Jessie Massey works with fifth grade teachers Rick Nielsen and Sara Marchi at Valley View K-8 on Monday, September 21, 2015. (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post)
This week, Colorado’s biggest education news was about the state’s Supreme Court ruling on the state’s funding cuts. But you can also catch up on other news about two teacher residency programs, school food news, and University of Denver’s chancellor.
School finance: In a major blow to education officials, the that the state’s method of cutting into the education budget, , is not a violation of a voter-approved amendment that asked for annual increases to school funding.
The they are facing a need for a local tax initiative soon in light of the state cuts in education, and the fact that relief does not seem to be coming soon.
Monday, updated economic forecasts also provided are likely to get despite the budget’s deficit.
Chancellor: Did you miss last Sunday’s Rebecca Chopp? Denver Post reporter Kevin Simpson explored Chopp’s past roles in university issues that may have played a role in the decision to hire her at DU.
Teacher prep: Two of the to become the state’s largest residency-based program preparing teachers for Colorado classrooms. Data from the organizations show that their graduates stick with teaching for many years.
Viola Zirger, left, and Teresa Newlon make prepackaged lunches at the Jeffco School District main facility in Lakewood, on August 7, 2014. Jeffco School District was introducing new, healthy food choices. (Seth McConnell, The Denver Post)
School food: Have you kept up with the upcoming re-authorization of the federal rules on child nutrition? The law expires Wednesday, although expectations that something will happen before that are low. This will tell you what it’s about.
English learners: A school district in because they turned away teen immigrants who the district said it could not have served adequately. The district had instead pointed them to an adult English language course.
