worked or lived on the Fort Carson army base served by the d...

Disappointing safety test results and delivery data. dont feel do bad. teslas stock is still up 45% this year. 18 democratic attorneys general are suing the education secretary, betsy devos, because she delayed an obama-era rule meant to protect student borrowers. the rule was created to help students take an advantage -- taken advantage of by for-profit colleges. devos announced in june she would delay the implementation. the suit says that devos is siding with school executives over students...

Made, at least out here in california for starters. principals and school executives cannot expel these young men and this young woman because these activities occurred off campus, which is a silly distinction. expulsion occurs only when theres on-campus behavior. also, for whatever reason we dont know the fact that audrey was unconscious makes the laws lighter. that obviously should change, as well. and finally, as are the laws in steubenville, ohio, the young men were tried as adults in that c...

Martha: i can imagine there is a lot of blow back from the unions on this bill. how likely is it that it will pass? >> well thats a great question and certainly one im very interested in. its going to come down to -- i have a stake holder meeting tomorrow with unions and school executives and the like. its going to come down to whether our inner-city democrats decide to side with parents and kids or side with the establishment. martha: how is that looking? what is your feel for which way that is...