social studies
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‘A unique ability to change the world’: Colorado’s justices talk to students about law, life experiences
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When roughly a third of the students sitting in Aurora’s Gateway High School auditorium raised their hands to say they were thinking of going to law school, it was no surprise to their teacher, Leland Tulper. “A lot of them were mock trial kids, which was great,” said Tulper, a social studies instructor and mock…
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Judge finds no evidence of age discrimination against former Aurora teacher
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A former teacher in Aurora produced no evidence the school district discriminated against him on the basis of his age, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday in throwing out the civil rights lawsuit of David Trujillo. Trujillo attempted to argue Aurora Public Schools acted with discriminatory intent when it ended his position at North Middle…
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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 The Social Studies Standards Review and Revision Committee has withdrawn its plans to…
