La Junta
La Junta, CO · Education
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Friday Night Lights: No. 14 Rye upsets No. 3 North Fork and No. 17 South edges No. 16 Berthoud in state playoff action
The No. 14-seeded Rye High School football team earned its first playoff victory since 2014, upsetting No. 3-seeded North Fork 20-19 on Friday night in Hotchkiss to open the Class 1A state playoffs. The Thunderbolts improved to 6-4. North Fork ended its season 8-2. Rye will face the winner of...
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Pueblo Central gymnast Karlee Knabenshue wins Class 5A floor title, finishes sixth all-around
For the second consecutive year, senior Karlee Knabenshue is a state champion gymnast. Knabenshue won the gold medal in the floor event at the Class 5A high school state gymnastics championships in Denver on Friday. Knabenshue won the same event at the Class 4A meet last year. Knabenshue also finished...
The Coloradoan
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Chalkbeat
12 applicants for Denver school board vacancy talk about school closures, rebuilding trust
Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. “Independent” yet “collaborative” was a common way the 12 applicants to fill a vacancy on the Denver school board described themselves at a forum Wednesday night. The board has long been plagued by infighting, personality differences, and accusations , and applicants sought to prove they are willing to work with their colleagues to avoid future drama. The overarching theme of the evening was the need to rebuild trust. “Nobody sitting up here applied for this job thinking it was going to be easy, or that they were going to get along with everybody, or that there were going to be a lot of flowers,” said Scott Esserman, a former board member who lost a re-election bid and applied to fill the vacancy. The vacancy was created by the resignation of DJ Torres , who was elected last November to represent central-east Denver’s District 3. Torres left the board last month after repeatedly clashing with President Xóchitl Gaytán, who accused him of several policy violations
The Coloradoan
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Boys Soccer: Lotus School For Excellence blanks The Vanguard School to gain passage to 2A quarterfinals
AURORA | After nearly two weeks off, the Lotus School For Excellence boys soccer team overcame any rust it might have had Wednesday to advance in the Class 2A state playoffs. In action for the first time since their regular season finale Oct. 23 thanks to a opening round bye, the seventh-seeded Meteors defended their home field with a 2-0 victory over 10th-seeded The Vanguard School to move on to the quarterfinals.
The Denver Gazette
DPS board plans vacancy search, mulls merging closure, boundary rules
The Denver Public Schools Board of Education met Thursday evening to further discuss combining two policies about school consolidations and enrollment boundaries, and next steps for filling a vacant board seat, among other topics. Thursday’s meeting came as members prepare to hold a series of sessions in the coming days and weeks to fill a […]
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New Mom School opens first Colorado locations in Denver and Aurora
Over 120 mothers on waitlist before Denver opening. A national postpartum education and community network is opening its first two Colorado locations to support mothers through their first year of parenthood. New Mom School brings structured weekly cohorts, expert-led guidance and peer connection to mothers throughout the region. “Motherhood is...
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What Proposition NN means for Colorado schools and taxpayers