Posted on 24 May 2010. Tags: SB10-191
Tweet The rift among Colorado House Democrats over a bill limiting teacher tenure may become a factor when it comes time to pick the next speaker, The Denver Post reports. That’s assuming Democrats, who control the House with a 37-27 advantage over Republicans, keep their majority. Speaker possibilities Christine Scanlan and Karen Middleton voted for [...]
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Posted on 24 May 2010. Tags: SB10-191
Before Gov. Bill Ritter signed into law a dramatic overhaul of Colorado’s long-standing teacher evaluation system, he reached out to the many educators who fought to kill it.
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Posted on 20 May 2010. Tags: SB10-191
Teachers will have to demonstrate effectiveness for three consecutive years before earning tenure, officially known as nonprobationary status. T
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Posted on 13 May 2010. Tags: SB10-191
On the last day of the legislative session, the Senate concurred with House amendments to a controversial teacher-effectiveness bill, sending to the governor historic teacher tenure reform legislation.
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Posted on 13 May 2010. Tags: SB10-191
Other states have nibbled away at education reforms, but the bill passed Wednesday by Colorado’s legislature to change the way teachers are evaluated and earn tenure is being hailed by reformers as a national model.
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Posted on 12 May 2010. Tags: SB10-191
The teacher effectiveness passed its toughest test yet Tuesday evening when the House gave preliminary approval to Senate Bill 10-191, the proposal to create new teacher and principal evaluation systems and to change the way that teachers gain non-probationary status – and lose it.
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Posted on 11 May 2010. Tags: HB10-1430, SB10-191
The educator effectiveness bill squeaked out of its last committee, the CSAP cutback proposal was completely rewritten and the higher ed flexibility bill got final approval Monday as the 2010 legislative session moved into its chaotic final three days.
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Posted on 07 May 2010. Tags: SB10-191
Voting no were Democratic Reps. Cherilyn Peniston of Westminster, Judy Solano of Brighton, Sue Schafer of Wheat Ridge, Nancy Todd of Aurora and chair Mike Merrifield of Colorado Springs.
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Posted on 06 May 2010. Tags: SB10-191
A rift has developed between teachers’ unions over a controversial bill that aims to improve teacher effectiveness.
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Posted on 04 May 2010. Tags: SB10-191
The most controversial education-reform legislation of the session faces a tough battle and a tight deadline as the House Education Committee is scheduled to consider the bill Thursday — four working days before the session’s end,.
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