2022 November News

11/1/23: "Community College of Aurora to cut 30 degree, certificate programs" - a lot of schools are cutting programs that have either low enrollment or are not getting students the jobs that they thought that the credential would get them. https://sentinelcolorado.com/orecent-headlines/community-college-of-aurora-to-cut-30-degree-certificate-programs/

11/10/22: "In a divided vote, Colorado's State Board of Education approves new inclusive social studies standards after a tumultuous year-long debate" - https://www.cpr.org/2022/11/10/colorado-state-board-of-education-approves-new-inclusive-social-studies-standards/

11/16/22: "Why Marijuana Tax Money Can't Prevent DPS School Closures" - https://www.westword.com/news/why-marijuana-tax-money-cant-prevent-denver-public-schools-closures-15482367?fbclid=IwAR0yARejK4gPwEO5u8B0KNyaVR67a3yQdB70U5myrhuu8_f-DIDA7B2ujbA

11/29/22: "A Campaign Fosters Faster Route to Degrees"- So this is actually a great example of some one that is supposed to be really educated can actually be really out of touch. Howard is one of many people pushing students to do 15 credits instead of 12 credits. They claim that only doing 12 credits make students have to do an additional year of school, but the basic math on that is wrong. A "2 year degree" (Associate) is 60 credits. If a student does 12 credits for 2 years or 4 semesters that would be 28 credits. This would mean that they would only need 1 more semester (about six months or less if they do it during the summer) to complete their degree, not another full year. The people being interviewed in this article are supposed to be experts, but when even basic math and knowledge about how education works escapes them I call into question everything they say. This whole push to make students do more credits is more on how schools are graded then on student success. There is a thing called FTE (Full Time Enrollment) that regulation bodies look at. The problem is that FTE only works for a traditional student type (first time students straight out of high school) and is based on outdated ideas about education. Most students doing associate programs in today's world are non-traditional students with other things going on in their lives. Holding them to the same requirements as students that in theory have no other responsibilities besides schools is just wrong on so many levels. These views about education need to change because they are a form of bias that is supported by regularity bodies and the government. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/11/29/more-students-take-more-credits-camden-county-college?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=f3f9d1dec7-SL_SS_SFDO_20221207&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-f3f9d1dec7-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D