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More Colorado school districts in financial trouble
September 29, 2010 8:21 AM
The number of Colorado school districts in financial difficulty is rising. State auditors told lawmakers on Tuesday that the number of districts receiving financial warnings from the state last year rose from 61 to 68. Warnings to fix fiscal problems are issued based on several factors, including whether... more » -
Senate passes bill to save teacher, police jobs
August 5, 2010 12:23 PM
Legislation long sought by Democrats to prevent layoffs of tens of thousands of teachers, police and other public workers has passed the Senate. The bill would help states and local school boards deal with severe budget problems. It would preserve the jobs of perhaps 300,000 public employees across the... more » -
Colorado may take $110 million back from schools
January 15, 2010 1:39 PM
Colorado lawmakers are moving quickly to take back $110 million in funding from schools because of the recession. Lawmakers voted last year to give the money to school districts but required that they set the money aside in case the economy continued to decline. On Friday, three days into the... more » -
New standardized tests coming to Colorado
December 11, 2009 8:27 AM
The Colorado Department of Education says it plans to implement new standardized tests that could eliminate the Colorado Student Assessment Program, or CSAP. The department said this week that the new tests would not be in the form of CSAP's multiple-choice questions based on as many as 30 topics in... more »
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