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High school students mentor others in collaborative program
About 30 students from two charter schools are spending the last few weeks of seventh grade working on robotics projects, honing communication skills and going on field trips. Students from Atlas Preparatory School and Pikes Peak Prep were selected for the three-week REACH program, hosted by the private Colorado Springs School. High school students serve…
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High school students mentor others in collaborative program
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save About 30 students from two charter schools are spending the last few weeks of seventh grade working on robotics projects, honing communication skills and going on field trips. Students from Atlas Preparatory School and Pikes…
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D-49 board president names new member
The appointment Wednesday of a new board member in Falcon School District 49 could mean the board will have a quorum at two special meetings scheduled next week to deal with unfinished district business. For weeks disputes among board members have stalled meetings. Board President Tammy Harold appointed Henry D. Allen Jr. to fill the…
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D-49 board president names new member
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The appointment Wednesday of a new board member in Falcon School District 49 could mean the board will have a quorum at two special meetings scheduled next week to deal with unfinished district business. For…
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Southern Baptists see continued membership decline
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The nation’s largest Protestant denomination continues to see a decline in membership. Statistics released Tuesday by the Southern Baptist Convention’s Lifeway Christian Resources show membership in 2011 decreased by .98 percent to just under 16 million. That marks the fifth straight year of decline. The number of churches increased slightly, but the…
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Southern Baptists see continued membership decline
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The nation’s largest Protestant denomination continues to see a decline in membership. Statistics released Tuesday by the Southern Baptist Convention’s Lifeway Christian Resources show membership in 2011 decreased by .98 percent to…
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Average price of 4-year university up 15 percent
When those college tuition bills come in, be prepared for sticker shock. The average tuition at a four-year public university climbed 15 percent between 2008 and 2010, fueled by state budget cuts for higher education and increases of 40 percent and more at universities in states like Georgia, Arizona and California. The U.S. Department of…
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Teachers get field geology lesson with Space Foundation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Even teachers spend time in summer school. Teachers spent time this week traipsing through Garden of the Gods, touching rocks and learning about such things as alluvial fans, ancestral Rocky Mountains, faults, sediment layers and…
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Average price of 4-year university up 15 percent
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When those college tuition bills come in, be prepared for sticker shock. The average tuition at a four-year public university climbed 15 percent between 2008 and 2010, fueled by state budget cuts for higher education…
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Teachers get field geology lesson with Space Foundation
Even teachers spend time in summer school. Teachers spent time this week traipsing through Garden of the Gods, touching rocks and learning about such things as alluvial fans, ancestral Rocky Mountains, faults, sediment layers and geologic time. The small group is enrolled in a geology class, one of several Space Foundation programs planned for teachers…