Tag: Erboces
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School District 49 absorbs new funding for current fiscal year
School District 49, under new direction from the Colorado Department of Education, will oversee nearly $53 million in funding, following the dissolution of a partnering service provider last month. After the D-49 Board of Education voted to dissolve the Education ReEnvisioned Board of Cooperative Education Services (ERBOCES), which provided specialized education services including charter schools,…
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Transgender athlete lawsuit filed by El Paso County districts, schools dismissed
As public debate rages on over transgender athletes participating in women’s sports, a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by multiple El Paso County school districts and charter schools against the Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and the Colorado Civil Rights Division over their policies affecting student athletes. Senior U.S. District Judge John L.…
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Transgender athlete lawsuit filed by El Paso County districts, schools dismissed
As public debate rages on over transgender athletes participating in women’s sports, a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by multiple El Paso County school districts and charter schools, including Monument Academy, against the Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and the Colorado Civil Rights Division over their policies affecting student athletes. Senior U.S. District…
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ERBOCES’ demise should open the public’s eyes
There is a convenient narrative developing around the collapse of Education reEnvisioned BOCES: Teachers unions wanted it gone. The Colorado Department of Education targeted it. New legislation finally killed it. That explanation is far too convenient. ERBOCES’ ultimate demise wasn’t school choice. It wasn’t teachers unions. And it wasn’t simply a new law. It was…
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Online schools safe, homeschool programs uncertain following ERBOCES dissolution
Some alternatives to brick-and-mortar public schools will continue operating for the 2026-27 school year, while the future of others remains up in the air. Following the dissolution of the Education reEnvisioned Board of Cooperative Educational Services (ERBOCES) last week and new state requirements, funding for homeschool programs has yet to be secured. ERBOCES, which was…
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District 49 dissolves longtime provider of special services
A longtime education service provider that has been subject to recent public and government scrutiny is shutting down. School District 49’s Board of Education approved the dissolution of the Education ReEnvisioned Board of Cooperative Education Services (ERBOCES) during a special meeting Monday night. The meeting was called at D-49 Superintendent Peter Hilts’ recommendation during the…
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D-49 mulls future with ERBOCES
A local education service provider is facing scrutiny and losing confidence following a tumultuous year that saw the opening and closing of one of its schools surrounded by contention. The School District 49 Board of Education discussed its future with the Education reEnvisioned Board of Cooperative Education Services (ERBOCES) during its regular meeting Thursday night.…
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Colorado justices agree school district co-ops cannot locate facilities outside borders without consent
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that cooperative associations of school boards lack the power to open facilities outside their boundaries in school districts that do not consent to the placement. Under Colorado law, boards of cooperative services, or BOCES, allow for school districts to band together and contract for additional services among their…