Tag: education
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DPS’ celebration doesn’t match the data
Denver Public Schools is seeing green — literally. As Superintendent Alex Marrero hailed the district’s new “accredited (green)” rating as “a significant milestone” last week, he asked teachers to wear green and even changed the district’s website’s color scheme to match. But there are lies, damned lies and statistics. And nobody has this down better…
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Denver school board shifts public comment to before agenda is posted
Marathon meetings with lengthy public testimony prompted the Denver school board to move community input to workshops held weeks before regular meetings — before even an agenda is published. Take the workshop meeting Thursday. The notice said, in part: “Public comment will now be divided into two sections — one limited to action items scheduled…
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Colorado College receives $2.5 million gift for new program
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A recent $2.5 million gift to Colorado College will endow a new program that will serve as a bridge between the classroom and the professional world, according to a Tuesday news release. The endowment comes…
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Pikes Peak region schools: Start dates for the 2025-26 school year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save School District 49, based in Falcon and the east side of Colorado Springs, was the first district in the Pikes Peak region to begin the classes for the 2025-26 school year. Kindergarten along with sixth- and ninth-grade students started classes Friday with the rest of…
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U.S. Department of Education unfreezes federal funds; $66 million to go to Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Following weeks of uncertainty, the Colorado Department of Education confirmed Friday that it will receive more than $66 million from the federal government for the 2025-2026 school year. The budget release follows a decision by the U.S. Department of Education and the Trump administration to release…
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Pikes Peak region school districts expanding CTE programs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Like many U.S. schools working to expand college and career options for their students when they graduate, several El Paso County school districts have either adopted new Career and Technical Education programs or expanded their existing programs for the 2024-2025 academic year. Calhan School District…
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Across the nation and in Colorado, partisan cultural battles create blizzard of school-related lawsuits
Not that long ago, public school boards in Colorado struggled to attract any candidates to run for office or be appointed to fill vacated seats. Today, some contenders spend tens of thousands of dollars to win votes, as the nation’s culture wars have sunk to one of the lowest rungs of elected officialdom, turning the…
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Navy Week to set sail for Colorado Springs in August
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This summer, as Colorado Springs host the Navy’s Blue Angels for the first time in the 15-year history of the Pikes Peak Regional Airshow, several dozen active-duty sailors will visit the city in an effort to familiarize residents with the seagoing service. The Navy Week…
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Colorado Springs nonprofit works to improve standard of living in Asian and African countries
A little-known Colorado Springs nonprofit that strives to build people instead of building roads and other infrastructure is having a big impact in improving the standard of living in developing nations in Asia and Africa. Resource Exchange International — REI — was launched in 1990 by three executives of another Colorado Springs nonprofit to train…
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Former track coach sentenced to five years for duping female athletes into sending nude photos
A former college track and field coach has been sentenced to five years in prison for setting up sham social media and email accounts in an attempt to trick women into sending him nude or semi-nude photos of themselves