PERRY: Game over. Time for Aurora to secure high school athletics against gun violence

High school football should be life-altering, not life-threatening.

https://sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/perry-game-over-time-for-aurora-to-secure-high-school-athletics-against-gun-violence/

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SMALL CLASS ACTS: Aurora, state get serious about pre-school

“It’s a very important part of education that has not been given the respect and credit its due"

https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/education/small-class-acts-aurora-state-get-serious-about-pre-school/

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EDITORIAL: APS school board racism allegations warrant public scrutiny

"The ill-conceived decision for the school board to say nothing and do nothing makes worse the harm created by the documented harassment."

https://sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/editorial-aps-school-board-racism-allegations-warrant-public-scrutiny/

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Ransomware criminals dumping kids' private files online after school hacks

“Please do something,” begged a student, recalling the trauma of continually bumping into an ex-abuser at a school. Other victims talked about wetting the bed or crying themselves to sleep.

https://sentinelcolorado.com/orecent-headlines/ransomware-criminals-are-dumping-kids-private-files-online-after-school-hacks/

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EDITORIAL: Cherry Creek schools can shine a light on itself by streaming meetings

"Proponents say... meetings “in everyone’s corner” of the district brings the governing board of the district closer to everyone. Not really. "

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INVESTIGATION: 2 APS school board members harassed former Black superintendent Rico Munn for not being ‘Black enough’

Rico Munn’s “Black card” was consistently called into question by some Black board members.

https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/investigation-2-aps-school-board-members-harassed-former-black-superintendent-rico-munn-for-not-being-black-enough/

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Concerned the measure would “act as an impediment to legitimate challenges to open meetings,” Gov. Jared Polis vetoed a heavily amended bill that would have barred pro se litigants who sue over executive sessions from collecting legal fees if they prevailed in court. #coleg #copolitics #edcolo https://coloradofoic.org/polis-vetoes-executive-sessions-bill-citing-possible-impediment-to-legitimate-open-meetings-law-challenges/

Colorado Transparency News: social media blocking law signed; CFOIC amicus brief in open meetings case; body-cam footage of police shooting 14-year-old; Dougco school board lawsuit; DPS executive session; #coleg secret survey; more. #copolitics #edcolo https://mailchi.mp/81e63e0cad7d/colorado-transparency-news-662023

EDITORIAL: Safeguard ‘last resort’ for Colorado’s most vulnerable students

"...critical is the specialized socialization, therapy and coaching these children need to thrive in a world that will later offer few if any accommodations"

https://sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/editorial-safeguard-last-resort-for-colorados-most-vulnerable-students/

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Movimiento Poder, a grassroots advocacy organization of Denver parents and students, asked Thursday to join in a lawsuit six news organizations filed against Denver Public Schools last week seeking the recording of a five-hour board of education executive session held the day after a shooting at East High School. #copolitics #edcolo https://coloradofoic.org/advocacy-group-movimiento-poder-asks-to-join-news-organizations-lawsuit-seeking-disclosure-of-dps-board-executive-session/

Colorado Transparency News: news orgs sue for DPS executive session recording; COA ruling on peace officer database; executive sessions bill; blocking people on private social media; secret-ballot system at statehouse; more. #coleg #copolitics #edcolo https://mailchi.mp/effe2df7498c/colorado-transparency-news-522023

BREAKING - Michael Giles named next superintendent for Aurora Public Schools

“The opportunity to be able to lead the district in my home, it just really speaks to me,” Giles said during last week’s board interviews.

https://sentinelcolorado.com/news/metro/michael-giles-named-next-superintendent-for-aurora-public-schools/

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With ‘free’ preschool coming, availability statewide is mixed

“The physical number of slots versus what parents actually need doesn’t necessarily align”

https://sentinelcolorado.com/news/metro/with-free-preschool-coming-availability-statewide-is-mixed/

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Colorado Transparency News: CORA bill; no ID for records requesters; executive sessions bill; #coleg secret balloting; Denver school board; DougCo school board; Woodland Park school board; Dacono council; DIA Great Hall; more. #copolitics #edcolo https://mailchi.mp/73f790d676b5/colorado-transparency-news-4262023

Unlike a draft circulating at the state Capitol since mid-March, the introduced version of a bill amending the Colorado Open Records Act would not affect public records fees, which are set to rise with inflation in 2024. #coleg #copolitics #edcolo #foi
https://coloradofoic.org/no-cost-relief-for-records-requesters-in-cora-bill-introduced-in-colorado-senate/

Colorado Transparency News: livestreaming criminal courts; executive session announcements; secret quadratic voting; STEM school shooting; DPS executive session; photos of confiscated guns; Club Q video; DOT audit; more. #coleg #copolitics #edcolo #opengov https://mailchi.mp/6ca8071f112f/colorado-transparency-news-4142023

State lawmakers endorsed a bill that makes it harder for Coloradans to challenge inadequately announced closed-door meetings of school boards, city councils, county commissions and special district boards. #coleg #copolitics #edcolo https://coloradofoic.org/an-anvil-to-kill-a-flea-lawmakers-vote-to-weaken-enforcement-of-open-meetings-law-provision-on-executive-session-announcements/

Colorado Transparency News: database of Colorado law enforcement officers; Woodland Park SD surveillance footage; book banning panel; Jean Otto award; East HS shooting; AI review of body-cam footage; CORA fees; more. #coleg #copolitics #edcolo https://mailchi.mp/79360f4bef5a/colorado-transparency-news-3312023

RT @Miller4Students@twitter.com

Critical new paper from @CEDR_US@twitter.com @EricHanushek@twitter.com & others shows importance of district mgmt & value added to student academic growth. Yet #k12 district general mgmt challenges receive little attention from #edpolicy. #edcolo #suptchat #edchat

https://caldercenter.org/publications/academic-mobility-us-public-schools-evidence-nearly-3-million-students

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Miller4Students/status/1641464101900546049

APS, Cherry Creek schools mum on student pat-downs, ‘safety plans’

“Officers can’t just pat down students every day just because”

https://sentinelcolorado.com/news/metro/aps-cherry-creek-schools-mum-on-student-pat-downs-safety-plans/

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