Author: Eric Young
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Judge dismisses online betting lawsuit against Colorado
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A federal judge has ruled in favor of Colorado Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Division of Gaming in a case concerning tribal gaming rights and online sports betting. Colorado District Court Judge Gordon Gallagher ruled that sports betting occurs where the individual is located, which determines whether it is subject to the Indian Gaming…
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Colorado schools growing the next generation of teachers in their classrooms
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At Coronado High School in Colorado Springs, first-year family and consumer sciences culinary teacher Taiyah Mooney feels right at home. In addition to graduating from the very school not long ago in 2022, she returned to her stomping grounds uniquely equipped to begin her career as an educator. Mooney marks the first D-11 teacher to…
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Colorado Department of Education challenges funding eligibility for ‘first public Christian school’
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EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story reported that Riverstone Academy was a charter school. Because it is authorized by the Education ReEnvisioned BOCES, it is considered a contract school rather than a charter school. A new school, touted as the first public Christian school in Colorado, is facing pushback from the state education…
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D-11 and teachers union prepping for one-day strike
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Years of building tension between Colorado Springs School District 11’s leadership and its teachers’ union may reach its climax this week through a one-day strike set to take place throughout the district and its schools. On Oct. 8, teachers, families and community supporters will gather outside of D-11 schools in the morning before speaking with…
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School District 49 candidates discuss parental rights, mental health and recent actions at student-led forum
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Two fresh faces and a familiar one are challenging two incumbents for seats on the School District 49 Board of Education in November. The five candidates came together for a forum at the school district’s Creekside Success Center to field questions from the community on Wednesday night. Board President Lori Thompson and Chris Harrell are…
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D-49 violated constitutional rights of board meeting attendees, federal court finds
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The public conflict that escalated into a legal challenge between current and former board members of School District 49 reached a verdict on Thursday, which found that its board president had violated constitutional rights during a public meeting. Deb Schmidt and Kelly Kohls filed a federal lawsuit against the school district shortly after they were…
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D-11 expanding academic pathways for specialized instruction into middle schools
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How do you teach a student enamored with the performing arts fundamental science lessons like polarity and magnetism? For Columbia Elementary School in Colorado Springs District 11, the answer is simple: put on a play. “Watching kids run in attraction and bounce off each other for repulsion is a great way to demonstrate to everybody…
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Academy D-20 loses $70 million in federal funding for Air Academy High rebuild
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Major changes are coming to Air Academy High School — just not how school administration originally intended. After securing $49 million in funding through a bond vote last November, Academy D-20 will now rethink its rebuild for its oldest high school after losing over $70 million in federal funding for the project. Because of its location…
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D-11 board of education discusses new sports gender policy, joining lawsuit against state
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Colorado Springs D-11 may soon follow the lead of another local school district regarding student sports participation and legally challenge the state. During a work session Wednesday night, D-11’s board of education discussed adopting a new policy that would determine student participation based on biological sex. The proposed policy, JBA – Preserving Fairness and Safety…
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Colorado Springs school graduation turns violent, leads to lockdown
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The last day of school Thursday at Mountain Vista Community School turned violent and led to a brief lockdown, according to an online blotter entry from Colorado Springs police. Officers were dispatched to a disturbance involving multiple parents at the Harrison District 2 school at 2550 Dorset Drive that serves kindergarten through eighth-grade students. A…
