Tag: District 49
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Colorado Springs girl killed on mine drop ride a District 49 student
The girl who died at a mine drop amusement ride in Glenwood Springs on Labor Day attended a Colorado Springs elementary school, district officials said Wednesday. The girl, 6, was a student at Stetson Elementary School, district officials confirmed Wednesday, adding that they wouldn’t release her name. On Tuesday, the Garfield County Coroner’s Office also…
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Colorado Springs-area school district thought to be first in state to ban critical race theory
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save District 49’s Board of Education on Thursday voted to approve a measure with potential to change the way history and current events are taught in its classrooms. In a 3-2 vote during its monthly meeting,…
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District 49 proposal would ban teaching of ‘critical race theory’
A battle over “critical race theory” is raging at school boards across the nation and in Colorado Springs, where one board member this month asked a question on many minds: What is it? District 49’s Board of Education recently voted to draft a resolution that would ban teaching the theory in its classrooms. The June…