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Fountain collaboration leads to school, fire house
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Back in the mid-1970s, Suzanne Foster was an elementary student in a building that now houses Lorraine Secondary School on Iowa Street in Fountain. “It was really old even then. I remember it was musty,”…
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2012 TCAP: Flat statewide scores worry educators
It’s another so-so year for assessment-test scores in Colorado, with tens of thousands of students across the state not proficient or advanced in reading, writing, math or science. The results of the Transitional Colorado Assessment Program (TCAP) tests that were given to nearly a half-million students last spring statistically showed little improvement over the previous…
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2012 TCAP: Flat statewide scores worry educators
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s another so-so year for assessment-test scores in Colorado, with tens of thousands of students across the state not proficient or advanced in reading, writing, math or science. The results of the Transitional Colorado Assessment…
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Treatment centers work to prevent employees who prey
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The residents in Colorado’s residential treatment facilities are among society’s most troubled children.Some display inappropriate sexual behavior or have a tendency to become violent, perhaps a response to being sexually and physically victimized themselves. Some…
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Treatment centers work to prevent employees who prey
The residents in Colorado’s residential treatment facilities are among society’s most troubled children.Some display inappropriate sexual behavior or have a tendency to become violent, perhaps a response to being sexually and physically victimized themselves. Some self-injure. Many run away, flout authority, abuse drugs and alcohol and struggle with mental illness.“These are some rough kids,” said…
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New backpacks, school supplies delight kindergartners
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The kindergartners at Centennial Elementary School squealed and giggled and jumped up and down Friday when they saw the boxes filled with backpacks just for them. “I want yellow!” “I want pink.” “Can we keep…
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WALDO CANYON FIRE: Schools prepare to help students, families
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Even before kids head back to class in schools near the Waldo Canyon fire burn area, staff and district officials are working on ways to help. It’s not just about material needs — it’s also…
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WALDO CANYON FIRE: Schools prepare to help students, families
Even before kids head back to class in schools near the Waldo Canyon fire burn area, staff and district officials are working on ways to help. It’s not just about material needs — it’s also about planning ahead for such things as fire drills and to offer emotional support. No schools were damaged in the…
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New backpacks, school supplies delight kindergartners
The kindergartners at Centennial Elementary School squealed and giggled and jumped up and down Friday when they saw the boxes filled with backpacks just for them. “I want yellow!” “I want pink.” “Can we keep these?” “Can we take them home?” The 120 backpacks and all the supplies needed to start the school year were…
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WALDO CANYON FIRE: Kids, families reunite at school gathering
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Community is reason enough to celebrate, especially after the Waldo Canyon fire burned into the Mountain Shadows neighborhood. Chipeta Elementary School in Colorado Springs School District 11 hosted a gathering Wednesday evening to give parents,…