Author: Eric Young
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Colorado sees slight drop in attendance, rise in chronic absentees in 2024-25
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado is heading in the wrong direction for absenteeism and student attendance, according to data released Wednesday by the state Department of Education. The daily attendance and chronic absenteeism report for the 2024-25 school year showed slight declines in the former and increases in the…
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Colorado’s standardized test scores show improvement; Pikes Peak region schools show mixed progress
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While Colorado continues to see steady progress in student growth and achievement, progress in the Pikes Peak region isn’t quite as consistent, according to test score data released this week by the state. Statewide, this year’s Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) scores are at or…
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Judge rules in favor of City of Woodland Park in school district lawsuit
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The lawsuit stemming from intergovernmental strife in Woodland Park has been ruled in favor of its city council. A Teller County District judge issued a ruling Aug. 18 to dismiss the case against the city of…
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Judge rules in favor of City of Woodland Park in lawsuit with school district
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The lawsuit stemming from intergovernmental strife in Woodland Park has been ruled in favor of its city council. A Teller County District judge issued a ruling Monday to dismiss the case against the city of Woodland Park by its local school district. The complaint alleged…
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Manitou Springs D-14 approves ballot language for $37 million bond
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the structural needs for Manitou Springs School District continue to mount, leadership is putting the finishing touches on its pitch to voters to help address them. D-14’s Board of Education approved the finalized language to appear on the ballot for the Nov. 4 election…
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Promise kept: D-2 taxpayers make scholarship program permanent for Harrison grads
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Pikes Peak State College welcomed its latest cohort of graduates from Harrison School District 2 last Wednesday, it also marked the beginning of a new era of higher education. While the D-2 Promise Program has covered tuition costs for all graduates from the local…
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Woodland Park school board approves 30-year extension with charter school
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The roiling tension in Woodland Park over its charter school culminated Wednesday night when District RE-2’s board of education approved a contract renewal with Merit Academy at its regular board meeting. The new contract is…
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Woodland Park school board approves 30-year extension with charter school
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The roiling tension in Woodland Park over its charter school culminated Wednesday night when District RE-2’s board of education approved a contract renewal with Merit Academy at its regular board meeting. The new contract is set to expire in 2055 and is intended to assist…
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Jenkins Middle School renovations unveiled ahead of reopening
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the new school year begins in Colorado Springs School District 11, Jenkins Middle School is welcoming back students for the present while continuing work toward its future. School, district and architectural representatives unveiled Jenkins’ finished renovations and ongoing repairs Monday night after it was…
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Woodland Park School District appoints new interim superintendent
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Woodland Park school district has a new leader for the upcoming school year. Following weeks of interviews and deliberation, Woodland Park RE-2’s board of education unanimously approved Ginger Slocum to serve as the district’s…