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 [...]

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Educators: Talk to Vice-president Biden Monday at 5:00 p.m.

Posted on September 11, 2011 by ceawhatworks

CEA encourages Association members to join Vice-president Joe Biden in a conference call on Monday, September 12, at 5:00 p.m. (Colorado time). Vice-president Biden wants to hear from educators about jobs and the importance of maintaining teacher and support professional jobs in our public schools. On the call, the Vice-president will discuss the Obama Administration’s [...]

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The Lobato Case in week three

Posted on August 18, 2011 by ceawhatworks

The plaintiff’s side in the education funding adequacy lawsuit presents an update of major themes and testimony highlights as the trial moves through its third week.

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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 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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Better Educator Evaluation System is Costly, Complex Process

Posted on April 19, 2010 by ceawhatworks

“Why…don’t we have fair and balanced evaluation of teachers with simplified due process rules for the removal of those who are persistently ineffective?” A great question. It was posed by Richard Rothstein, a Research Associate with the Economic Policy Institute, in his recent column titled “Unions not an important impediment to removing ineffective teachers.” His [...]

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Not so fast! CEA opposing SB 191

Posted on April 15, 2010 by ceawhatworks

A critical component of student achievement is a quality teacher. Ensuring we have quality teachers in every classroom depends in part on an effective and fair evaluation system. But, Colorado’s current system doesn’t work. That’s why the Governor appointed a Council for Educator Effectiveness to assess and recommend a new evaluation system. Unfortunately, State Senator Michael [...]

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Join CEA’s Red Pen E-mail Campaign

Posted on April 6, 2010 by ceawhatworks

People across Colorado are joining CEA’s “Red Pen E-mail Campaign” to convince 100 legislators to reprioritize the state budget (called the “long bill”) and find the money in the budget to prevent cuts to K-12 education. Versions of the long bill are now being finalized by both the Senate and the House. We anticipate the [...]

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Schools Face Unprecedented Cuts

Posted on March 11, 2010 by ceawhatworks

Colorado’s 178 school districts are currently developing their budgets for the next school year. The challenge for districts is that they have no idea how much money they will get from the state. What they do know is that it will be less than what they received this year. Statewide, public schools are facing the [...]

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Funding Student Achievement

Posted on February 17, 2010 by ceawhatworks

Students across Colorado deserve a well-rounded, quality school experience that helps them become critical thinkers and creative problem solvers, so they can be successful in the 21st Century. In order for this to happen for every student, we must make sure all of our schools have the proper resources. Adequately funding our schools supports each [...]

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Adequate Funding for Public Education Should be a Top Priority

Posted on January 27, 2010 by ceawhatworks

Colorado’s legislature is kicking into high gear. Because of declining revenues and the depth of the recession, at the top of every legislator’s priority list is how to properly fund all of the services our citizens need. We understand the dilemma facing the state and the legislature. For CEA, our highest concern is how the [...]

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