K-12 education and literacy

K-12 education

2008

Opportunity Note – HB 08-1370: Concerning increasing the level of services provided by school counselors to students in public secondary schools, and, in connection therewith, creating the Counselor Corps Grant Program, by Frank Waterous, March 31, 2008
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Regarding Senate Bill 08-212: Concerning Alignment of Preschool to Postsecondary Education (CAP4K)
Testimony to the Senate Education Committee by Frank Waterous, March 27, 2008
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Opportunity Note – HB 08-1255: Concerning the teacher loan forgiveness pilot program, and, in connection therewith, expanding the operation of the program within rural districts, by Frank Waterous, Feb. 21, 2008

2007

Looking Forward: Colorado's fiscal prospects after Ref C: Appendix for the Department of Education, by Scott Groginsky, Dec. 18, 2007

The Opportunity News, April 17, 2007, special interview with Dwight Jones, executive director of the Colorado Department of Education, "New education commissioner aims for alignment; Jones says closing achievement gap “a non-negotiable,” by Frank Waterous and Heather McGregor, online edition • PDF

Opportunity Note – HB 07-1292: Adoption of science-based content standards for human sexuality instruction, by Ashlee Elliott, March 29, 2007

Opportunity Note – SB 07-059: Concerning the Smart Start Nutrition Program, Feb. 14, 2007

Revised Opportunity Note – SB 07-059: Reflects amended version of the bill, April 26, 2007

Opportunity Note – HB 07-1271: Concerning funding for the Family Literacy Education Grant Program, by Frank Waterous, Feb. 15, 2007
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Blueprint Implementation Memo No. 1 – Support quality teaching, by Frank Waterous, Jan. 9, 2007

2006

Blueprint Implementation Memo No. 2 – Give principals the power to lead, by Frank Waterous, Dec. 4, 2006

Blueprint Brief No. 2 – Close the technology gap that leaves some kids behind, especially in rural communities, by Curtis Lee Garcia, Aug. 22, 2006

Blueprint Brief No. 3 – Remove the bureaucratic barriers to programs that help high school students earn postsecondary certificates or degrees, by Frank Waterous, Aug. 22, 2006

Opportunity Note – HB 06-1270, Concerning the authority of public school personnel to make determinations of eligibility for certain public medical benefits, April 26, 2006

Opportunity Note – HB 06-1351, Concerning the continuation of the statewide program to prevent teen pregnancy and dropouts, March 30, 2006

Testimony – Continue the statewide teen pregnancy and dropout prevention program, Robin Baker, presented to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee (HB 06-1351), March 30, 2006

Opportunity Note – HB 06-1358, Concerning students who enroll in higher education courses while still enrolled in high school, March 9, 2006

2005

Commentary – Incomes are Outcomes in the Classroom, Latest CSAP scores show persistent achievement gap between children from poor and affluent families, by Ari Stiller-Shulman, The Boulder Daily Camera, Aug. 28, 2005

2004

Commentary – The Education Paradox: Why Colorado schools are short on funds, by Julie Phillips, president, Boulder Valley Board of Education, The Boulder Daily Camera, June 27, 2004

Commentary – Colorado schools: Are we succeeding or failing? by Jennifer Sharp-Silverstein and Andy Hartman, The Boulder Daily Camera, Jan. 25, 2004

2003

Commentary – Too many students need remedial education in college — if they ever get there, by Andy Hartman, The Boulder Daily Camera, June 22, 2003

Literacy

Opportunity Note – HB 07-1271: Concerning funding for the Family Literacy Education Grant Program, Feb. 15, 2007

Other research – Colorado Literacy Research Initiative 2004 report:
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