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Behind tumultuous scenes: The battles of the Douglas County Board of Education
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After a tumultuous two weeks for the Douglas County School Board, an exodus of teachers has begun in the state’s third-largest school district. Thirty Douglas County teachers have resigned from the school district in the two weeks since superintendent Corey Wise was fired by the Douglas County Board of Education, 16 of whom quit the…
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Names of Douglas County teachers who participated in sickout won’t be made public
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After an executive session which lasted over an hour, the Douglas County School Board opened Wednesday’s online special meeting with an announcement that the names of teachers who participated in a sick out Feb. would stay private. “At this time the district will not be releasing the names,” said Board President Mike Peterson, who went…
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Thousands sign petition to recall Douglas County school board members
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More than 18,000 people have signed an online petition to recall Douglas County School District school board members who voted to remove the district’s superintendent on Friday night. The petition on Change.org had received more than 18,000 signatures as of 10 p.m. Saturday. It was launched by a parent, Kaci Burns Nice, who is calling on…
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Douglas County school board ends controversial voucher program
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The Douglas County school board Monday put to bed the district’s controversial Choice Scholarship program, ending a six-year battle to set up the nation’s only district-approved voucher program. The vote to end the voucher program, and the legal battle that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, was unanimous: six to nothing. One…
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DougCo board wastes no time, will deal with voucher program Monday
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The Douglas County school board plans to discuss and potentially end the district’s controversial voucher program in a special meeting on Monday, Dec. 4. Board President David Ray announced that the board would take up the voucher program on Monday at the end of the board’s Tuesday night meeting, which included the swearing-in of four…
