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Teller County commissioner slams GOP chair Dave Williams; DPS to create 'guardrails' when recommending school closures; history shows parallels, differences in protests | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is June 12, 2024, and here's what you need to know:. Teller County official slams posts by Colorado GOP chair Dave Williams, asks for resignation. Teller County Commissioner Dan Williams, a Republican, publicly asked for the removal of Dave Williams from his state post in a letter that was endorsed by several other elected officials in the county.
After an injury, DU student uses social media to inspire others facing similar challenges
DENVER — A freshman at the University of Denver is more than just a student — he's an inspiration to hundreds of thousands of people around the world. After being partially paralyzed following an injury more than three years ago, Mason Branstrator, a Minnesota native, started posting videos about his experience learning how to adapt to life as a wheelchair user.
Denver Board of Education to create ‘guardrails’ when recommending school closures
A year after using low enrollment to justify school closures, the Denver Public Schools Board of Education is expected to consider a policy that would prohibit district officials from using enrollment numbers for future recommendations. The proposed policy suggests — as DPS officials have warned for years — more closures...
The tents on college campuses are gone. They'll likely return if history repeats itself
As pro-Palestinian encampments cropped up this spring on college campuses in Denver and across the nation, U.S. historians were quick to draw comparisons to the student movement that organized against the Vietnam War. At some level of analysis, the parallels are eerily similar, with today’s students calling for an end...
Students continue to protest for CU system-wide divestment from Israel
As the latest war between Israel and Hamas enters its eighth month, pro-Palestine student groups across the University of Colorado system have continued to engage in demonstrations to protest the CU system’s ties to corporations operating in Israel. On Memorial Day, organizers from CU Boulder’s chapter of Students for...
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