Tag: teacher strike
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D-11 and teachers union prepping for one-day strike
Years of building tension between Colorado Springs School District 11’s leadership and its teachers’ union may reach its climax this week through a one-day strike set to take place throughout the district and its schools. On Oct. 8, teachers, families and community supporters will gather outside of D-11 schools in the morning before speaking with…
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South Park teachers set Oct. 14 strike date
Teachers in the South Park Educators Association (SPEA), who voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike on Sept. 6, announced Monday they have set a strike date for next Monday, Oct. 14, unless they can work out an agreement with Park County RE-2’s Board of Education. SPEA and the Park County RE-2 school district have been…
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Big changes in funding for Colorado rural schools, special education
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The School Finance Act won preliminary approval from the Colorado Senate Tuesday with a host of changes tied to how lawmakers will divvy up $99 million in extra funding. Senate Bill 246 is sponsored by Senate Education Chair Nancy Todd of Aurora and Republican Sen.…
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Big changes in funding for Colorado rural schools, special education
The School Finance Act won preliminary approval from the Colorado Senate Tuesday with a host of changes tied to how lawmakers will divvy up $99 million in extra funding. Senate Bill 246 is sponsored by Senate Education Chair Nancy Todd of Aurora and Republican Sen. Paul Lundeen of Monument. The bill won unanimous approval on…
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School Finance Act may provide break to Colorado’s rural schools
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The annual School Finance Act is being reviewed Thursday by the Senate Education Committee — and there’s good news for rural schools. An announcement last week that the state’s residential assessment rate for property taxes would not drop as precipitously as feared meant $107.6 million…
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School Finance Act may provide break to Colorado’s rural schools
The annual School Finance Act is being reviewed Thursday by the Senate Education Committee — and there’s good news for rural schools. An announcement last week that the state’s residential assessment rate for property taxes would not drop as precipitously as feared meant $107.6 million more is available, and at least $55 million of that…