Tag Archives: education reform

What do you think about the proposed Colorado Environmental Education Plan?

Janna Six : Wednesday February 15, 3:47PM

The Colorado Department of Education has just released a draft Environmental Education Plan for Colorado. The goals of the plan are significant. 1. State agencies, school districts, schools, teachers, … More »

Tough Questions To Ask School Board Candidates

Janna Six : Tuesday October 25, 1:41PM

For the first time, in 2012, K-12 students will be tested on mastery of information and skills in Colorado s new academic standards (adopted in 2009). The revised standards acknowledge the advantages of … More »

Is Colorado’s Budget Doomed?

Jason Page : Thursday September 1, 11:13AM

The University of Denver's Center for Colorado's Economic Future released the second phase of its study on Colorado's budget and tax system. Requested by the Legislature in 2010, this second phase was even … More »

No Private School Vouchers in Douglas County

Jason Page : Tuesday August 30, 1:05PM

As reported by the Denver Post , a Denver District Judge upheld an earlier ruling declaring a Douglas County school voucher program unconstitutional because tax payer money was being used to pay private and … More »

Release of the most recent International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education.

Zach Owens : Thursday August 11, 9:29AM

Check out the newest issue of the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education . This journal focuses on the developing theme of sustainability in higher education.  More »

Do People of Color Care about the Environment?

Cindy Chang : Tuesday August 9, 12:11PM

These days, the term diversity isn t a strange one. We hear it all the time, in the workplace, in politics, and increasingly, in the environmental movement itself. The reason for this isn t … More »

A Blurred “Colorado Blueprint”

Tom Prugh : Monday August 8, 9:22AM

With the recent release of the Colorado Blueprint, the results of Governor Hickenlooper s Bottom-Up Economic Development Initiative are at last on view . There s no denying that this was a major … More »

A Blue Ribbon for the Green Ribbon Schools

Elli Itin : Monday July 18, 4:53PM

The Green Ribbon Schools award program is one of the newest and possibly most holistic certifications that can be achieved by schools looking to be recognized for their sustainability efforts. … More »

New Issue of Sustainability Released

Zach Owens : Wednesday July 6, 2:18PM

Sustainability: The Journal of Record published a very interesting issue at the end of June with several articles pertaining to education and sustainability. Sustainability is a bimonthly journal that … More »

Online Network to Advance Environmental Literacy in Colorado

Katie Navin : Monday June 27, 4:22PM

The decisions Coloradans make about the environment impact the economy, the health of communities and quality of life. Today, Colorado kids are one step closer to becoming environmentally literate and … More »

Going from No Child Left Behind to No Child Left Unaware

Janna Six : Wednesday June 22, 11:58AM

By Elli Itin With the United States falling dangerously behind in the developed world s education rankings, it is clear that American schools are not inspiring children. In recent years as school s … More »

Boulder Valley School District’s Successful Sustainability Efforts

Ghita Carroll : Tuesday June 21, 10:17AM

Did You Know? This past spring, BVSD s Office of Sustainability and Curriculum and Instruction created a Task Force with the purpose of providing recommendations for integrating sustainability into BVSD … More »

Two countries, two approaches to sustainable education.

Zach Owens : Wednesday June 15, 12:12PM

This past week, British education advisor, Tim Oates, stated that climate change should not be included as part of the national curriculum. Oates called for an overall condensing of the curriculum, saying a … More »

We are All Pieces of the Environmental Education Puzzle

Katie Navin : Thursday June 2, 11:22AM

Two hundred and ninety eight educators recently gathered at Colorado s Teaching OUTSIDE the Box conference in Boulder to share ideas, build partnerships and advance environmental literacy in Colorado. The … More »
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