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Thursday, 14 June 2007 |
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Lawmakers cite embattled prof as example of poor accountability By Brittany Anas 06/13/07 Leading Republican lawmakers Tuesday said taxpayers will likely be leery of approving tax increases to fund higher education, partly because of the Ward Churchill debacle playing out at the state's flagship university. The GOP's skepticism follows a weekend higher-education summit held in Colorado Springs. More than 40 of the state's leaders, including university presidents, presented ideas to pump more money into colleges and universities, which studies show have been severely underfunded. Senate Republicans say that if there are any pitches for higher taxes, they would likely fall on deaf ears until school leaders can demonstrate greater accountability with the money they already have. |
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Tuesday, 29 May 2007 |
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By Robert Hardaway Denver Post Editorial 05/25/2007
As the legal and political battle over property taxes heats up, the underlying assumption that increased spending will improve the quality of Colorado's public schools is not being addressed. Public schools in this country currently spend more than twice as much money per student as private schools. Yet many parents are willing to dig deeply for the privilege of sending their children to private schools where far fewer resources are expended on them. Why? |
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Monday, 21 May 2007 |
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Math--and another language Rocky Mountain News Editorial 5/20/07 If school districts say they can't meet reasonable standards for college admission, why, just lower the standards! Yes, that's the way to ensure that Colorado college graduates will be better prepared to compete in the global economy. We're sad to see the Colorado Commission on Higher Education is poised to back away from admission standards announced in 2003 and set to go into effect in 2010. It's a missed opportunity to strengthen the background of college-bound students. |
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Monday, 21 May 2007 |
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Remedial classes await By BRIAN NEWSOME Colorado Springs Gazette Staff Writer 5/20/07 Thousands of Colorado highschoolers are graduating this month with plans to go to college in the fall. Hundreds of them will be academically unprepared when they get there. Those students will take — and pay for — remedial classes that don’t count toward a degree. Despite an increased emphasis on making every graduate college-ready, a diploma in hand isn’t always enough. The students most affected are those with average grades in average classes — and the ones who set their sights on the nearest community college. |
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Friday, 18 May 2007 |
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By Sen. Josh Penry and Rep. Rob Witwer 5/17/07 Earlier this month, the General Assembly adjourned without addressing Colorado's most pressing education challenges. Lost in end-of-session accolades and "mission accomplished" rhetoric was a sad fact: Thanks to the curious priorities of this General Assembly, Colorado now has more rigorous standards for sex education than for math, science or English. It is not as though meaningful reforms weren't proposed. Senate Bill 73, by Chris Romer, D-Denver, and Michael Garcia, D- Aurora, would have required students to be proficient in English to receive a Colorado diploma. And Senate Bill 131, which we sponsored, would have set graduation standards for math and science at four years and three years, respectively. While important first steps, both bills made only very modest demands of our public schools. |
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