Colorado's new accountability system rates schools' academics 2 11/04/2010The first look at Colorado's newly developed school accountability system shows two-thirds of the state's schools are getting top grades, but 5 percent are in academic trouble.
Republicans maintain majority on State Board of Education11/03/2010 - Two Republicans and a Democrat were winning their races for seats on Colorado's State Board of Education, which would keep the long-standing Republican majority on the board.
Bennet campaign hurls ethics claims at Buck10/30/2010 - Democrats fending off ethical allegations against Sen. Michael Bennet on Friday fired back with questions about Republican Ken Buck, raising an old Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint and contributions from donors with whom he had ethical entanglements.
District violated Aurora teachers' contract with extra class time10/30/2010 - The Aurora school board met behind closed doors Thursday night after an arbitrator ruled that the district violated teachers' contract by adding another period of classroom instruction for high school educators this year.
Boasberg happy with DPS progress but distressed by students' lack of reading skills10/29/2010 - Things are getting better, but Denver Public Schools has a long way to go before declaring reform efforts a success, Superintendent Tom Boasberg said Thursday in his annual "State of the Schools" address.