Tag: students
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What if you’d rather have your kid at home? Local online academies provide statewide opportunities
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save School might look a little different for some families as Colorado enters a new stage of the pandemic. On July 3, Gov. Jared Polis’ office celebrated a milestone in Colorado’s management of the COVID-19 pandemic as the state met President Joe Biden’s July 4 deadline…
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Fountain-Fort Carson District 8 leaders honored in 2020, 2021
Keith Owen, superintendent of Fountain Fort Carson School District 8, has a simple philosophy when it comes to education: Kids come first. “I really do try, in every decision I make, to put the needs of kids first,” Owen said. “And I’ve tried very hard to empower our leaders to make decisions that are in…
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Backpack Bash
Led by local organizations such as COSILoveYou and Pikes Peak United Way, volunteers helped sort and stuff 10,000 backpacks full of donated school supplies to equip El Paso County students for the upcoming school year. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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Reporter’s Look: Colorado Springs-area teachers protest
Educators gathered outside of Centennial Hall in Colorado Springs on Wednesday morning, July 22, 2020, to ask the El Paso County Board of Health to set coronavirus related requirements for schools this fall. (Video by Jessy Snouwaert)