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The fall semester is in full swing. So, what realities face educators in Colorado? Certainly lagging test scores, lack of funding, and politics in the classroom. Amy Baca-Oehlert is president of the state's largest teachers union, the Colorado Education Association. She spoke with CPR education reporter Jenny Brundin.