Tag: Riverstone Academy
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D-49 mulls future with ERBOCES
A local education service provider is facing scrutiny and losing confidence following a tumultuous year that saw the opening and closing of one of its schools surrounded by contention. The School District 49 Board of Education discussed its future with the Education reEnvisioned Board of Cooperative Education Services (ERBOCES) during its regular meeting Thursday night.…
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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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Education ReEnvisioned BOCES responds to ‘public Christian school’ concerns
Less than two weeks after a letter from the Colorado Department of Education raised concerns over funding going to a “public Christian School,” the school’s contractor is standing pat. In an email sent to the CDE on Tuesday, Education ReEnvisioned BOCES Executive Director Ken Witt said he is “alarmed at the threat to funding a…