Elected in 2019, Elizabeth Hanson says case where 8th grader was pulled from school after racist attacks on social media is not isolated.
Douglas County School Board
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Nicolais: A heart-breaking anniversary of my broken relationship with my father
It has been a year of heartache for me since my father chose to end our relationship
Posted inEducation, News
Douglas County’s conservative challengers likely to win school board race
Four candidates calling for a new direction on the Douglas County school board appeared to be victorious in the election that ended Tuesday, with three of their four opponents conceding defeat in interviews with Colorado Community Media. The hard-fought Douglas County School Board election — a star political attraction of 2021’s off-off-year election season in […]
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STEM School, site of fatal shooting, secures five-year charter renewal after contentious battle
STEM School Highlands Ranch on Saturday received a five-year charter renewal from the Douglas County School Board, though the institution is subject to a two-year compliance review to determine whether it has addressed safety concerns heightened by last month’s fatal shooting. Douglas County School Superintendent Thomas Tucker will review the school’s operations after two years. […]
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STEM School has until June 29 to allay concerns and secure extended charter reauthorization
STEM School Highlands Ranch has until the end of June to resolve conflicts with the Douglas County School Board and avoid a year-long discussion over safety concerns that could delay renewal of the charter for the school where one student was killed and eight were injured last month in a shooting If no agreement is […]
Posted inColoradans, Culture, Education, News, Politics and Government, Technology
Protecting kids from porn? Assaulting free speech? Library critics take aim at public databases.
It’s a strange time to be a librarian in Colorado. Long accustomed to having their workplaces written off as musty-smelling anachronisms, a growing number of librarians lately find themselves under scrutiny, or attack. Across the state, and beyond, librarians have been accused of purposely peddling online porn to kids. And at the Colorado Capitol this […]
Posted inEducation, Growth, News, Politics and Government
Colorado is near the bottom of states in school funding. That’s why there are nearly 40 bond and mill levy override questions on ballots this fall.
Robert Framel is the superintendent of Kit Carson schools, plus the trigonometry teacher, and the precalculus teacher, and the sixth-grade math teacher. He picked up the math classes after he couldn’t find a qualified teacher willing to move to the eastern Colorado town of 400 people and work for a school system that offers a […]
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Women who vote: They’ve shown their might, now they want results in the 6th Congressional District
HIGHLANDS RANCH — Nanette Gamily is opening her front door for the next woman to arrive as Diane Faut, standing in Gamily’s kitchen, pours white wine into clear plastic cups. The dozen or so women gathered on a Thursday night know each other from book club, monthly bunco game nights or through their kids’ schools. Almost […]