The post-election drama at the Denver School Board could not only impact students in Denver— it could hurt the state’s chances for federal Race to the Top grant dollars, the Denver Post speculated today.
A recent New York Times editorial points out that Race to the Top—U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s $4.3 billion tool for reform—has failed to address one key reform area: a longstanding practice of allowing school districts to…
DENVER — A corps of turnaround experts who would travel from failing school to failing school, a computerized, multimedia test to replace the Colorado Student Assessment Program, and a “360 degree” evaluation for teachers mirroring business-world performance evaluations were just some of the ideas Race to the Top school reform workgroups presented Friday to Gov. Bill Ritter, Lt. Gov. Barbara O’Brien and Commissioner of Education Dwight Jones.
Colorado stands to gain between $60 and $175 million if it wins a Race to the Top grant, according to finalized federal guidelines released today.
It’s not only the money that makes the contest high stakes for Colorado. If…
Even as charter school supporters swept the Douglas County School Board election Tuesday, charter school advocates were losing power in the Denver Public School Board election, according to unofficial election results.
According to the Denver Post, charter-school…
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced that it will open up its offer of financial help with the Race to the Top application to all states. That’s good news for Colorado, which will likely apply for the…
Dwight Jones, Colorado’s Commissioner of Education, is on a 14-city race himself right now, in order to seek support from local school districts for the state’s Race to the Top application.
The $4.3 billion competition, which has been billed…
Everybody loves charter schools these days, from the Gates Foundation to researchers.
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan likes charter schools so much he has made them a cornerstone of his education reform plan, requiring schools to lift…
Colorado Commissioner of Education Dwight D. Jones issued a statement (pdf) yesterday in support of a new set of math and language arts standards recently proposed for adoption by all states.
Jones said that Colorado’s new state standards, up…
Goodbye, CSAP. Hello, what? That’s the question in Colorado, as the Department of Education starts work next month on replacing the current mandatory state exam.
It’s crucial work, since the test may soon be expected to tell us not only…
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