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Thursday, September 27, 2012  Harrison School District Two is being awarded by the U.S. Department of Education.  The money will go to help improve pay structures to teachers in high poverty schools.

Monday, September 03, 2012  Pueblo City Schools is no longer in the lowest possible performance category following improved performance last school year.

Monday, April 23, 2012  Actors, artists join White House initiative to turn around failing schools with arts education

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  A new bill signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper is changing how teachers and principals qualify for tenure.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012  Colorado's colleges would have to work with labor experts to find out where jobs are under a bill that received bipartisan backing in a state House committee Wednesday.

Thursday, November 10, 2011  The winningest coach in major college football history was fired Wednesday night, sending angry students into the streets.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011  Complete story re-write: US fines Virginia Tech maximum $55,000 for response to 2007 mass shooting

Saturday, January 22, 2011  Colorado lawmakers facing a gaping budget deficit have decided to end free breakfasts for needy children funded by the state Department of Education.

Friday, December 10, 2010  US Education officials confirm that Virginia Tech's response to 2007 shooting rampage broke law

Tuesday, August 24, 2010  Colorado is among the finalists in the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" education grants.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010  The announcement Tuesday by the Department of Education means Colorado has a chance to win a share of $3 billion.

Friday, June 18, 2010  Members are drawing up proposed guidelines that will base at least half of a teacher's evaluation on the academic growth of students.

Monday, May 10, 2010  The legislation would end CSAP testing in the ninth, tenth and 11th grades and replace them with what lawmakers say is a more meaningful college readiness curriculum.

Thursday, May 06, 2010  Former director and co-founder of the charter school, Lawrence Hernandez, says the report is a sham.

Monday, March 29, 2010  A source tells The Associated Press that the U.S. Department of  Education has picked Delaware and Tennessee for the first round of its "Race to the Top" competition. Colorado was the only state from the West among 16 states chosen as finalists in the competition.