Students say testing doesn’t work; lawmakers and Governor wrangle over opt outs
The first day it was four degrees. On the second day, the needle jumped to 15 degrees, and the sign-waving students celebrated. Those two...
Immigrant janitor joins other workers to Fight for $15
Denver – Immigrant janitor and father Javier Elizalde works full time but does not make enough money to feed his family. On April 15,...
Teenagers’ robot “Clawdius Seizer” invades Capitol
It clacked and whirred at a booming pitch across the marble tile. Its single red light blinked like an eye. It jerked and pivoted...
Guns in schools for student safety
Patrick Neville was a sophomore at Columbine High School when two peers, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, murdered 12 students and a teacher before...
Colorado lawmakers hug over testing-reform bills
For months Colorado lawmakers have been struggling to find a legislative compromise that would reduce standardized testing in schools but preserve millions in Federal funding and accountability for educators and students. On Thursday, the wait was over.
Standardized testing protestors’ rally cry at the Capitol: “More than a score.”
Bundled children held signs that bent in the the blowing sleet. They read: “Testing ≠ Teaching,” “School zone … No PARCCing,” “Have you freed a teacher today?” and the Twitter hashtag eponymous, “More than a score.”
Video: Protestors: ‘We are more than a score’
Teachers, students and families gathered on the Capitol steps on Wednesday to stop standardized testing in Colorado schools. See our video below.
Video by Kyle...
Protecting student data in the age of the voracious, everywhere internet
A new bill works the space between the urge to embrace educational technology and the practice of turning students into focus groups for marketing companies.
1000-plus Boulder students join standardized test sit-out protest
Students from at least three Boulder Valley School District high schools staged protests Thursday and plan to protest again on Friday by sitting out...
Personhood, racetrack gaming and GMO labeling lose — gov transparency wins
Democrats were in dire need of a pick-me-up Tuesday, and the Vote No on 67 rally was the only party around.