Amid a statewide decline in student enrollment and other Colorado school closures, the Douglas County School District plans to close up to three of its elementary schools in the near future, according to the district.
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Denver Public Schools officials will face an arbitrator next month over a disputed 5.2% cost of living adjustment the teachers’ union officials said they are owed.
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At lunchtime meetings last week at Denver schools that may close or shrink, teachers were full of questions about their fate: Would educators at the closing schools be guaranteed jobs next year? Would they be able to follow their students to new schools?
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A special board meeting for Mesa County Valley School District 51 on Friday evening led to a 5-0 vote to close Clifton and Scenic Elementary Schools.
Denver Public Schools has spent $22.6 million in voter-approved bond dollars over the past four years on schools that district officials are now considering closing or downsizing, according to information obtained by Chalkbeat in an open records request.
Denver has spent millions in voter-approved bond money to upgrade schools it might close Read More »
It was an emotional night at the Mesa County Valley District 51 school board meeting on Nov. 19, as more than 50 public commenters packed a seven-hour session that stretched past midnight.
Earlier this week, D51 announced the three schools on the recommended closures list. On Friday, the district released a report detailing their reasoning for Nisley, Scenic and Clifton Elementary schools facing potential closures.
Report details D51’s poor financial standing, reasoning behind school closures Read More »
The Durango 9-R School Board is poised to take an alarming step that undermines the values of neutrality and inclusivity our schools should uphold.
Ganahl: Say ‘NO’ to political flags in our classrooms! Read More »
Bri Luna said her daughter started kindergarten with the nickname “Little Miss Sunshine” and by middle school was on antidepressants because of her reading struggles.
A Buena Vista middle school student on Tuesday represented Colorado in the first-ever National Civics Bee.
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