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Colorado Department of Education challenges funding eligibility for ‘first public Christian school’
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EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story reported that Riverstone Academy was a charter school. Because it is authorized by the Education ReEnvisioned BOCES, it is considered a contract school rather than a charter school. A new school, touted as the first public Christian school in Colorado, is facing pushback from the state education…
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Colorado justices talk about their jobs, obligation to be non-political in El Paso County school visit
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The Colorado Supreme Court traveled to El Paso County on Thursday, where members fielded questions from high school students on topics that included how they got their seats, what they do to relax, and the best and worst parts of the job. “I honestly think the worst part of our job is we deal with…
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Aggression at fiery El Paso County school board meetings prompts safety concerns
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Student board representative Abigail Troup was shaking. The bitter atmosphere at an April 13 School District 49 board meeting went from bad to worse during public comment, the Pikes Peak Early College senior said. Community members lobbed personal attacks at each other and at school leaders. One woman was escorted out of the building for…
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Colorado Springs’ School District 49 opposes mental health screening bill
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The School District 49 board unanimously passed a resolution opposing a bill that seeks to establish a mental health screening program for sixth through twelfth grade students in Colorado public schools. The board’s move on Thursday responds to a bill it says violates parental rights. According to the latest version of House Bill 23-1003, students…
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Social-emotional learning, banning ‘critical race theory’ on Colorado Springs school district agenda Thursday
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Social-emotional learning will take center stage at Thursday’s Colorado Springs School District 49 board meeting after one board member invoked the words of Adolf Hitler to criticize the programming. Ivy Liu shared the controversial quote to a private Facebook page and called on parents to fight back against SEL’s teachings, a stance she has since…
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Opposition to marijuana, psychedelic mushroom ballot questions possible in Colorado Springs-based district
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School District 49 may formally oppose measures to legalize recreational marijuana sales in Colorado Springs and a statewide measure to decriminalize possession and use of psychedelic mushrooms. The proposed resolution states that approving the ballot questions could increase students’ access to harmful psychoactive substances. Denver recreational marijuana data sheds light on revenues versus cost of…
