Ritter supports teacher evaluation reform bill
Gov. Bill Ritter threw his support Tuesday behind a controversial teacher reform bill that appears to be gaining momentum as it begins its journey through the statehouse.
The bill would tie teacher and principal evaluations to student academic growth and change the way teachers get and keep tenure.
The bill faces legislative hurdles in the Senate and the House before it would reach Ritter's desk, but support appears to be growing.
Nevertheless, the Colorado Education Association continues to fight the proposal — urging teachers to flood the Capitol today and Thursday to protest the bill. The teachers union argues the bill sets up a policy without adequate funding and doesn't set up a system needed to support that policy.
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