americorps
-
Denver Public Schools settles misuse of funds lawsuit
—
by
Denver Public Schools has agreed to pay the federal government more than $2.1 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the district misused AmeriCorps funds. The agreement was announced Tuesday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado. As part of the settlement, the district paid $2,123,811 to the government and agreed to…
-
Nominations for 2017 Governor’s Service Awards to honor Colorado volunteers being accepted
—
by
Nominations are open for the Governor’s Service Awards, presented annually to recognize Colorado residents and organizations for their contributions to volunteerism and service throughout the state, Gov. John Hickenlooper’s office announced this week. The awards have been handed out for more than 20 years by Serve Colorado, the Governor’s Commission on Community Service. This year,…
-
Chalkbeat: Pending federal budget pact spares Colorado tutors
—
by
Earlier fears about the effect of proposed federal budget cuts on a program helping tutor inner-city Colorado school kids have been allayed for now, reports Chalkbeat Colorado. The education news service says the Trump administration’s proposal to eliminate the federal agency responsible for that funding turns out not to be part of a pending budget accord in Congress. So, the Colorado effort,…
-
Group backing vets furious with Republicans for ‘demeaning’ Coffman challenger Crow’s military service
—
by
A bipartisan organization that encourages veterans to run for office demanded an apology Tuesday for comments made by a national Republican campaign group about combat veteran Jason Crow’s announcement that he’s challenging U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, also a combat veteran, in next year’s election. While no one apologized, the swiftly escalating war of words — centered…
