Round-Up: Gov. signs teacher tenure bill; EPC forms task force to address child abuse and fatalities; and more

By On February 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Andrea Chalfin, AP, Children & Youth, Education, El Paso County, Eliza Densmore, KRCC News, Legal, Legal Affairs, Public Safety, Round-Up, Student Reporter

Governor John Hickenlooper has signed a bill implementing new teacher tenure rules…A federal court judge is being asked to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a group of lawmakers who want him throw out Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights…and, El Paso County officials have put together a community task force to address a high number of child fatalities in 2011.

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