Tag: schools
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Former principal, safety specialist, reflect on Columbine 25 years later
Former Columbine Principal Frank DeAngelis and Jeffco student safety head, Jeff Pierson, met with members of the media to talk about the evolving threats in schools and lessons from Columbine.
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Utah governor mulls measure that would fund firearms training for teachers
Gun violence prevention advocates are calling on Utah Gov. Spencer Cox to veto legislation that they say could place children in harm’s way by training more teachers to carry firearms on campus
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Head Start preschools aim to fight poverty, but their teachers struggle to make ends meet
Teachers at Head Start child care centers are paid far less than public school teachers, even though they have similar credentials
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An Italian teen has been stabbed at a high school near Milan in the second school stabbing this week
A 16-year-old boy has been stabbed by another teen at a high school near Milan
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Auon’tai Anderson sits down with the Denver Gazette
Former Vice President of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education, Auon’tai Anderson, took time to sit down with the Denver Gazette to reflect on his tenure in DPS and his future. Anderson is running for the Colorado House of Representatives 8th District seat, formerly held by Leslie Herod.
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Blues legend, Otis Taylor, receives honorary diploma 57 years after expulsion for long hair
In 1966 two months before his graduation from Manual High School, blues legend Otis Taylor told school administrators he would not comply with school policy mandating short hair for male students, so he was expelled. After a friend noticed Taylor’s photo in a notable grads display, Taylor began to tell people that he had in…
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Officials believe Grayson’s DPS-issued credit card purchased items related to a Sweet 16 birthday party for a family member
Officials believe Grayson’s DPS-issued credit card purchased items related to a Sweet 16 birthday party for a family member