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Are schools like corporations

There is a disturbing trend in local school districts. Many times have we faced under funded schools but now school boards are using a business...
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Hopeful signs in Denver high schools

When North High School started offering night classes in September, students did not rush in. Instead, they trickled in slowly until, as grades...
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Online ed boom levels off a bit

Rapid growth in Colorado’s online schools slowed this past fall though virtual programs still saw a double-digit increase in enrollment,...
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Legislative session big for education

The Colorado legislature is back in session for its 2010 run, and it's shaping up as an important session for education - not to mention a lot...
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No penalties for Chavez charter, but ...

An audit of testing practices at Cesar Chavez Academy in Pueblo finds three successive years of “extremely high” rates of special...
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New studies, same old Colorado story

Colorado's tangled government finances, made worse by the recession and sinking tax collections, have long worried people concerned about the...
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How much should schools cost?

Colorado taxpayers spend more $6 billion a year on the state's approximately 800,000 K-12 students - is that enough? Many education advocates,...
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Public Education 101: Why am I being taxed?

In this article, I'd like to address some specific concerns from people who question why they should have to foot the bill for public education.The...
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CSAP 2009: Lots of hope, little movement

Colorado’s 2009 student achievement and growth levels show a familiar pattern of some improvements and some declines, and the persistence of...
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Public homeschooling?

The San Diego Unified School District has "hybrid schools" among its many innovative programs. Hybrid schools are district or charter...
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