Workforce development will give Coloradans training for hard-to-fill tech jobs
Just over a year after he dropped out of college, Logan Parrish was working as a host at the Boulder Dinner Theater where he...
Top ten worst Denver schools for racial disparity in school-to-jail punishments
“Denver’s students of color were 219 percent more likely to be suspended out-of-school, expelled or referred to law enforcement compared to their white peers,”...
Thunderdome 2015 : Media spotlight vs. election-politics ‘strategery’
“Thunderdome 2015” is The Colorado Independent's wrap-up series on the 2015 legislative season. For a series overview, check out “Thunderdome 2015: 120 days under the...
Thunderdome 2015: Native Americans vs. coaches
“Thunderdome 2015” is The Colorado Independent's wrap-up series on the 2015 legislative season. For a series overview, check out “Thunderdome 2015: 120 days under the...
Sine Die Scene: Testing reform and consumer protection survive zombie-bill horde
Gavels were slamming last night as the two parties arm wrestled through the final, defining issues of the session.
Sine Die is the last night...
Senate agrees to compromise on standardized-testing reform
"Members, I know this is difficult," Sen. Chris Holbert, R-Parker, said late last night.
"But some of us have turned our focus to how much...
Co-sponsors’ squabble over amendments kills student-data privacy bill
However, after passing unanimously in both chambers, the bill has imploded hours before the end of the session and mere metaphorical inches from the Governor's desk.
Second try $20M Denver Schools bill survives kill committee
In a near-overnight partisan flip-flop, the Senate State Affairs Committee voted 3-2 today to pass a second effort at adjusting the amount of money Denver...
Lawmakers battle to pass testing reform before session’s bell rings
First, thousands of students statewide refused to take their standardized tests. Then, parents mobbed the Capitol demanding that the state shift its educational priorities...
Do-over $20M Denver Schools bill passes out of House as clock ticks down fast...
“We have to watch what happens here. You see how it affects us,” she said. “So far, I have not heard a good reason for anyone to vote no on this... We have to show them that community members are watching them.”