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Colorado teachers union opposing state education cuts
DENVER (AP) - A Colorado teachers' union is working to prevent budget cuts to public schools and says a lawsuit is a possibility. more...
  11/18/2009 11:01am
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  11/15/2009 4:11pm
Teachers sign tentative deal with Boulder district
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Boulder teachers tentatively have agreed to a contract that includes a 1 percent cost-of-living raise and full coverage of health and dental benefits.
  11/15/2009 1:16pm
State competing for up to $175M for schools
DENVER (AP) - Longer school days, longer school years and rapid response teams to help struggling schools are some of the recommendations from teams working on Colorado's Race to the Top federal grant proposals for education reform.
  11/13/2009 7:39pm
School kids in Boulder rejecting healthier lunch
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Schoolchildren in Boulder County are giving a thumbs-down to healthier food in the cafeteria.
  11/12/2009 12:11pm
State education board reviewing standards
DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Board of Education is reviewing model content standards that could result in sweeping changes to public education.
  11/11/2009 2:50pm
Colorado career college faces arbitration action
DENVER (AP) - Some former students of a Colorado-based career college claim in an arbitration action that they were deceived about the value of their degrees and the cost of their education.
  11/06/2009 5:31pm
CSU ending partnership with wind farm developer
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado State University is ending its partnership with a company that has been helping build a wind farm to power its campus.
  11/05/2009 2:38pm
State panel backs relaxing higher ed reporting
DENVER (AP) - A Colorado legislative committee studying long-term fiscal reform has given its approval to a bill giving colleges and universities more flexibility.
  11/04/2009 1:04pm
School Without Walls students launch local ‘pennies for peace' campaign
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Pennies may not be worth much in the United States, but a penny can buy a pencil in Pakistan or Afghanistan. Fifteen pennies can buy a notebook.
  11/02/2009 5:31pm
UNC review finds some alleged faculty misconduct
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - A review prompted by sexual-misconduct allegations against a former University of Northern Colorado theater professor found instances of alleged sexual relationships and marijuana use involving students and faculty.
  11/03/2009 1:11pm
Meditation space coming to new CU building
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Rockclimbing walls in campus recreation centers are so 10 years ago. But not every campus has a designated yoga and meditation space.
  11/01/2009 6:28pm
Colorado among states missing U.S. education standard
DENVER (AP) - Federal officials say Colorado is one of several states reporting that its students have mastered math and reading skills when they don't meet tougher federal standards.
  10/30/2009 1:05pm
School budget woes prompt road show
In an effort to educate employees on looming budget hardship, Mesa County Valley School District 51 officials are hitting the road.
  10/26/2009 5:27pm
CSU-Pueblo's odd homecoming queen candidates lose
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - Two offbeat candidates for homecoming queen at Colorado State-Pueblo have lost to a more traditional candidate.
  10/25/2009 1:28pm
State college leaders seek higher ed rescue plan
DENVER (AP) - Racing to come up with proposals to save higher education from a financial cliff, college presidents held a brainstorming summit Thursday at the state Capitol to come up with new ideas that all of them could support.
  10/22/2009 4:39pm
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