Tag Archive | "University of Colorado"
Posted on 24 January 2010. Tags: ARES Corp., Bill Owens, Edgar Johannson, Gwyn Green, HD-23, House District 23, KATHLEEN CURRY, Laboratory for Atmospheric & Space Physics, Max Tyler, RedCanyon Engineering & Software, University of Colorado
Edgar Johannson of Golden has filed to run for the seat now held by Max Tyler, pictured, a Democrat and a businessman appointed by a vacancy committee to serve out former Rep. Gwyn Green’s remaining term.
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Posted on 03 January 2010. Tags: Barry Poulson, Brad Young, Carol Hedges, Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute, Douglas Bruce, Fort Lewis College, Steve Schwartz, TABOR, TABOR and Direct Democracy: An Essay on the End of the Republic, Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, University of Colorado
TABOR’s role in the meltdown is a matter of strident debate.
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Posted on 28 December 2009. Tags: Brady Allen, Campus Weapons, Colorado State University, Colorado State's Board of Governors, Colorado State's Faculty Council, Dan Gearhart, David Ambrose, Faculty Council, Global Campus, International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, Kent Lambert, Michele McKinney, Richard Eykholt, University of Colorado, Virginia Tech, Weapons on Campus
After a gun-wielding student killed 32 at Virginia Tech, faculty at Colorado State University in Fort Collins found, to their alarm, that theirs was one of the few public schools in the country with no policy banning firearms.
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Posted on 14 December 2009. Tags: Adams State College, Charlotte Mendoza, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Colorado Christian College, Colorado College, Colorado Council of Deans of Education, Colorado Department of Education, Colorado Department of Higher Education, CU, CU School of Education, CU-Boulder, CU-Colorado Springs, CU-Denver, CU-Denver School of Education, Denver Area Superintendents’ Council, Eugene Sheehan, Fort Lewis College, Julie Greenberg, Kate Walsh, Lorrie Shepard, Lynn Rhodes, Mesa State College, National Council on Teacher Quality, NCTQ, Paul Kuebis, PLACE Exam, Praxis II, Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers: Are Colorado’s Education School Graduates Ready to Teach Reading and Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms?, Regis University, School of Education, Teacher Preparation Programs, UNC, University of Colorado, University of Colorado at Denver, University of Northern Colorado, Western State College
A new report by the National Council on Teacher Quality zings Colorado’s teacher preparation programs for failing to insure that their graduates are adequately prepared to teach reading and math.
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Posted on 14 December 2009. Tags: Adams County, Arapahoe County, Boulder County, Business Research Division, Colorado Economic Recovery and Accountability Board, Crowley County, CU, Denver County, Denver International Airport, Don Elliman, Douglas County, Gary Horvath, Hotel Ordway, Hugo, Jefferson County, Karen Dietrich, Larimer County, Lincoln County, Logan County, Mesa County, Per-Capita Stimulus Spending, Phillips County, Pueblo County, Sedgwick County, Stimulus, Tom Campos, Trailblazer Motel, Union Station, University of Colorado, University of Colorado's Leeds Business School
A Denver Post analysis graphically illustrates the disconnect between stimulus spending thus far and the places that seem to need it the most.
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Posted on 13 December 2009. Tags: Bob Murphy, British Columbia Rapid Transit Co., Cal Marsella, Carla Perez, Civic Panel, Donna Lynne, Douglas Kelsey, FasTracks, Jefferson Economic Council, John Buechner, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Nancy Sharpe, Phillip Washington, Preston Gibson, Regional Transportation District, RTD, Sean Donohue, United Airlines, University of Colorado
A special panel of civic leaders appointed by RTD’s board of directors has unanimously recommended that the agency hire a Vancouver, British Columbia, transit executive as its new general manager and chief executive, according to sources familiar with the search process.
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Posted on 07 December 2009. Tags: Bbva Compass, Bob Burnham, Business Research Division, Carol Hedges, CB Richard Ellis, City And County Of Denver, Claude Pumilia, Colorado Business Economic Outlook, Colorado Economy, Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute, Colorado Geological Survey, Colorado Legislative Council, Colorado Municipal League, CU, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Gary Horvath, Governor's Energy Office, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Hanley Wood Market Intelligence, Jay Peterson, Jeff Lyng, Jim Bolt, Jim Burnell, John Lymberopoulos, Jon Weisiger, Kelly Brough, Leeds School of Business, Natalie Mullis, Nathaniel Karp, Richard Wobbekind, Sam Mamet, Tom Thibodeau, Ty Ritchie, University of Colorado, Vince Matthews, Wood Mackenzie
The state will lose about 3,200 jobs in 2010, compared with the 100,000 jobs lost in 2009, the university forecasts.
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Posted on 07 December 2009. Tags: Adams State, Amy Belstra, Bill Spellman, Board of Trustees, Brad Bartel, Carol Smith, Cherry Creek High School, Chuck Riggs, Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges, Durango, Fort Lewis College, Peter Decker, Steve Schwartz, University of Colorado
Fort Lewis College’s enrollment has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, reducing tuition revenue as the college faces steep budget cuts.
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