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Friday, May 7, 2010

Panel OKs teacher reform bill - The Denver Post

Panel OKs teacher reform bill - The Denver Post


Panel OKs teacher reform bill 505/07/2010The House education committee heard more than eight hours of testimony before approving a controversial teacher reform bill today in an emotional meeting that stretched into the morning.
Gun-rights group to drop concealed-weapons lawsuit against CSU05/07/2010 - A gun-rights group plans to drop its lawsuit challenging Colorado State University's prohibition of concealed weapons on campus.
DPS Shakespeare Festival an opportunity for one and all05/07/2010 - Denver Public Schools students from kindergarten through high school performed 400 short scenes, dances, soliloquies and sonnets today at the Denver Performing Arts Complex as part of its 26th annual Shakespeare Festival.
30 percent of Colorado 3rd-graders not reading at their level, CSAP finds05/05/2010 - After a decade of testing, myriad school reforms and intense reading programs, 30 percent of Colorado's third-graders still are not reading at grade level.
3rd-grade CSAP scores show decline05/04/2010 - Statewide scores on this year's assessment of third-grade reading skills declined to 2008 levels.