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Denver teachers “took to the streets” this weekend over a controversial bill that would completely redefine how teachers are awarded tenure in the state.

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The Senate Thursday gave preliminary approval to the Senate Bill 10-191, the educator effectiveness bill, after more than six hours of debate on a blizzard of amendments.

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A controversial bill that would change the way teachers and principals in Colorado are evaluated hits the Senate floor tomorrow.

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Denver school board members split 4-3 Thursday in support of Senate Bill 10-191, with those in favor calling it “a game-changer” for public education.

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The legislation would overhaul teacher and principal evaluations in Colorado, basing 50 percent of their performance on supervisors’ reviews and the other half on student growth on standardized tests and other measures.

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The bill passed after the committee approved a lengthy and complex series of amendments, some of which significantly expand the timeline for implementation beyond what was proposed in the bill’s original language.

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Some lawmakers are chiding the state’s teachers union for tapping into taxpayer-funded leave time to lobby the legislature this week against a much-debated tenure-reform measure.

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Four reform-minded superintendents and former Denver Mayor Federico Peña headlined the witnesses supporting Senate Bill 10-191 in testimony before the Senate Education Committee Thursday afternoon.

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The controversial teacher reform bill that may change the way teachers earn and keep tenure carries a financial burden of about $240,000.

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The 40,000-member CEA was first in line to oppose the bill after it was introduced last week.

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