Rise & Shine: New NCLB rewrite proposal keeps test, adds portfolio work

COLORADO

• Boulder Valley School District is helping students gain their GEDs and advance into the next stages of careers. Daily Camera
• Every fourth- through eighth-grader in Englewood schools will receive an iPad in the fall. Our Colorado News
• The RE-1 school board has a vacant seat. Journal-Advocate

NATION

• The latest Congressional proposal to rewrite the No Child Left Behind Act retains the law’s testing requirements but adds options to use portfolios of student work. New York Times

OPINION

• Editorial: The Denver Post argues that the controversial Douglas County teacher evaluation plan isn’t perfect but is a step in the right direction.
• Commentary: Vincent Carroll argues that the story of Colorado’s charter school movement shows that school reform can make progress. Denver Post
• Editorial: The Pueblo Chieftain argues that school districts should be hesitant to spend money on politically charged issues like the Lobato case

Rise & Shine

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