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Douglas County School District to close 3 schools in 2026
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Amid a statewide decline in student enrollment and other Colorado school closures, the Douglas County School District plans to close up to three of its elementary schools in the near future, according to the district. The school district is considering “pairing” and “consolidating” six elementary schools within Highlands Ranch — a municipality with more than…
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Former Douglas County Schools superintendent settles unlawful termination lawsuit
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Former Douglas County School District Superintendent Corey Wise, who filed an unlawful termination lawsuit against the district and the board of education, has settled his claims for more than $830,000. Wise was fired, without cause, by the school board on February 4, 2022. Wise filed a civil rights complaint claiming he was unlawfully terminated for…
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Where are the kids? Colorado school enrollment trends shed light on closure discussions
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As three large metro area school districts grapple with school closures due to declining enrollment, a common question looms: Where did all the children go? To help answer that question, Chalkbeat looked at school enrollment data, county birth rate data and U.S. census data showing the number of children under 18 living in each school…
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Douglas County School Board hears spirited public comment on choosing new superintendent
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Parents, teachers and Douglas County residents sounded off in person and online about teacher turnover, student education, trust and transparency during the public comment portion of the Douglas County Board of Education meeting Tuesday night. Some said they are excited about the future of the district while others expressed dismay and fear. Additional business at…
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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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Douglas County students walk out of class in support of ousted superintendent
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Two teenagers threaded through lines of sign-waving students, dodged honking cars, pulled out their old-school boombox and pressed play. Out poured the first cords of Green Day’s “American Idiot.” “We picked a song to go along with the rebellion thing that’s going on right now,” said Layla Lucero from behind shell-studded sunglasses. Lucero and her…
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DougCo schools removed from county’s mask exemption order
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Douglas County’s mask exemption no longer applies to the Douglas County School District after the county’s board of health approved a motion on Friday that revised its public health order that allowed exemptions from face coverings in schools. Douglas County parents can’t exempt children from wearing masks in school after federal judge ruling The newly…
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SLOAN | The new lesson plan in DougCo schools: Teach kids to hustle for tax dollars
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There is considerable buzz currently about where the line resides, if it still does, delineating the boundary beyond which activity in pursuit of political aims is considered distasteful enough to warrant sanction. Given the parameters of the current contentions, the Douglas County School District’s actions in pursuit of a tax increase hardly constitute the most…
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‘Emergency’ alert to DougCo parents turns out to be pitch for an upcoming tax hike
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It’s every parent’s nightmare: Your phone buzzes; a notification for an incoming email from your kids’ school district reads “Emergency.” You’re instructed to click onto an audio message; your fingers fumble for the arrow, and the local school board president says in a solemn tone that he is “calling you with some important information.” You’re…
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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…
