Tag: Colorado Board Of Education
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Colorado State Board of Education denies application for online school
The Colorado State Board of Education on Thursday unanimously denied the application for an online school that would have specialized in technical education, saying the state is oversaturated with virtual schools and citing the sharp enrollment drop-off rate among such programs. The Colorado Virtual Tech Academy (CVTA) would have served as a multi-district online school…
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Colorado’s ‘first public Christian school’ sues state, alleges discrimination
Riverstone Academy, a public elementary school that opened last fall in Pueblo as a tuition-free option with Christian-based instruction, has filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado over alleged religious discrimination. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, claims that Colorado law violates the free exercise clause of the…
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Multiple El Paso County schools approved for BEST grant funding
Multiple El Paso County schools will benefit from this year’s round of grant awards from the Colorado Department of Education’s annual Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) program. School districts Harrison D-2, Widefield D-3 and Peyton School District 23-JT, along with the charter Mountain Song Community School, are among the 14 recipients for the state grant…
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Colorado Springs D-11 innovation zone approved by state board of education
The Colorado Springs School of Technology is one step closer to opening next school year. The Colorado State Board of Education on Thursday unanimously approved the creation of a planned innovation zone for Colorado Springs School District 11. The Colorado Springs School of Technology is anticipated to be open to students for the 2024-25 school…