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D-11 board decides to keep Veterans Day holiday
After listening to more than half a dozen comments from military veterans and others, the Colorado Springs School District 11 board voted unanimously to add Veterans Day back to the calendar as a school holiday. The last days of school in May shifted to accommodate the change. Comments covered history and personal reasons as to…
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D-11 board decides to keep Veterans Day holiday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After listening to more than half a dozen comments from military veterans and others, the Colorado Springs School District 11 board voted unanimously to add Veterans Day back to the calendar as a school holiday.…
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D-11 board to vote on 2012-13 calendar
The Colorado Springs School District 11 board is expected to vote Wednesday on next school year’s calendar — and it has a few changes. The proposed calendar does not give students a day off for Veteran’s Day, and restores a shorter Thanksgiving vacation. Deputy superintendent Mary Thurman said the calendar committee recommended not having Veteran’s…
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D-11 board to vote on 2012-13 calendar
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs School District 11 board is expected to vote Wednesday on next school year’s calendar — and it has a few changes. The proposed calendar does not give students a day off for…
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UCCS names new academic dean
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There’s a new dean at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.Peter Braza, a mathematics professor who was recently an interim dean and the acting associate provost at the University of North Florida, will be…
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UCCS names new academic dean
There’s a new dean at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.Peter Braza, a mathematics professor who was recently an interim dean and the acting associate provost at the University of North Florida, will be dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, the university announced Wednesday March 14.Braza, a member of the UNF…
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Video made by D-38 kids wins film festival spot
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fourteen-year-old M.J. Dooley said it was terrifying when the school resource officer put her in handcuffs and hauled her off to a jail holding cell for cyberbullying. “I went from fake tears to real tears.…
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Video made by D-38 kids wins film festival spot
Fourteen-year-old M.J. Dooley said it was terrifying when the school resource officer put her in handcuffs and hauled her off to a jail holding cell for cyberbullying. “I went from fake tears to real tears. It really seemed real,” said Dooley, a Lewis-Palmer Middle School student. It was all part of a video script. She…
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Do you have a struggling student?
HillSprings Learning Center is hosting a resource fair and workshop to help parents, educators and health care providers who work with struggling students. The one-day program, will be held 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., April 7 at Tesla Center, 2560 International Circle. Among speakers and topics: Marcia Braden, child psychologist, how remediation can improve child’s…
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CollegeAmerica launches free community education program
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CollegeAmerica formally launched a community education program earlier this month March 1 to help adults with little or no education.The Good Neighbor Initiative offers free GED test preparation and exams. Additional courses include CollegeAmerica employment…