Education News
Gov. Ritter to give keynote address
Gov. Bill Ritter will give the keynote address during commencement at Trinidad State Junior College Friday morning.
Applications soar at CSU-Pueblo
The university reports that it's received about 3,500 applications, a 150 percent increase from last year.
No plans to close Pike and Longfellow
The D-11 school board decided on Wednesday night not close Pike and Longfellow Elementary Schools in Colorado Springs - despite administration recommendations to the contrary.
AFA radio station broadcasting on the web
The radio station plans to broadcast live on graduation day, with live programming starting at 7 a.m., until the ceremony begins. Live coverage of the ceremony will follow the pre-grad show.
Lousy teachers tough to dump
More than half of teachers polled believe it's too difficult to weed out ineffective teachers who have tenure. Nearly half say they personally know such a teacher.
Preschool program requires IQ tests
"Some people said, 'Oh let them be children'," said Dr. Meera Shin. Shin says IQ testing on a two and a half year old may sound strange, but she says children with a higher-than-average IQ need special attention, much like those with learning disabilities.
'Out of this world' adventure at Explorer Elem.
Students at Explorer Elementary embarked on an 'out of this world' adventure on Wednesday. They did a virtual reconnaissance mission to save astronauts lost in space.
Teachers First
April's Teachers First recipient goes to large lengths to enhance her students learning
Tina Robertson is April's Teachers First Recipient.
Fowler teacher is passionate for education
Second grade teacher Janelle Bell not only loves her job. She says it’s her calling in life.
History teacher makes movies and makes lessons stick
When you step into Tim Brotherton's classroom at
Pueblo teacher builds confidence in students
Sometimes as a teacher, the compassion you bring to the classroom makes just as much of a difference as any teaching method. That seems to be the case with fourth grade teacher Michelle Meier from Belmont Elementary in Pueblo.
