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NBC Education Nation starts in Denver tonight

Posted on April 15, 2012 by ceawhatworks

NBC’s Education Nation and its annual focus on public education is right in our backyard. Channel 9 TV, an NBC affiliate, is the major partner in the events through April 20. You can expect to hear a lot about Colorado’s education reforms of the last few years: the recent overhaul of the state’s academic content [...]

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April 11: State Board to consider SB 191 teacher evaluation appeals process

Posted on April 10, 2012 by ceawhatworks

Tomorrow the State Board of Education will vote on the appeals process in Senate Bill 191, the teacher-principal evaluation system. The board’s vote is part of the rulemaking process on education legislation. After the State Board’s vote, the new rule goes to the Legislature where the House and Senate will vote on it. The new [...]

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State Board endorses statewide evaluation system

Posted on November 10, 2011 by ceawhatworks

On Wednesday, the Colorado State Board of Education approved rules and regulations for the implementation of Senate Bill 10-191. CEA is generally satisfied with the outcome of the State Board’s deliberations and final vote. We view the new rules as a first step in implementing SB 191 and in the creation of a comprehensive, high quality, [...]

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Two interactive, town-hall discussions for educators

Posted on September 22, 2011 by ceawhatworks

Colorado educators have two great opportunities to participate in conversations about the future of the teaching profession in the coming week – this Sunday in a national web chat and Wednesday in a SB 191 conference call.

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Engage in educator effectiveness conversation, Friday night on RMPBS

Posted on September 15, 2011 by ceawhatworks

We encourage CEA members to tune into a Rocky Mountain PBS program on Friday about educator effectiveness. It’s “Colorado State of Mind” this Friday night, September 16, from 7:30-8:00 p.m. The regular 30-minute on-air program will be followed by a panel discussion that will feature Michelle Conroy, a teacher in Craig and Moffat County EA [...]

Filed under: Evaluation, Funding, News, Public Education, Quality Teachers, SB 191, Teaching and learning conditions, Teaching Profession | Tagged: 21st century skills and teaching, CEA, Colorado Education Association, Council for Educator Effectiveness, education, Evaluation, quality teacher, SB 191, school funding, student achievement, teacher effectiveness, teacher quality, teachers, teaching | Leave a Comment »

SB 191 Recommendations: Survey closes March 28

Posted on March 25, 2011 by ceawhatworks

The State Council for Educator Effectiveness is running a short online presentation and survey to gather educators’ ideas about its draft recommendations for a new statewide teacher and principal evaluation system: the first step in the implementation of Senate Bill 10-191. We encourage all teachers, preschool through high school, to take the survey which is [...]

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New Radio Ads: “Gifts, Grants and Donations” and “Responsible Reform”

Posted on April 30, 2010 by ceawhatworks

Senate Bill 191 is up for a final vote in the Senate today, and then will be heard in the House Education Committee next week. CEA members continue to tell legislators why SB 191 is an unworkable bill. Here are CEA’s two new radio ads now airing in the Denver metro area: “Gifts, Grants and [...]

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Diane Ravitch Visits Denver, Speaks Out Against SB 191

Posted on April 29, 2010 by ceawhatworks

Diana Ravitch, a well-known author and education expert (and former assistant secretary of education in the George W. Bush administration), is in Denver this week. Ravitch is attending a number of events in Denver, including presenting at CU’s School of Education and the Education and the Public Interest Center in Boulder tonight. Tomorrow morning, Ravitch [...]

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Why Senator Hudak Voted No on SB 191

Posted on April 28, 2010 by ceawhatworks

In her sole “no” vote on SB 191 in the Senate Education committee last week, Sen. Evie Hudak (D-Westminster) voiced a number of concerns. Her first concern is the bill’s reliance on “gifts, grants and donations” to provide funding for the new system of standardized testing called for in the bill. “Neither the state nor [...]

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Senate Bill 191 Up For Senate Debate

Posted on April 27, 2010 by ceawhatworks

Last Friday, Senate Bill 191 passed out of the Senate Education Committee by a vote of 7 to 1 (Sen. Evie Hudak, D- was the lone holdout). Yesterday the bill was approved by Senate Appropriations and will be debated on the Senate floor tomorrow. If SB 191 passes the full Senate, it will be heard [...]

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CEA Teachers Rally at State Capitol to Tell Lawmakers, “We Know What Works”

Posted on April 23, 2010 by ceawhatworks

Below is a news release issued earlier today by CEA. —————————————————————————————————– This morning, approximately 500 members of the Colorado Education Association rallied on the steps of the State Capitol to demonstrate their support for revising the educator evaluation system in Colorado – and to bring attention to the failure of Senate Bill 191 to address [...]

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Testimony from SB 191 Senate Ed Committee Hearing

Posted on April 23, 2010 by ceawhatworks

Below is testimony against Senate Bill 191 given to the State Senate Education Committee. These testimonies highlight some of CEA’s concerns of the bill. Jenny Campbell, Special Education teacher – Jenny Campbell SB 191 Testimony Kerrie Dallman, American Government teacher and Jefferson County Education Association President – Kerrie Dallman SB 191 Testimony Lynn Jackson, Fifth [...]

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NEA President to Testify Today on SB 191

Posted on April 22, 2010 by ceawhatworks

As the Senate Education Committee continues its hearings today on SB 191, National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel will be on hand to offer a national perspective on the type of actions similar to those being proposed in the Colorado bill. Testimony is set to start at 1 pm today with an hour set [...]

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CEA President in Today’s Denver Post; SB 191 Testimony Begins

Posted on April 21, 2010 by ceawhatworks

Today, CEA President Beverly Ingle has a guest commentary in The Denver Post. Please take a minute to review it and share it with your friends and neighbors! Also today, the Senate Education Committee begins two days of hearings on SB 191. A number of CEA members, staff and other experts will give testimony against [...]

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Systemic change is needed – but so are the means to do it right

Posted on April 20, 2010 by ceawhatworks

Teachers in Colorado are committed to excellence. We want to help our colleagues improve or help them out of the profession – and we want a quality teacher in every classroom. SB 191 doesn’t help us get there. As an article posted today on EdNews Colorado says, “I’m all for changing the whole system. But [...]

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