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Friday, May 21, 2010

Tenure bill signed into law after roller-coaster legislative journey Education - The Denver Post

Education - The Denver Post

At Denver school, four square is quadruply hip05/21/2010Students streamed out of east Denver's Florida Pitt Waller K-8 school Thursday and flanked the playground, shouting to friends and warming up for a school first: a four-square tournament. It's a playground staple these kids elevate to a whole new level.
Tenure bill signed into law after roller-coaster legislative journey 2805/21/2010 - The week before the Senate Education Committee met to hear a bill drastically changing teacher tenure, Sen.
"Innovation" DPS schools not getting autonomy required by law, attorney says 405/20/2010 - Denver Public Schools is not following the spirit of a 2008 law that gives traditional public schools charter-like autonomy on budgeting, staffing and contracting services, according to a Denver attorney.
2 Pueblo charter schools have interim CFO05/20/2010 - PUEBLO, Colo.—The chief financial officer for two Pueblo charter schools is no longer in that post.
Lockheed Martin pledges support for Denver School of Science and Technology05/19/2010 - DENVER—Lockheed Martin is pledging money and volunteer support for the Denver School of Science and Technology.