Tag: Public Schools On Military Installations
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Department of Defense awards $42.7 million for Douglass Valley Elementary rebuild
Academy District 20 will receive $42.7 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to help rebuild and expand Douglass Valley Elementary School, the military announced on Thursday. The cost of the project is expected to total $54.1 million, and once construction is finished, the school, located on the U.S. Air Force Academy base, will offer…
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Fountain-Fort Carson D-8 completes school rebuild years in the making
You would have never known that Fountain-Fort Carson D-8 called a snow day on Dec. 4 at Abrams Elementary. That day, the school’s students, parents and staff members, along with distinguished guests including school board members, Fort Carson garrison commanders and Colorado Governor Jared Polis, crowded into a state-of-the-art building that will soon be called…
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Academy D-20 loses $70 million in federal funding for Air Academy High rebuild
Major changes are coming to Air Academy High School — just not how school administration originally intended. After securing $49 million in funding through a bond vote last November, Academy D-20 will now rethink its rebuild for its oldest high school after losing over $70 million in federal funding for the project. Because of its location…
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What’s on the line for Academy D-20’s bond vote?
Major changes could be coming to Academy School District 20, depending on the will of local voters this November. Their general election ballot this year will include a question asking them to approve or deny an $83.14 million bond to address various facility needs for all of its non-charter and charter schools. The bulk of…
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Academy D-20 board weighs bond vote for November ballot
Editor’s note: this story has been updated to correct and clarify facts and figures detailing the potential bond vote. Academy District 20’s board of education voted to move forward with a possible bond vote Thursday evening. Specifically, the board unanimously approved to authorize a Notice of Intent form to be submitted to El Paso County…