By Don Knox, STATE BILL COLORADO
LEGISLATURE AWASH IN EDUCATION BILLS: A milestone was reached Friday when three new education bills introduced brought to more than 50 the number of education-related measures now up for legislative consideration. According to Education News Colorado, HB11-1201 proposes to speed up Education Department processing of teacher licensing; HB11-1204 requires that schools built or significantly renovated after January 2012 meet one of three standards for energy efficiency; HB11-1205 would create an exception to laws banning carrying of guns on school grounds for people who may legally possess a handgun under the laws of Colorado and of the United States. No one covers ed issues better than EdNews, and its editor, Todd Engdahl, talks about the issues in his latest podcast. Listen here. Read FULL Article CLICK HERE.
Students at Landmark academy at reunion celebrate first annual latin culture week
Landmark Academy at Reunion , a tuition-free public charter school, recently hosted their First Annual Latin Culture Week, a week focused on educating students on the various aspects of Latin culture, from music and art to sports and celebrities, through unique activities. During the week-long celebration, students were able to step into the lives of the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans with Latin culture lessons through piñata making, cultural crafts, songs, traditional foods and more. Students made maracas and learned a traditional Mexican Hat Dance; created Aztec suns working with metal tooling; and studied different countries in Mexico , Central America and South America . Aztec dancers from the Colorado Folk Arts Council also visited with students and educated them on the spiritual and traditional aspects of Aztec culture through dance. “We reside in a community with strong Latin and Hispanic roots,” said Matt Carlton, principal of Landmark Academy at Reunion . “Our community culture is important to us at Landmark. By providing unique ways for our students to learn the various backgrounds of our diverse community they are able to understand and appreciate different cultures.” For more information about Landmark Academy at Reunion , please visit www.landmarkacademy.org.
