NEA kicks off national tour in Denver
NEA President Dennis Van Roekel visited Denver's Math and Science Leadership Academy on Monday.
The head of the nation’s largest teachers union chose Colorado on Monday for the kickoff of a U.S. schools’ tour highlighting reform efforts in which union members play a leading role.
Dennis Van Roekel, a veteran math teacher from Arizona who is in his third year leading the 3.2-million member
The Daily Churn: Tuesday
What’s churning:
Colorado will know by 10 a.m. today whether the state has won up to $175 million in education reform funds from the second round of the federal Race to the Top competition. The U.S. Department of Education had been expected to reveal the winners in September, but announced yesterday that today would be the big day. Colorado is jockeying for funds against 17 other states and the District of Columbia, so the competition is stiff.
If Colorado is a winner, and receives the full $175 million, the state would have money to implement some of its long-range reform plans, including the Colorado Achievement Plan for Kids (CAP4K) and the roll-out of new