Higher Ed Press Clips December 2010

December 1, 2010

Denver Post:

• “Waiting for Superman” educator challenges Colorado business leaders
  

Ed News:

• Colleges make annual pitches to JBC
  

Denver Business Journal:

• Education News Colorado: Colleges make annual budget pitchers to lawmakers
  

Chieftain:

• Higher ed sinkhole may drop deeper
  

Valley Courier:

• Complete College Colorado: key to a better life
  

Durango Herald:

• Colleges pitch for more money
  

Gazette:

• Hickenlooper seeks ideas, suggests cuts
  

Coloradoan:

• CSU program helps students, return to, finish college
  

NY Times:

• Groups Make Late Push to Salvage Bill Aiding Illegal Immigrant Students
  

December 2, 2010

Coloradoan:

• Op-Ed: Program to help college dropouts finish praised
  

Ed News:

• UNC prof studies concussions in young athletes
  

CBS News 4:

• Higher Education Panel To Consider Strategic Plan
  

9 News:

• Governor Ritter urges adults to finish college
  

Wall Street Journal:

• For New Grads, Jobs Still Tough to Find
  

December 3, 2010

Denver Post:

• State higher-ed officials approve tuition plans from CU, other schools
  

Ed News:

• New era dawns for college tuition
  

Statesman:

• Another budget cut looms for higher education
  

Aurora Sentinel:

• On home turf, Gov. Ritter talks politics with CCA students
  

Chieftain:

• Panel outlines course for higher ed
  

9 News:

• Higher Education panel approves strategic plan
  
• Complete College Colorado helps adults go back to school
  

 

December 4-6, 2010

Denver Post:

• CU economist expect slow, steady growth in 2011
  

Camera:

• CU: Colorado economy to have ‘slow, steady’ growth in 2011
  

Chieftain:

• Not your average high school
  

Gazette:

• Working with teachers magnifies impact of prof’s literacy efforts
  

NY Times:

• Plan to Lift University Tuition Galvanizes British Students
  
• Australian Classrooms Face Many Empty Seats
  

 

December 7, 2010

Ed News:

• SBE adopts framework for new tests
  

Glenwood Springs Post Independent:

• CMC seeks approval for two new bachelor’s programs
  

NY Times:

• Top Test Scores From Shanghai Stun Educators
  

 

December 8, 2010

Denver Post:

• Pact commits DPS, charters to pursuit of common goals
  

NY Times:

• Colleges See 16% Increase in Study of Sign Language
  
• Blog: The Choice – Demystifying College Admissions and Aid – Cherry Creek High
  

 

December 9, 2010

Chieftain:

• Board named to find new college president
  

NY Times:

• Big Profits and Scrutiny for Colleges That Draw Veterans
  

 

December 10, 2010

Denver Post:

• Poll: Public blames grad rates on college students
  
• CSU issues new meningococcal-disease warning after student is hospitalized
  
• Colorado schools  get first ratings under new standards
  

9 News:

• Are 9th graders smarter than everyone?
  

Chieftain:

• Minorities narrow achievement gap in state’s schools
  

December 11-13, 2010

Denver Post:

• CSU student pushing ballot measure to ban animal sales at Fort Collins stores
  
• New program caters to support former foster kids at CSU
  
• CSU eases admissions for athletes, musicians
  
• Colo. State revenue down in November but up for fiscal year
  

Chieftain:

• Op-Ed: Dynamic Leader
  

Ed News:

• Monday Churn: Quiet hearing for CDE
  

 

December 14, 2010

Denver Post:

• Poll: Most want easier way to fire bad teachers
  
• 2 Colo. Veterinarians picked for loan repayment
  

Chieftain:

• Colo.’s community colleges experience historic growth
  
• Audit finds minor area missteps
  

Ed News:

• Tuesday Churn: McCallin gets a forum
  

December 15, 2010

Denver Post:

• CU professor named NASA’s chief scientist
  
• Westwood College placed on state probation
  

Daily Camera:

• CU unveils master plan to Boulder leaders
  

Chieftain:

• PCC expecting 12 percent enrollment hike
  

Denver Business Journal:

• Abound Solar closes on $400 federal loan guarantee, raises $110M financing
  

Ed News:

• Wednesday Churn: State workers hit again?
  

CBS Denver 4:

• State Puts Westwood’s North Campus On Probation
  

 

December 16, 2010

Denver Post:

• State shoots down proposed tax-hike initiative over change in draft
  

Ed News:

• Updated: Wednesday Churn – Westwood on probation
  

Chronicle of Higher Education:

• Westwood College is put on probation in Colorado
  

Camera:

• CU-Boulder December grads typically graduate early or take their time
  

Chieftain:

• Task force steering state college master plan

9 News:

• CSU program helps former foster children move forward
  

Yahoo News - CBS 4 News:

• Westwood Students React to Probation
  

 

December 17, 2010

Denver Post:

• Short on specifics, Hick looks to balance Colorado’s 2011-12 budget
  

Chieftain:

• Op Ed: Funding Colleges
  

Camera:

• Job outlook improving for CU-Boulder graduates
  

Ed News:

• Friday Churn: Time for break, graduation
  

December 18-20, 2010

Coloradoan

• Summing Up the Stimulus
  

Fox 31 News

• Colorado State University not so sure it can fulfill proposal to be carbon-neutral by 2020
  

Inside Higher Ed

• Quick Takes
  

Denver Post

• Metro State Graduates Largest Class Ever
  

News First 5

• Students Bear Brunt of State Budget Deficit
  

Channel 7 News

• State puts Westwood College on Probation
  

December 21, 2010

December 22, 2010

Daily Camera

• Site for Colorado's Space Act research park could be picked next month

Northern Colorado Business Report

• Larimer Natural Resources chosen for GOCO pilot project
  

Journal-Advocate

• Student scholarship offered

December 23-27, 2010

Ed News

• Hard Choices Ahead for K-12 Funding
  
• Early Colleges Hit By Funding Cuts
  

Pueblo Chieftain

• Getting Schooled
  

Indy Star

• Colleges Object to Funding Formula
  

December 28, 2010

Colorado State University

• Team Receives $1.5 Million NSF Grant to Study Climate Change Impacts on Mongolian Pastoralists
  
• For-Profit College Share Slump Converges With Surging Student Life-Debtors
  
• CU-Boulder appoints first director of campus sustainability

December 29, 2010

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder to light up campus dark spots
  

NY Times:

• Cheaters Find an Adversary in Technology
  
• A Question to Explain What Grades Really Mean
  

Wall Street Journal:

• Delaying College to Fill in the Gaps
  
• State Schools Rethink Fees
  

December 30, 2010