The Colorado Independent examines how charter schools are using a lax waiver system to take a pass on many rules that apply to all other schools. The State Board of Education automatically grants 18 waivers involving laws related to benefits, hiring and firing at charter schools, and this investigation finds the waiver process has even
About Teacher Appreciation Week Colorado Teacher Appreciation Week is May 2-6 during National Teacher Appreciation Week! CDE invites you to participate and give thanks to Colorado teachers for all they do. During this week, we challenge you to share a post, image or video with a sign thanking a teacher on any social media site
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Sir Ken Robinson presents at the TED Conference, “If there was a moment when our crisis in education hit critical mass it may well have been the date Sir Ken Robinson’s TED talk went up on YouTube. In just 19 minutes his wry but eviscerating presentation gave voice to what so many of us are
The longstanding practice of drawing conclusions about individuals using statistical averages is flawed and damaging, especially in education. There is no such thing as an average student, yet our schools, tied to one-dimensional assessments, scripted curriculum and other constraints, operate on a premise that often ignores the complexity and potential of individual students Read the
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New Mexico Educators Stand Against Unfair Evaluation System For change to happen you must be a part of the process, says Becky King. “You can’t be passive. Otherwise, you don’t accomplish things.” “This was about getting out there and doing something,” King says. “Had we not gone door to door, it probably would have
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