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• School board to consider eliminating 48 positions

  March 20, 2012 8:54 PM

  Budget cuts could force Colorado Springs School District 11 to eliminate as many as four dozen full-time teaching positions next year. Under a budget proposal up for consideration by the D11 board of education, all 48 Literacy Resource Teacher positions would be eliminated as the district attempts to close an... more »

• Colo. school incentive program awaits more funds

  November 27, 2011 10:47 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A pilot program to improve college readiness among Colorado teens produced more high scores on students' Advanced Placement tests - and paid $69,500 to teachers as a reward. Now the National Math and Science Initiative is trying to expand the program to more Colorado schools. ... more »

• Education cuts hitting home Play Video

  November 14, 2011 6:27 PM

  Classroom in Colorado Springs School District 11 will be empty next week as employees take their two mandatory furlough days this year. Glen Gustafson, D11's chief financial office, says all of the furloughs are happening during Thanksgiving week to minimize the impact on the community. "We know that this... more »

• Area schools eyeing more budget cuts Play Video

  November 4, 2011 12:42 AM

  It seems another, deeper round of budget cuts are on the horizon for Colorado Springs schools. On Tuesday voters across the state defeated Proposition 103, which would have raised sales and income taxes to help fund schools. District 11 CFO Glenn Gustafson says cuts in his district will be steep.... more »

• State seeking education grants

  May 25, 2011 11:37 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado's governor says state educators have "every intention" of seeking new education grants announced Wednesday by the federal government. The $500 million grant competition announced Wednesday aims to do away with an uncoordinated system of preschool programs. Colorado and eight other states that unsuccessfully sought grants through... more »

• Opponents gear up for Race to the Top funding

  July 30, 2010 2:08 PM

  Colorado lawmakers and educators say they plan to fight a proposal by the state Board of Education to adopt new teaching standards on Monday to compete for "Race to the Top" education funding. Educators say Colorado is already adopting its own standards that meet most of the criteria, and... more »

• Massive education cuts around the country

  June 1, 2010 9:12 AM

  Deep cuts may be looming for the nation's public school students as budget crises are forcing teacher pink-slips, shuttered classrooms and school program cuts. New York public schools are $500 million short. Illinois will cut 12,600 education jobs and in California 23-thousand teacher layoff notices have already been sent... more »

• Bill aims to untie schools from TABOR

  March 30, 2010 7:32 PM

  State lawmakers will soon take up the issue of whether to ask voters for more power to raise taxes specifically for schools and colleges. The proposed DECIDE amendment is being pushed by the group Great Education Colorado . Policy Director Lisa Weil says, if passed, the amendment would give... more »

• No school closings in Pueblo County D-70

  March 17, 2010 4:22 PM

  Pueblo County School District 70 board memebrs voted Wednesday night to keep Vineland Middle School open, while making several cost-cutting moves. The salaries of all non-union employees were frozen. Those same employees must take four unpaid furlough days. In addition, the district plans to open talks with its unions... more »

• Education team in D.C. for "Race to the Top"

  March 16, 2010 5:56 PM

  State education officials are in Washington making their pitch for why Colorado should win millions in federal education funding. The team representing Colorado was making its presentation Tuesday. Colorado was among 16 states - and the only from the West - to be chosen as a finalist in the... more »

• Plenty of work to go in Denver

  March 14, 2010 7:14 PM

  The legislative session is halfway through, but lawmakers say a lot of work is still ahead. Today lawmakers in Colorado Springs are talking about how to move forward. Springs' Democrats are saying the budget and education funding will be the big topics over the second half of the legislative... more »

• D11 weighs $30K commitment to lawsuit

  February 23, 2010 1:14 PM

  The District 11 school board has called a special meeting tonight to decide whether they should chip-in nearly $30,000 in a lawsuit against the state that aims to force the legislature to increase public education funding by roughly $1 billion a year. The suit, Lobato v. the State of... more »

• Colorado House to take final vote on school bill

  January 15, 2010 8:23 AM

  The Colorado House has scheduled a final vote Friday on a bill giving the state an edge in competing for millions of dollars in federal education funds. Legislative leaders are rushing the bill through so Gov. Bill Ritter can sign it before Colorado submits its application for the federal "Race... more »