of education for of denver. this year the colorado department of education will have a new commissioner, president obama enacts a new plan called every child succeeds replacing no child left behind. and those who protested too many standardized tests get their wish, this spring the state will give fewer exams. we went over board. i mean we got so much into left behind. >> she says teachers won't feel like they're being punished all the time by the system. >> i think there's a new found appreciation for what we do. and that is going to set the hope. >> the states two largest school districts jefco with a new board and denver with a superintendent on leave, hind believes students and parents won't see too much difference. >> the schools are doing what schools do. >> after 15 years, the state wants to make the mandatory exam the sat instead of the act. a move that may be on hold for a year. hind says the world of education is all about change. >> so we can't be stagnant. and it's funny the word curriculum comes from a latin root meaning always moving. >> a new year she says, a new era in colorado schools. in denver

. >>> today the colorado department of education will college entrance examines. the state is moving away from the act and moving to the sat exams. this has teachers and parents upset around the area however they say it will not affect people plying for college this year. >>> the stock show broke records already. the show had more than 50,000 visitors. this is 3,000 more than previous records set last year. it is at the western national complex. >>> no one hit the powerball jackpot this weekend. billion. after taxes you would come home with more than $800 million. even though you didn't it it. you maybe could have still won something. screen. the next drawing is wednesday night and mitch may even buy a ticket this time. >> iimight. we'll have to get video of this. that much money, let's give it a whirl. what's two bucks? >> the broncos are getting this year. and now we know who to expectt >>> if this is your first ticket ever and your win i'm going to lose it on you, man, i am. >> reporter: a cole start for the kids. -- a cold start for the kids. we're pretty clos

. >>> the colorado department of education has announced that this year's high school juniors will get to take the a.c.t. one last year. afterwards, the sat will be the standard college entrance exam in colorado. the board of education said that decided to make the switch because the sat is more aligned with colorado academic standards. and because there are a lot of online resources for students preparing for the exam. the student -- prefer to take the a.c.t., it will not hurt their chances of getting into colorado institutions of higher education will continue to accept both tests, the a.c.t. in the sat. they will both be used for college admission placement and scholarship consideration.>> reporter: this year's junior class will take the a.c.t. instead of the sat. the psat which is the preliminary scholastic aptitude >>> the owner of this car may need to trade and ice scraper for an ice pick. this happened along the shores york. the wind splashed water over the car. it ensured that this would be the worst monday morning ever. the other side of the car did not have as much ice as the

. >> state-wide the colorado department of education says the graduation rate stayed flat at 77.3%. >>> becoming an aastronaut is hard physically. some colorado high school maya rodriguez tells us nasa is looking to them to help. >> within these walls... >> vibration isolation chamber. >>... these tables, and even from the floor, high school students are looking beyond the skies above to confront the issues of space. >> there are challenges no matter where you look. >> it is part of the nasa challenge called "hunch." the program calls on high school students to come up with prototypes that tackle real-life space problems. a hundred students from 7 schools showed off inventions to nasa representatives at wings over the rockies. >> that was our main thing was trying to make things small and portable. >> that is the concept behind orion's belt designed to help astronauts on the 2-year orion mission to mars. students are working on food preservation for space travel. >> we are trying to filter out ripen the fruit. >> games for long duration missions. this is blazer wall and students devel

>>reporter: the colorado department of education is changing that requirement now switching to the sat exam. >> what it's like is is trying to change the tire while the car is moving. >>reporter: cherry creek is among the most vocal districts lashing out at that decision. september harry bowl sent this letter points stating the cde's decision is troubling and will be a disadvantage to all students. >> but i know around here the colleges at least we applied for all looked at act first. >>reporter: sap hammond has an 11th grade date at creek and another daughter at the university of kansas. >> we gave them sat scores, but everything seemed to apply to the act when they are pulling information about scholarships an money. >>reporter: in response to a barrage of concerns, the and working on what it calls a transition plan for this year's junior class. >> we are hoping to be able to give the act exam for this year's 11th great students. >>reporter: the interim commissioner sending out a letter of his own stating to require thhs year's 1th graders to take the sat would not be in their best i

preparing returns. involved in a tax scan of some sort, we have a link on 9news.com the colorado department of education has made a final decision about the college entrance exams. beginning in the spring of 2017, juniors at colorado high schools will be required to take the sat instead of the a.c.t. many 11 graders were required to take the a.c.t. they had been studying for the a.c.t. to get scholarships to their favorite university. this year's juniors will still take the a.c.t. which is the test to have been preparing for.>> we were aware that the college board wanted a contract and we started working on a transition for the 11th graders. we were concerned as they heard about the shift that the 11th grade students would be taking a test for which they were not prepared. sure that we did right by the 11th graders this year. >>> this year they will take the psat which is a preliminary aptitude test before they start taking the sat.>>> a rally of union workers outside the state house they could impact the union sector nationwide. it is by california teachers who reject the mandatory fees they are forced

and then subject thhm to a test fact none of our educators have yet seen because it's a new test. >> in response to concerns, the colorado department of education is now backing off and working on what ittcalls a transition plan for this year's jjnior class, which would allow them to go ahead and take the act they've been studying for. but it would only apply to this year's class. >>> coming up after the break, we'll have stories that will hopefully make you smile today. a little girl's search for her lost monkey with a happy ending. >> a 93-year-old man's plans to make it into the olympics. why lawmaker on rossity is facing a fine. >> our temperatures today 5 to 10 degrees cooler than same time yesterday, at least here in denver and northeast >>> welcome back. the broncos have one more day off and back to practice tomorrow to get ready for their first playoff game january 17th. there's no shortage of opinion about who should start as qb, but there's no official word from the team yet. >> welcome to sports xtra. broncos are still off right now, but this morning we're talking about brock osweiler. wasn't happy with some of the calls

our time and you can watch it right here on denver 7. department of education will announce updates regarding the colorado entrance exam. it is moving away from the act exam for college entrances and will start using the sats. this has many parents and superintendents around the area upset. the department of education says it will not affect people applying for college this year. >>> a snowboarder found dead on %- vail mountain has been identified as logan saviano. his body was found near a tree after being reported missing wednesday. he was an employee at vail mountain's elk lodge but was not working at the time. his death has been ruleddan accident. >>> the meat processing company %- is changing its termination pooicy after muslim workers were fired over a prayerr dispute. it announced changes on its website friday. employees who walked out last month can reapply for jobs in 30 days instead of 180. the plant fired 150 muslim workers last month and now it's workers leave the area. at least one local store owner says she may go out of business. >> we're moving somewhere. minnesota, nebraska. >> because th

there monday are in search for a long-term >>> get ready for a change, the department of education siined an agreement for colorado students to take the sat. this year tenth graders will take the psat in preparation for the transition to the sat next spring. >>> uber hopes a price cut will pick up business. >> they're bringing down fares in 100 cities, including denver. there's a slowdown in business this time of year because of winter and also a lot of people have new year's resolutions to start reeling in on the spending. so in denver you'll notice fares down about 10%, meaning you'll save about a dollar n a ten dollars ride. billion. >> you might have noticed billboards in the area don't reflect that. people in georgia placed a sticky note with the letter b over the m. it came with plenty of fan fare. if you choose the cash payout, if you win, you'll take home about $668 million. keep in mind, the odds of winning 1 in $292 million. >>> a financial advisor says if you win, you should hire a team of planners and attorneys to manage your money so it doesn't disappear. you can actually live off the interest alone.

of trails 1,000 parks, comiskey park's been ball looking for something a colorado every day for your enjoyment of the outdoors. >> of the proceeds go to that trust fund, parks and wildlife and department of education. last year those three partners receive more than $80 million. >> it's safe to say that even if you don't win the lottery, you're pretty much winning it every day you live here in colorado. >> denver county alone has received more than $23 million things to the colorado lottery. when denver. >> they may not hit the jackpot winners after saturday's drawing. lottery officials say total of six winning tickets result in boulder. colorado springs in fort collins and here in denver. prices range from 50 gran all the way up to $150,000. >> wilson colorado also stand to benefit from powerball ticket sales and it couldn't come at a better time. public school superintendents forces to:state lawmakers to fix school funny issues. they're asking for a few things just where this session starts this week. one, not to increase the state negative factor. was put in place during the recession and allows the state to pay school districts less than the funding formula decorations they should get. >> when

of the state for colorado. >> we are one of the best places quality of life, for health and for tourism. impacting some of our problems, specifically bad roads. >> nearly all the department of education budgets are dedicating to that and resources are stressed. >> he will support a bond only generate new money. after his speech, i asked him help.>> if the republicans will sit down and say we want this new revenue or that new revenue and we are willing to go out and work with you, i'm all for that.>> the states budget crunch can be solved with tighter spending with we already have. >> we're going to have the largest budget in our history when they are talking about these huge cuts all they are talking about is reducing the growth rate of government democrats getting standing ovations and republicans % sitting on their hands. like confusing-- confusing hospital fees. the governor's last line was agreed on, thank you, go broncos. >> we will be following lawmakers very closely. we're debuting a new show called politics unplugged and we will sit down and discuss these issues facing colorado. at 4:00. >>> new mexico officials plan to sue the owner of two minds. they were the source of a ma

debating which college placement exam last week, the state department of education announced it would move from the a.c.t. to the s.a.t. of plans. colorado says juniors may sttll be required to take the a.c.t. this spring after all. and in an e-mail to the superintendents, the department says it is working with a couple of testing providers to keep the a.c.t. for just one more year, at this poiit, there is no time line on the final decision of course, we will keep you posted on what happens. >>> students, your chemistryy `extbooks are officially out oo date. four new element, one 13, 15, one 17 and one 18, were added to the periodic tableeand the seventh rrw of thh periodic table is finally complete. been updated since 2011. >>> one day you may be able to rolt your tv up like a newspaper and take it you with. this. take a look. it is just a concept design right now. as the companyylooks at the future of television. like automaker's concept cars, lg tv's are meant to show off so it is not totally clear why you would want to roll up he tv or bend it like that. maybe take it to a diiferent room? %- >> still pretty cool. >>> a tablet, a gian

colorado high school juniors to take the s.a.t. rather than the act. months. this is still up in the air now. weeks ago the department of education said they would make the switch this spring, but this week they said they may keep the act one more career. cherry creek schools said it could disrupt students' ability to get into college. >> it's like trying to change the tire while the car is moving. and then subject them to a test that they've never seen that in fact none of our educators have yet seen because it's a new test. >> the department of eduuation now says it may transition from the act to the sat neck year and that would affect current sophomores. >>> a new lawsuit claims a grocery store chain is cheating `ou. that tops our business headlines in america's money `eport. >> good morning. questions about trader joe's tuna. >> there's a class action cans don't have enough in them. trader joe's said they don't comment on pending lawsuit,. >> the first weddesday back at work after the new year is always the busiest day. >> the theory is after a few days, you get back on the job, a lot of people realize how miserable they are.

use every day in colorado for your health and wellness and enjoyment of the outdoors other proceeds go to the conservation trust fund works in wildlife and the department of education last year those three partners received more than $80 million it's safe to say that even if you don't win a lot of reader pretty much running denver county alone just received more than $23 million and remember wednesday's jackpot could go even higher you will see that this many numbers first on fox 31 denver news at nine schools in colorado can come in a better time public school superintendents from across the state joined forces today to call state lawmakers to pick school funding issues they're asking for a few things just before the session starts this week one that not so-called negative factor it was put in place in a recession and allows the state to pay school districts left in the funding formula calculates that they should when you think about what an amazing recovery has made the idea that seven years ago when we were not at the top we were near the bottom we actually have less money now that means classes are larger we have fewer social workers colleges fewer teachers we

colorado may still be required to take the a.c.t. college placement exam this spring after all. last week the state department of education announced it would move from the a.c.t. to the s.a.t. now, a change of plans though. in an e-mail to superintendents the department says it is workinggwith a couple of testing providers to keep the a.c.t. for one more year. and no time line, and we will but when we get it, we will certainly pass it along o you. >>> all morning long, denver 7 has been updating breaking news. two women accused in a carjacking that ended in a crash, this is just west of ii 25. so you can see where this ended, at 84th avenue and conifer. both on the ground and air tracker 7, sally is looking into i it took joel silverman yeaea a master dog trainer. but only a few commandssr depositing checkck at chase atms. technology designed for you. >>> good morning. 6:30. breaking news we have been following all morning long. two women are arrested after an armed carjacking turns into a s.w.a.t. situation in ttornton. 84th avenue closed, just west of i-25, a live look from air tracker 7 at this hour.. denver 7 reporte

colorado high school juniors to take the sat instead of the act. juniors take the exams in three months and this is up in the air. weeks ago the department of education said they would make the switch this spring, but this week they said they may keep the act one more year. >> it's like trying to change the tire while the car is moving. that they've never seen, that in fact none of our educators have yet seen because it's a new test. >> the department of education now says it may transition from the act to the sat next year so 3 that would affect current sophomores. >>> if you've never learned to ski, this is the time. `t's learn to ski and snowboard month in colorado. >>> we continue to follow this water maan break in park hill. you can see a large hole in the ground. this is on glencoe between 30th and mlk. mlk is unaffected. you can see denver water crews have quite the job to get it fixed. >>> continued unrest overseas not only with europe, middle east, the situation this they claimed they have pulled off a nuclear test, still unconfirmed. here are the premarkets. s&p down 34. the nasdaq is down 87. the dow is down 274. bit ago it was down closer