Two dozen Colorado middle-school teachers have returned to a college classroom, sitting where the students usually do. They’ve come from all around the state to be immersed in math.
The first time Peter Simons remembers being in a “service role” was in junior high school, when a teacher asked him to work with a girl who was shy and withdrawn. Even then, he understood that part of him was geared to trying to make the world a little bit better.
A group of retirees has appealed the dismissal of a class-action lawsuit against the state of Colorado and the Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA).