Rose Foundation awards 74 grants Nov 13, 2009
The Colorado Department of Education, which received $300,000 over two years to support the creation and implementation of a statewide educator identifier system designed to track data about teaching and student achievement. The Center for Teaching Quality at Hillsborough, N.C., which was given $175,000 to develop a pilot program to build a network of young teachers in the Denver metro area. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
School homeless services get stimulus cash Aug 6, 2009
The Colorado Department of Education Wednesday announced 17 grants totalling $924,815 to school programs supporting homeless children using funds from the federal stimulus program. The grants will support tutoring and academic enrichment programs, professional development for teachers and others who work with homeless children, early childhood education programs, mentoring, summer programs, clothing and school supplies, the department said. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Growth ceasing for district? District anticipates no enrollment growth Jun 16, 2009
If action is not taken by the General Assembly by Jan. 29, 2010, the money will be released for expenditures, according to the Colorado Department of Education. The above is an excerpt from the story that appeared in today's print edition. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Involved Parents Create Early Liter... May 20, 2009
For children who are not yet in kindergarten, home literacy activities can be beneficial for their advancement in school, according to the Colorado Department of Education (CDE). On a national scale, 46 percent of kindergarten teachers report that at least half of their students have reading difficulites upon entering kindergarten. (Suite101.com)
4-day school week gains momentum amid recession Mar 13, 2009
A 2006 Colorado Department of Education report on the four-day week said the initial reason for making the switch has generally been financial. In Oregon's Corbett School District, which moved to the four-day week more than a decade ago, Superintendent Bob Dunton said the schedule had become ``business as usual,'' popular among parents and students alike. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Two CTMS teachers trying to improve education Feb 22, 2009
Centennial Middle School teachers Meghan Rowe Waschbusch and Crystal Sabatke-Smith were recently selected among 700 applicants to serve on the Colorado Department of Education s Model Content Standards Review Committee. Two hundred-twenty people were chosen to represent the committee as a whole based on expertise and commitment to education in their area. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
