Tag: Department Of Education
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Senate committee kills bill to track education violations
A proposed bill following in the wake of multiple Jeffco Public Schools sexual misconduct cases won’t make it to the Senate floor. The Colorado Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs committee denied proposed Senate Bill 26-055 on Tuesday afternoon with a vote of three-to-two, with Republican Senators Mark Baisley and Lynda Zamora Wilson being the…
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Ex-Jeffco school psychologist pleads not guilty in child sex assault case
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A former psychologist for Jeffco Public Schools pleaded not guilty to charges including sexual assault on a child less than 15 years old. James Michael Chevrier, 38, pleaded not guilty on Monday in a Jefferson County district court to charges of child sexual assault, soliciting…
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DOGE reports termination of leases for 18 federal offices in Colorado
The federal government has terminated the leases of nearly 750 federal offices across the country, including 18 in Colorado. The word came down from the General Services Administration (GSA) on Feb. 25. In a section called the “Wall of Receipts” on the Department of Government Efficiency website, nearly 10 million square feet of government real estate…
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Seconds matter: How Columbine changed police response
Colorado police highlight evolution of response and prevention methods since 1999
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Colorado school case study highlights need for collaboration in turnaround work
When Centennial Elementary in Greeley was facing state intervention in 2016, Superintendent Deirdre Pilch, who was new at the time, decided to try something different. She surprised then-Principal Anthony Asmus by letting him decide how he wanted to turn things around at the school. “She backed us up,” recalled Asmus. “We had the choice for…
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Lisa Roy expected to lead Colorado’s Department of Early Childhood
Lisa Roy is expected to become the executive director of the newly created Department of Early Childhood. Roy is the sole finalist for the position, Gov. Jared Polis announced Friday. The department launched March 1 and oversees many early childhood programs that previously were overseen by the Colorado Department of Human Services and the Department of…
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Imagination Library of Colorado launches statewide expansion
When last we saw Republican former state Sen. Jack Tate, he was headed off to his hometown of Nashville, Tenn., to help manage a nonprofit called Project Return and take care of his mother. But longing to come home to his Colorado family, he’s now managing another nonprofit that he had a hand in setting…
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U.S. Department of Education approves Colorado’s request to partially waive state assessment requirements
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Not all Colorado students in grades three through eight will be required to take every statewide assessments this year after the U.S. Department of Education last month approved the state education department’s request for a…