News And Media
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Bullying Prevention Institute
CLF partners with education, safe school climate, and community organizations to hold statewide Bullying Prevention Institutes. The Institutes provide opportunities for leaders to learn about best practices in bullying prevention, on-the-spot interventions, changes in the Colorado Law, recent federal guidance, measuring school climate, cyberbullying, and creating safe, supportive school climates for diverse students (race/ethnicity, LGBT, and disability). This free training is provided in partnership with the Colorado Department of Education and the Colorado School Safety ...
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Integration II Announcement
On Monday, November 19th, Governor John Hickenlooper, Lt. Governor Joe Garcia and Dr. Helayne Jones will announce a second stream of funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support the Colorado Integration Project. This announcement will take place at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, November 19th in the West Foyer at the State Capitol. For more information, please contact Sara Bracken at sbracken@colegacy.org.
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EdNews Colorado: 2013 Teacher of the Year celebrated
By: Julie Poppen EdNews Colorado October 26, 2012 AURORA – Granted, the Rangeview High School students clapped as vigorously for the free Blue Bell ice cream they would receive at lunch as they did over the fact one of their teachers won Colorado’s top teaching honor. But through the teenaged giddiness came true respect for one of their favorite teachers – social studies teacher Amanda Westenberg. To read more, click here.
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Summit Daily News: Educators explore developments in bullying prevention research
By: Jessica Smith Summit Daily News October 26, 2012 One of the difficulties of identifying and preventing bullying is that it changes. Technology, for example, has opened up doors previously unthought-of, and modified the interactive behaviors of children both in and out of school. Educators in Colorado and around the nation are working to adapt to these changes, and implement effective anti-bullying programs in their schools. The Bullying Prevention Institute presented an informative seminar in Silverthorne Thursday, with the ...
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WFPL News: Kentucky Creates Foundation to Supplement Education Spending
By Devin Katayama WFPL News 89.3 October 17, 2012 Officials with the Kentucky Department of Education are creating an independent foundation called the Fund for Transforming Education in Kentucky to help local school districts through new funding sources. Education Commissioner Terry Holliday filed the paperwork with the Secretary of State's office Wednesday to create the foundation that will work separately from KDE. To read more, click here.
