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Colorado Senate Bill Seeks to Protect Students Who Opt-Out From Assessments

January 11, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

SB18-011, filed this week in the Colorado Senate, seeks to ensure that students whose parents opt them out of assessments do not face punitive measures at school.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2018 Bills, Andy Kerr, Chris Holbert, Colorado, Colorado Senate, Colorado State Board of Education, Parental Opt-Outs, Paul Lundeen, SB18-011, Tracy Kraft-Tharp

Colorado: Another Example of Federal “Flexibility”

October 13, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

The Feds rejected Colorado’s state accountability system that did not penalize schools with high opt-out rates, now the state will have two systems.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Federalized Education Tagged With: Chalkbeat, Colorado, Colorado State Board of Education, ESSA state plans, Every Student Succeeds Act, PARCC, Parental Opt-Outs, U.S. Department of Education

Colorado to Stop Giving PARCC Tests, But Stay With PARCC Developer

June 16, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

The Colorado Department of Education will drop PARCC as their statewide assessment but will keep Pearson as the contractor to develop the new assessment.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: Angela Engel, Chalkbeat, Colorado, Colorado Measures of Academic Success, Colorado State Board of Education, Katy Anthes, PARCC, Pearson, Steve Durham, Uniting4Kids

Colorado State Board of Ed Asks Legislature to Repeal PARCC Mandate

April 11, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

The Colorado State Board of Education on Thursday asked the legislature to repeal a statute that requires Colorado schools to participate in PARCC. From the Colorado Department of Education news release highlighting the meeting: A diverse panel including Susana Cordova, chief academic officer, Denver Public Schools; Bruce Hoyt, St. Charles Capital and board member, Colorado […]

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: Colorado Academic Standards, Colorado Legislature, Colorado State Board of Education, PARCC

Common Core Advocates Refuse to Debate in Colorado

August 9, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

Parent Led Reform is hosting a Common Core Community Forum on Monday, August 12th from 7:30p-9p (MDT) in Centennial, CO.  Their intent was to have both sides of the issue presented, but we received word today that those who had previously committed to advocated for the Common Core have pulled out.  Seven organizations that advocate […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: American Principles Project, Colorado State Board of Education, Common Core State Standards, debates, events, Heartland Institute, Jamie Gass, John Ransom, Joy Pullman, Parent Led Reform, ParentalRights.org, Paul Lundeen, Pioneer Institute, Shane Vander Hart, Town Hall Finance, Treon Goossen

Sandra Stotsky: Why Did Colorado Trade in a Silk Purse for a Sow’s Ear?

December 11, 2012 By Shane Vander Hart

The Heartland Institute has a news article on their site that highlighted meetings related to the Common Core State Standards that took place in Colorado on December 6th – one with the Colorado State Board of Education and the other with a panel discussion convened by the Pioneer Institute.  The money quote belongs to Sandra […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Colorado State Board of Education, Common Core State Standards, Elaine Gantz-Berman, Independence Instittue, Pioneer Institute, Sandra Stotsky, The Heartland Institute

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