Tag: school district
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Federal judges hear arguments over Colorado school district’s gender identity rooming policy
A panel of judges at the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging JeffCo Public School’s policy of assigning students to overnight accommodations on school trips based on gender identity. The lawsuit, filed in 2024, alleged that the policy infringes on parents’ religious freedom by denying them notice or…
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District 11 to hold apprenticeship career fair on Tuesday
Colorado Springs School District 11 has an apprenticeship career fair at the Roy J. Wasson Academic Campus scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, according to a news release. The event will showcase career opportunities in several fields, including trades, culinary arts, healthcare, automotive and more, according to the District 11 news release. Students will…
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Colorado justices skeptical of education co-ops’ ability to locate schools outside boundaries
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court gave a chilly reception on Tuesday to the idea that school boards, when organized into regional cooperatives to provide educational services, may locate facilities outside their boundaries over the objection of a local district. Under Colorado law, boards of cooperative services, or BOCES, allow for school districts to band…
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El Paso County students, families and staff members brace for ‘new normal’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The 2021–2022 academic year will be a critical one for Colorado teachers, students, and parents as they all attempt to rebound from a chaotic, unprecedented school year that brought multiple coronavirus-related closures, quarantines, and shifts in learning platforms. The suspension of face-to-face instruction has turned…
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El Paso County students, families and staff members brace for ‘new normal’
The 2021–2022 academic year will be a critical one for Colorado teachers, students, and parents as they all attempt to rebound from a chaotic, unprecedented school year that brought multiple coronavirus-related closures, quarantines, and shifts in learning platforms. The suspension of face-to-face instruction has turned students’ bedrooms into classrooms, drafted inexperienced parents into the roles…
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Woodland Park Board of Education appoints new director
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Woodland Park School District Board of Education has appointed a new board director, according to a Tuesday news release. Misty Leafers was appointed to the board by president Nancy Lecky during a July 22 meeting, the release stated. Leafers will take over as director…
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Woodland Park Board of Education appoints new director
The Woodland Park School District Board of Education has appointed a new board director, according to a Tuesday news release. Misty Leafers was appointed to the board by president Nancy Lecky during a July 22 meeting, the release stated. Leafers will take over as director of District C, a position left vacant when former Vice…