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Appeals Court Reverses Masters Decision

Yesterday the Colorado Court of Appeals in a unanimous decision decided to reverse and remand an earlier decision on the Masters educator evaluation lawsuit Click on the above link for more By reversing the earlier court decision to dismiss the lawsuit the Court has recognized that certain provisions in the law were used to remove<

Time to Start Shopping for those Holiday Gifts – Use NEA Click & Save for Discounts

NEA 8217 s most popular discount program for NEA members and their families This exclusive shopping service offers savings on brand name merchandise from hundreds of top retailers online stores and local merchants Save on clothing electronics restaurants jewelry movie tickets and more Great Savings Have Never Been Easier 8211 Take advantage of hundreds of

A workshop for ESPs coming to Blackhawk

Colorado classified employees are coming together for an ESP Workshop called Elevating Education Support Professionals Strengthening our School Communities 8221 and will go from 9 00am to 4 00pm on Saturday November 14 at Ameristar Casino in Blackhawk Click the link above for registration information Click for more information

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Tell Congress to finish ESEA reauthorization because students need a better law

The Senate has passed the Every Child Achieves Act Now ask them to keep pushing forward to get an agreement with the House Our students can t wait any longer For students and educators the stakes couldn t be higher The widespread consensus in Washington is that the current education law is broken The bill

U.S. Public Schools Could Benefit From Less Test-Taking and More Equitable Funding, Says Finnish Educator

Education policymakers in the United States too often stress test based accountability privatization and curriculum standardization over funding equity collaborative learning and creative thinking says Pasi Sahlberg a Finnish educator author and scholar Equity tries to provide conditions for everyone to learn he says Some education systems believe competition is key just like the market

UNUSUAL WORDS – HIPPOPOTOMONSTROSESQUIPEDALIAN

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian 8211 of or pertaining to extremely long words Origin 8211 An extension of sesquipedalian using a modified form of hippopotamus and Latin monstrum the extensions almost certainly chosen with the intention of making the new construct autological Pronunciation ˌhɪpəˌpɒtəˌmɒnstɹəˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdeɪlɪən Adjective

Education, Inc. is coming to your TV!

The documentary from Douglas County parent and filmmaker Brian Malone is a must see for everyone to understand the dark money trail behind education reform Colorado Public Television 12 will air the film Wednesday night Oct 14 at 7 00 p m CEA Vice President Amie Baca Oehlert will give her reaction to Education Inc

Secretary Duncan Stepping Down

Another Friday brought another resignation announcement as Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced he will step down in December President Obama has tapped Deputy Secretary and former New York State Education Commissioner John King to serve as acting Secretary after Duncan s departure NEA President Lily Eskelsen García wished Duncan well in his future endeavors saying

Court Denies Thompson School District Request to Stay Injunction

Larimer County The Colorado Appeals Court denied a motion by the Thompson School District to stay an injunction issued by the Larimer District Court last month Denial of this stay reinforced that the School District has to abide by the district court s order and continue to recognize the Thompson Education Association and maintain the

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