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30-minute documentary highlights plight of Baha’is
For the past 30 years, members of the Baha’i faith, the largest non-Muslim religious minority in Iran, have been denied access to higher education by the Iranian government. The Baha’i Community of Colorado Springs will host an open discussion and showing of the documentary “Education Under Fire” — which highlights the plight of these persecuted…
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Summit aims to inspire, equip students for bright future
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tia Burt grew up without a father, suffered dyslexia and has been raising her 3-year-old son. Five years ago, all she wanted out of the Educating Children of Color Summit was a laptop. Instead, she…
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Summit aims to inspire, equip students for bright future
Tia Burt grew up without a father, suffered dyslexia and has been raising her 3-year-old son. Five years ago, all she wanted out of the Educating Children of Color Summit was a laptop. Instead, she left with hope and ambition. More than 1,100 students, parents and professionals crowded the Colorado College campus Saturday for the…
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PPLD’s favorite kids cookbooks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This time of year can be hectic for families. Getting back into the school routine without letting other things slide is hard. Sometimes cooking and eating healthy are sacrificed to the clock. One way to…
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PPLD’s favorite kids cookbooks
This time of year can be hectic for families. Getting back into the school routine without letting other things slide is hard. Sometimes cooking and eating healthy are sacrificed to the clock. One way to help keep this from happening is to get your child involved in food preparation. Here are three cookbooks that are…
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Four new charter schools proposed in District 11
Four charter school applications were submitted to Colorado Springs School District 11 by the Friday deadline. “The interest in becoming a partner with D-11 is extremely high this year,” said John Griego, D-11 charter school liaison. He said he couldn’t remember another time when so many charter applications were submitted, although it’s not uncommon for…
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Four new charter schools proposed in District 11
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Four charter school applications were submitted to Colorado Springs School District 11 by the Friday deadline. “The interest in becoming a partner with D-11 is extremely high this year,” said John Griego, D-11 charter school…
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Ninth-grader who stopped bus: ‘I just acted’
Ninth-grader Jeremy Rice stood next to school bus No. 3 on Thursday morning, holding an ice pack for his sore ear and recounting his heroic tale from earlier in the day. The Colorado Springs Early Colleges student had just sat down about 7 a.m. after boarding a large yellow bus just north of Platte Avenue…
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Chill out this summer with homemade slushies
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Slushies have taken on a surprisingly critical role in my family’s summer. And it’s my 7-year-old’s fault. The summer camp he attended sold them at the camp store. I resisted at first, telling him he didn’t…
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Ninth-grader who stopped bus: ‘I just acted’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ninth-grader Jeremy Rice stood next to school bus No. 3 on Thursday morning, holding an ice pack for his sore ear and recounting his heroic tale from earlier in the day. The Colorado Springs Early…