Tag: Riverstone Academy
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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’s ‘first public Christian school’ sues state, alleges discrimination
Riverstone Academy, a public elementary school that opened last fall in Pueblo as a tuition-free option with Christian-based instruction, has filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado over alleged religious discrimination. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, claims that Colorado law violates the free exercise clause of the…
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Education ReEnvisioned BOCES responds to ‘public Christian school’ concerns
Less than two weeks after a letter from the Colorado Department of Education raised concerns over funding going to a “public Christian School,” the school’s contractor is standing pat. In an email sent to the CDE on Tuesday, Education ReEnvisioned BOCES Executive Director Ken Witt said he is “alarmed at the threat to funding a…