douglas county schools
-
Colorado’s Catholics mobilize against the state’s ‘Blaine amendment’
—
by
At first blush, it seems like an innocuous restatement of bedrock public policy: “No appropriation shall be made for charitable, industrial, educational or benevolent purposes to any person, corporation or community not under the absolute control of the state, nor to any denominational or sectarian institution or association.” That’s Article V, Sec. 34 of the…
-
Colorado’s school voucher battle heats up again as DougCo case gets a new lease on life
—
by
It has been two years since the Colorado Supreme Court said “no” to a Douglas County School District voucher program that would have defrayed the cost of private-school tuition – including at parochial schools – for parents who sought that alternative. The court’s majority held that the state constitution included, “broad, unequivocal language forbidding the…
-
Educators: In Colorado, more school protection helping students learn
—
by
When two students went on a deadly 1999 shooting rampage at Columbine High School, it not only shocked parents, students and teachers, it had a lasting impact on education. Copycat threats across the country have forced lockdowns and orders for teachers and students to shelter in place, and parents, teachers and students have spent a…
-
Noonan: Testing, student bullying, school funding rustle end-of-session restless
—
by
Thousands of Colorado students opted out of the state’s Colorado Measure of Academic Success tests over the last couple of weeks, with at least one Douglas County high school at 800 students who took a pass, according to a well-placed source. High school CMAS/PARCC tests are only for ninth graders. During testing weeks, school work…