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Colorado Springs school district announces investigation into censured board member
School District 49 intends to launch a legal investigation into one board member’s behavior following a censure at Thursday’s meeting. The board voted 3-2 to censure Ivy Liu for engaging “in willful and repeated behaviors that constitute failure to meet her fiduciary responsibilities to the district’s students, staff, parents, taxpayers and residents,” the resolution reads.…
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State Supreme Court to hear cases on charter schools, for-profit college lawsuit
The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear three cases implicating the government’s ability to deny applications for charter schools and for Good Samaritans to receive compensation for injuries they suffer during a rescue. The justices also announced on Tuesday they will review a complex and long-running consumer protection lawsuit against a for-profit college, which…
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Jefferson County school support staff to get pay raises
Support staff at Jefferson County Public Schools will soon be hired at a higher wage under a contract ratified Tuesday by the school board. Paraeducators, custodians, bus drivers, secretaries, food services workers and other support staff will be hired at $18 per hour, a 44% increase from the existing wage. The increase will take effect…
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District 11 Board of Education votes to dissolve equity department
Less than two years after Colorado Springs School District 11 adopted an equity policy and instituted a Department of Equity and Inclusion, the district’s Board of Education has voted to shut down the department. After a contentious discussion during a work session Wednesday, the board voted 4-2 not to fund the department in the 2022-2023…