Author: Eric Young eric.young@gazette.com
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Manitou Springs School District 14 prepping bond vote for next year
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Manitou Springs School District 14 is accepting applications for a new steering committee that will oversee the development of a likely bond next year. The development of the bond is still coming together as the district looks to address needs throughout the district identified in an Americans with Disabilities Act and Office of Civil Rights…
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Colorado Springs student starts petition to reinstate traditional snow days
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An unseasonal onslaught of winter weather and district policy has Academy School District 20 already short on snow days for this school year. With the winter snow yet to arrive in full force, one of its students is hoping to change that. Emily Beckman, a sixth grader at Discovery Canyon Campus, recently started an online…
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Colorado schools utilize visa program to fill teacher gaps, add diversity
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If you drop in on one of Nicole Oysen’s classes at Carmel Community School, you will find a scene you’d hope you would find in every classroom. She takes time to prepare before confidently engaging with a classroom full of well-behaved students who have an affection and admiration for their teacher that’s apparent. “It’s been…
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Widefield School District 3 adopts policy allowing students to use chosen name
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Widefield School District 3’s Board of Education approved a new policy Thursday night to refer to students by the name that aligns with their gender identity. During their regular meeting Thursday night, the board voted unanimously to approve the new policy that allows district students to inform their school of their chosen name without changing their school…
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Woodland Park City Council approves ballot vote on school sales tax
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Following months of public deliberation and heated argument, the fate of a local funding source for Woodland Park education will fall on local voters this November. The Woodland Park City Council voted 4-3 to put the continuation of a sales tax specifically for its public schools on the November ballot Thursday night. Ahead of the…
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Colorado improves student attendance, lowers absenteeism — but still below pre-pandemic levels
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Student attendance in Colorado continued to recover from the sharp rise in chronic absenteeism following the COVID-19 pandemic, but the state remained below the attendance trendline compared to 2019. Before the pandemic, attendance was higher and absenteeism was lower than the most recent figures. The new figures from the Colorado Department of Education showed…