Higher Ed Press Clips March 2011

March 1, 2011

Denver Post:

• Colorado senator to take tax-hike measure to voters
  
• Latinos hold lobby day at Colorado Capitol
  
• “Gap year” a fulfilling time for high school graduates
  
• CU professor starts Web site collecting funny police reports
  

Chieftain:

• Tax hike proposed to fund education
  
• Op-Ed: CSU-Pueblo’s next president: Academic or non-traditional?
  

Daily Camera:

• Boulder Sen. Rollie Heath wants tax hikes to save Colo. Education funding
  

Colorado Springs Gazette:

• Blog: Dem Senator wants $1.63 billion tax hike to pay for education
  

Rocky Mountain Collegian:

• Our View: Advocate on Advocacy Day
  
• Rams fight to save higher ed at the capitol
  

Ed Week:

• College Bound Blog (3-1-11): Schools Embrace Web to Streamline College Planning, Apps
  

Washington Post:

• Op-Ed: How teacher development could revolutionize our schools
  

NY Times:

• Internet Cheating Scandal Shakes Japan University

March 2, 2011

Denver Post:

• Concealed-carry bill gets initial OK in Colorado House
  

Daily Camera:

• Drop-in child-care program in CU’s Rec Center could be eliminated
  

Chieftain:

• Concealed weapon measure receives preliminary approval
  

GJ Sentinel:

• Education tax hike?

Huffington Post:

• Blog: Packing heat at college
  

Ed News:

• Wednesday Churn: Linking CSAP and remediation
  
• Education tax, parent ‘trigger’ surfaces
  

NY Times:

• More College Graduates Taking Public Service Jobs
  

March 3, 2011

Denver Post:

• Colorado vets swap Peace Corps stories
  
• Sen. Bennet working on overhaul of No Child Left Behind
  
• Rats’ mobility restored in CU spinal-cord study
  

Chieftain:

• House OKs concealed weapons sans permit
  
• Op-Ed: Taxaholism
  

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder applications down slightly, but confirmations up
  

Wall Street Journal:

• Why Can’t M.B.A. Students Write?
  

NY Times:

• Public Universities Seek More Autonomy as Financing From States Shrinks
  
• Teachers Wonder, Why the Scorn?
  

March 4, 2011

Denver Post:

• Some parents prefer to have kids sit out CSAP
  

9 news:

• Loaded gun left in college bathroom up for grabs
  

Chieftain:

• CSU-Pueblo names new provost
  
• CCHE seeks more authority over student fees
  

Ed News:

• Friday Churn: Do your CSAP Best
  

March 5-7, 2011

Denver Post:

• Accreditation restored to for-profit Westwood College
  
• CSU-Pueblo hosts engineering competition
  

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder challenged with recruiting more males for pre-collegiate program
  

Craig Daily Press:

• CMC 4-year degree programs moving ahead
  

GJ Sentinel:

• E-mail letter to the editor – SB 126 Would allow undocumented students in-state tuition
  

Summit Daily:

• Colorado Mountain College granted preliminary authorization for bachelor’s degrees
  

Coloradoan:

• Knowledge key in job market
  

Chieftain:

• PCC serves as her launching pad
  

Ed News:

• New college funding plan laid out
  
• Monday Churn: The next budget step
  

Chronicle of Higher Education:

• Westwood College Is Taken Off Probation in Colorado
  

Ed Week:

• College Bound Blog (3/4/11): Mentors Guide High School Students Through College Process
  

March 8, 2011

Chieftain:

• Former provost up for post at Fort Lewis
  
• CSU-Pueblos seeks to resurrect honors program
  

Daily Camera:

• CU reconsidering rule that keeps fired professors on payroll for a year
  

Rocky Mountain Collegian:

• Hopeful for higher education
  

Ed News:

• Tuesday Churn: Budget, budget, budget
  

Ed Week:

• College Bound Blog (3/7/11): Colleges’ Role in Common-Core State Standards
  

Wall Street Journal:

• Texans Duel Over Millions in School Funding
  

March 9, 2011

9 News:

• High school dropout rate falls 42 percent in 5 years
  

7 News:

• Voters Pick New Names For Metro State College
  

Greeley Tribune:

• UNC board will hear proposal to increase tuition by more than 13 percent
  

Chieftain:

• Op-Ed: New Provost
  

Ed News:

• Wednesday Churn: SBE’s big day
  

Ed Week:

• College Bound Blog (3/9/11) : Survey Shows Broad Support for College and Career Readiness
  

NY Times:

• Florida Lawmakers Push to Link Teacher Pay to Student Performance
  

March 10, 2011

Denver Post:

• Senators try again on Fort Lewis tuition proposal
  
• GOP rally at Capitol calls for spending cuts
  
• Op-Ed: For students, story has a hopeful ending
• Backseat budgeters try their hands at the state’s fiscal balancing act
• Northern Colorado beats Montana, earns first-ever trip to NCAA
  

7 News:

• How Much More Will College Students Need To Save?
  

Daily Camera:

• Op-Ed: Support for a strong CU journalism program
  

Chieftain:

• Two frosh students arrested in CSU-Pueblo bomb threat
  

The Hill:

• Op-Ed: Hearing or head hunting?
  

Ed Week:

• College Bound Blog (3/9/11) : A Little Encouragement Goes a Long Way in College Retention
  

Ed News:

• Thursday Churn: Eyes Turn to JBC
  

NY Times:

• Schools Are Failing Targets of Law, Chief Says
  
• More Foreign-Born Scholars Lead U.S. Universities
  

March 10, 2011

Denver Post:

• Jeffco Public Schools to announce nearly $40 million in cuts
  
• CSU researcher wins Defense grant for medical work
  
• Newmount gives $250,000 to UNR
  

Coloradoan:

• New name for old school just part of change game
  

Daily Camera:

• CU Boulder Rec Center to get early OK
  

Denver Business Journal:

• U.S. Chamber report: Stalled power plants cost Colorado $5.2B
  

Chieftain:

• Economic slowdown hurts state’s kids
  

Ed News:

• JBC struggles with education budgets:

March 11-14, 2011

Denver Post:

• Op-Ed: Public Education and illegal immigrants
  
• Op-Ed: ASSET bill can prove Colorado’s greatness
  
• Op-Ed: Public university spending doesn’t help the economy
  
• CSU looks at 20 percent tuition increase, layoffs
  

Fox 31:

• CSU considers 20 percent tuition increase to absorb $23M cut in state funding
  

Greeley Tribune:

• UNC board gives preliminary support to tuition increase for 2001-2012 school year
  

Coloradoan:

• CSU resident undergrad tuition to increase 20% this fall
  

Chieftain:

• University building up specialty
  

Ed News:

• Monday Churn: Second half kicks off
  

NY Times:

• The Texas Tribune: Policymakers Express Anxiety Over Higher of Special Adviser at University of Texas
  
• It Came From Their Lab. But How to Take It to the Bank?
  

March 15, 2011

Denver Post:

• Concurrent enrollment smooths high schoolers’ path to college
  
• CSU invention receives defense grant
  
• Op-Ed: Cast out in the land of opportunity
  

Camera:

• CU-Boulder hosts campus master plan open house
  
• CU-Boulder grad programs earn ranking in U.S. News
  

Chieftain:

• Conservation easement bill retooled -- Lt. Gov. bill moves on
  

Ed News:

• House Ed kills trigger bill
  

Ed Week:

• College Bound Blog (3/14/11): College Process Not So Complex, New Poll Reveals
  

Wall Street Journal:

• Judge Bars School Tax in Kansas
  

NY Times:

• Obama Urges Education Law Overhaul
  

March 16, 2011

Denver Post:

• Hickenlooper, Bennet urge education secretary to revamp No Child Left Behind
  
• Douglas County school board unanimously OKs voucher plan to help pay for private-school tuition
  

Aurora Sentinel:

• Editorial: Taxing question in the eye of an economic storm
  

Chieftain:

• JBC gives Fort Lyon six extra months
  

Ed News:

• Wednesday Churn: Budget speakouts
  
• Hick, Bennet join NCLB reform push
  

NY Times:

• U.S. Urged to Raise Teachers’ Status
  

March 17, 2011

Denver Post:

• CSU Invention receives defense grant
  
• House bill allows school districts to raise teachers’ PERA rates
  
• Adams 12 Five Star Schools’ $30 million budget gap will cut deep into classrooms
  

Greeley Tribune:

• Op-Ed: Large tuition hikes may price many out of higher education
  

Ed News:

• Thursday Churn: College funding
  
• End near for DPS pension turmoil?
  
• Adams 12 releases budget plan
  

Westword:

• These Manual students are a good argument in favor of Denver’s Urban Debate League
  

Ed Week:

• College Bound Blog (3/16/11): Kanter Maintains Support for Pell Grants in House Hearing

NY Times:

• SAT’s Reality TV Question Flummoxes Some Takers
  

March 18, 2011

Denver Post:

• UNC music students concerned about crimes at Foundation Hall
  

Camera:

• CU-Boulder student leaders cut fees 5 percent
  

Ed News:

• Higher ed bill a work in progress
  
• Friday Churn: Forecast Day
  

Ed Week:

• College Bound Blog (3/18/11): Student Shows What Works for Community College Retention
  

Washington Post:

• Evaluating teachers is a delicate conversation
  

NY Times:

• With Crises, Universities Worry About Students Abroad
  

March 19-21, 2011

Denver Post:

• Unexpected revenues help ease Colorado’s budget gap
  
• “Incremental good news” on budget could be good news for K-12
  
• Colorado schools strive to spare instruction as deep cuts loom
  
• CU student official resigns over blogs
  
• UNC Junior selected for national service honor
  

Ed News:

• Monday Churn: Looking ahead
  

NY Times:

• Gains, and Drawbacks, for Female Professors
  

Ed Week:

• College Bound Blog (3/21/11): Grad Nation Summit Kicks Off in Washington Today
  

March 22, 2011

 

March 23, 2011

Denver Post:

• Study: Colorado added few jobs in last decade even as labor force grew
  
• House clears bill to shorten teacher license renewal process
• Op-Ed: Use state's revenue bump to cushion education cuts
  
  

Daily Camera:

• CU changes travel policy to save money
  

Chieftain:

• Concealed weapon permit bill shot down
  

Ed News:

• Wednesday Churn: School awards
  

NY Times:

• Incentives Offered to Raise College Graduation Rates
  
• Judge Is Critical of Cuts in Aid for New Jersey Schools
  

Wall Street Journal:

• Bill Gates Turns Attention Toward Teacher Improvement
  

News First 5:

• Colorado Lt. Gov. Garcia to be honored by CSU-Pueblo
  

March 24, 2011

Denver Post:

• CU shops naming rights for Folsom Field
  
• CSU’s Temple Grandin says high expectations can help autistic students succeed
  

Ed News:

• Brutal day for education bills
  
• Thursday Churn: Budget cuts hearing
  

Denver Business Journal:

• Colorado 14th in average personal income
  

Wall Street Journal:

• Tycoon Churned Out Doctors in Caribbean
  
• Secret Admirers Give University $100 Million
  

March 25, 2011

Denver Post:

• Guest Commentary: Everything they didn’t tell you about CSAP
  
• Rice to speak next month at CSU
  

Ed News:

• Friday Churn: Grant Apps pour in
  
• One too many years of cuts
  

Chieftain:

• CSU-Pueblo provost pushes research focus
  

March 26-28, 2011

Denver Post:

• Bleeker out as president of Denver college
  
• The Spot Blog: Budget bill’s not ready, Senate out today
  

Chieftain:

• Senate supports Garcia in dual role
  
• Nursing doctorate bill introduced
  

9 News:

• Community College of  Denver President no longer running school
  

Reported-Herald:

• Forum explores future education needs
  

Ed News:

• Monday Churn: Try again
  

NY Times:

• N.Y.U. Plans a Campus in Shanghai
  

March 29, 2011

Denver Post:

• About 100 senior managers in Colorado government must reapply for jobs
  
• Op-Ed: Top talent for state’s top jobs
  

Camera:

• CU-Boulder master’s program in newsgathering could lose accreditation
  

Chieftain:

• CSU-Pueblo President’s Gala to recognize Garcia’s contributions
  

Ed News:

• State struggles with teacher license backlog
  
• Tuesday Churn: Concussion bill
  

March 30, 2011

Denver Post:

• ConocoPhillips to give $3.5 million to CU biotech building
  
• Accounting glitch gives Colorado $75 million more to offset budget trims
  

Camera:

• ConocoPhillips commits $3.5M to new CU-Boulder biotech building
  

Gazette:

• Blind UCCS student aces video game to surprise of its makers
  

Chieftain:

• Centennial junior shadows lawmakers
  

Fox 31:

• Colorado lawmakers get higher education updates from lieutenant governor
  

Ed News:

• State finds another $75 million
  
• Wednesday Churn: Budget updates
  

Ed Week:

• College Bound Blog (3/29/11): Low-Income Students Don’t Gain Ground at High-End Colleges
  

March 31, 2011

Denver Post:

• School buses to circle Colo. Capitol over ed cuts
  
• Metro State breaks ground for hotel/hospitality center
  
• UC Denver student isolated after being diagnosed with TB
  

Fox 31:

• College less affordable, but more going anyways says Colorado’s higher ed chief
  

Stamford Advocate:

• College less affordable, CO higher ed chief warns
  

Chieftain:

• Garcia says colleges pricing out students
  

Ed News:

• Thursday Churn: College completion
  
• Licensing bill passes Senate Ed
  

NY Times:

• Teacher Layoffs Cause Concern Over Turmoil in School