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Colorado’s ‘first public Christian school’ sues state, alleges discrimination
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Riverstone Academy, a public elementary school that opened last fall in Pueblo as a tuition-free option with Christian-based instruction, has filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado over alleged religious discrimination. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, claims that Colorado law violates the free exercise clause of the…
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Colorado Board of Ed: Peggy Propst poised to win Republican Primary for 8th District state BOE
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Peggy Propst appeared to win the Republican nomination for the Colorado Board of Education’s new 8th District, according to the unofficial tally of early ballots. Propst, who served on the state board from 2004 to 2010, was nearly 11 percentage points ahead of her opponent, Cody LeBlanc as of 10 p.m. If she holds on,…
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LGBTQ references removed from Colorado social studies standards for grades K-3
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When Colorado’s revised social studies framework is presented to the state Board of Education on Tuesday, it will not include a proposed revision that would have allowed discussion about LGBTQ people’s historical contributions and issues in lower-grade civics and social studies classes. The Social Studies Standards Review and Revision Committee has withdrawn its plans to…
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Faced with residency questions, Board of Education candidate says she ‘couch surfed’
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In the wake of questions about where Colorado State Board of Education candidate Debora Scheffel currently lives, the candidate and a Republican Party official tell of many moves over the last few years and point to recently updated voter registration records. Scheffel was appointed in January to fill a vacancy on the state board for…
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Former GOP lawmaker Victor Mitchell weighing run for governor
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A Douglas County entrepreneur and former state lawmaker could be adding his name to the lengthy list of possible Republican candidates for governor in 2018, sources tell The Colorado Statesman. Victor Mitchell, who served a term in the Legislature a decade ago, is weighing a run, and Capitol veteran Steve Durham thinks Mitchell can bring…
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The Hot Sheet – Colorado could get MORE politicians, roads are for cars, who won the fracking war, heroes walk among us and … MORE!
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