Update below: At an 11 a.m. press conference, representatives of the Colorado Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, will announce their opposition to Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act. Backers of the measure portray it as pro-education, with proceeds from an excise tax earmarked for the Public…
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado announced today that it has reached a settlement with a Jefferson County charter school that allegedly refused to renew a teacher’s contract after she complained about a lack of breastfeeding accommodations. The ACLU and the woman at the center of this case say…
Governor John Hickenlooper and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan joined a crowd of hyper elementary students this afternoon for the best part of the school day — lunch and recess. And for the two high-profile politicians, that meant cafeteria food, basketball and incredibly awkward group dancing. The event at…
Update below: The time has come to question whether many liberal arts degrees are really worth it. So says Representative Mike Coffman in a recent newsletter, in which he also admits to regretting his own political science major and notes that he probably would’ve been better off primarily studying business…
Update below: Earlier this week, we wrote about the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling against Ward Churchill, despite an earlier verdict in which a jury agreed CU-Boulder had violated the controversial ex-professor’s rights by firing him. Of course, the jury only awarded Churchill a dollar, but his lawyer said that’s all…
In June, attorney David Lane appeared before the Colorado Supreme Court to argue that former CU-Boulder professor Ward Churchill should be reinstated, since a jury found his firing to be payback for a controversial 9/11 essay. But on the eve of the latest 9/11 anniversary, the court rejected this bid…
A new rule at CU-Boulder allowing concealed-carry-permit holders to have guns in some family housing units has gotten a lot of attention in recent weeks from different news outlets. But despite all the coverage, and with the fall semester under way, no students are taking advantage of the policy…
As CU-Boulder continues to get attention for its new rule allowing concealed-carry-permit holders to have guns in some family housing units, Colorado State University in Fort Collins is sticking with a stricter policy. At CSU, guns aren’t allowed in any dormitories or apartments, period. And officials say they have no…
The latest edition of the Princeton Review’s top colleges tome, released this week, is an irony bonanza for CU-Boulder. The school, which topped Playboy’s party school list last year, and finished third in Daily Beast party school rankings two weeks ago, is entirely absent from the Princeton Review top twenty…
Earlier this week, we told you about CU-Boulder’s new regs concerning concealed-carry permits — changes necessitated by a Colorado Supreme Court ruling allowing them on campus two years after the university added Nerf guns to its banned weapons list. Shortly thereafter, one professor said he’d cancel class if he learned…
Metro started classes yesterday, with a new name — Metropolitan State University of Denver — as well as new buildings (including a hotel filled with art by Metro students, faculty and alums), new programs and a controversial new tuition structure for undocumented students. That Metro move earned the school a…
In March, two years after adding Nerf guns to its list of banned weapons, CU was ordered by the Colorado Supreme Court to allow concealed-carry-permit holders to pack heat on campus. Now, CU-Boulder has announced new rules restricting access in undergrad dorms and at events — but a spokesman doesn’t…
A Gates Foundation video on view below introduces the concept behind a contest to “reinvent the toilet” by reeling off numerous terms to describe what goes in them, including “poop,” “doo-doo,” “ka-ka,” “crap” “number two” and “shit” (although the latter is bleeped and spelled with dingbats). But by whatever name,…
In 2002, we reported that former P.S.1 charter school principal Stephen Myers resigned his principal job in Massachusetts after he was accused of making inappropriate comments to a male student — an allegation that didn’t surprise his old P.S.1 colleagues. Now, Boston Magazine has written an in-depth story that quotes…
When District Judge Sheila Rappaport handed down her (now appealed) decision in Lobato vs. Colorado, the word she used to describe Colorado’s education-finance system was “unconscionable.” That harsh description is backed by stats provided by Great Education Colorado, a nonprofit that describes itself as “a statewide, nonpartisan, grassroots organization that…
At first blush, an incident in which several CU Buffs football players weren’t charged with a crime doesn’t seem all that newsworthy. But a police stop that took place this past weekend continues to ripple through the program, with one player quitting after contributing to a minor panic over an…
Marvin Hamlisch, one of the most famous and decorated film and theater composers of the 1970s and beyond, died this week at age 68. But when he passed, few remembered his connection to Metropolitan State University of Denver, for which he wrote the now-anachronistic school song, “The Fire of M.S.C.”…
CU-Boulder has spent a lot of time and effort trying to ditch its party-school reputation — by, for example, cracking down on the annual 4/20 celebration this year. Nonetheless, Newsweek has just placed the university third on its new party-school list, using unusual criteria: the number of arrests and disciplinary…
The war in Iraq has forced many Iraqi students to abandon their hopes of an education. Some fled the country and had to put their education on hold, while others found their schools destroyed. Recognizing these problems, the Iraqi Student Project, a St. Louis-based organization that has volunteers and support…
Lobato v. Colorado argues that school funding in the state is woefully inadequate — and in a December decision, a Denver District judge agreed. Colorado responded by appealing the ruling to the state supreme court, and in his official response, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers demands a reversal, maintaining in…
The Boy Scouts of America have reaffirmed a ban of gays from participation as organization members or leaders. This move prompted the ACLU of Boulder to renew an old complaint over the Boulder Valley School District allowing scout groups to use its facilities at free or discounted rates despite its…
After months of planning and fundraising, this year’s BoldLeaders trip to Kenya has been grounded, thanks to threats of violence from the Somali militant group, Al-Shabaab. The Denver-based group had flights arranged and was within a week of departure when the U.S. Department of State and its embassy in Kenya…
