Ritter Signs Bill Reorganizing School Curriculum

Gov. Bill Ritter signed a landmark education bill designed to streamline Colorado public school curriculum and better prepare children for graduation on Wednesday, telling Arvada High School students it's no longer "business as usual."

Ritter said the bipartisan Colorado Achievement Plan for Kids will require major changes in the way students are taught and the way they learn by completely reorganizing content and assessment standards in public schools.

He planned to sign a bill later in the day that eliminates a waiting list for preschool programs for at risk children and expand full-day kindergarten for 22,000 children over five years. Read more