Colorado Educator Loan Forgiveness The Colorado Department of Higher Education is pleased to announce that the Educator Loan Forgiveness Program is now accepting applications for the 2019-2020 fiscal year! Applications are due by February 21, 2020. What is the Educator Loan Forgiveness Program? In 2019, the Colorado Legislature passed Senate Bill 19-003 to address Colorado’s
The National Park Trust invites students in Title I schools at all grades to participate in the 10th annual “Kids to Parks Day” celebration. In this national contest, teachers and staff will support students in researching and writing a proposal for a school field trip to a local park or public land/waterway in their community
The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) has opened the application window for the Educator Loan Forgiveness Program. A Colorado law passed this year addressing educator shortages, Senate Bill 3, authorizes the CDHE to make payments, on behalf of educators, to forgive $5,000 annually for five years on their qualified student loans. Priority goes to
The grass is greener for educators who told The Guardian they are happier now teaching in foreign schools. Their reasons for defecting will ring true with most educators here: “A call-out to Guardian readers for their experiences has drawn more than 300 responses – many heartfelt – from teachers who reluctantly left their jobs in
This past fall, Prop. CC was at the center of an ongoing conversation about how we adequately fund public schools and other essential services in Colorado. Moving forward, CEA is proud to continue that conversation in Vision 2020, a group of organizations and individuals dedicated to making our tax code work for ALL Coloradans. Please
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) presents landmark opportunities to influence education in the United States through educator voice. Members at NEA-RA this summer adopted New Business Item #49 to ensure NEA collects and shares information on how districts are implementing ESSA requirements for community input. Please encourage educators, parents and other community stakeholders to
As you may recall we have a make-up meeting for all members who were unable to attend the October meeting at the high school this Thursday, December 5, from 5 to 630 PM at Ranum MS in the library. We will have holiday snacks and treats, a presentation from Landed on an amazing new benefit
