Tag: Douglas County Schools
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Douglas County School District board weighs return to collective bargaining
The Douglas County School District board plans to consult a labor attorney and survey staff as it considers whether to resume negotiations with the Douglas County Federation, a local teacher’s union. The federation first urged the board in April to restart negotiations after more than a decade without a contract. Douglas County teachers operated under…
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Outgoing Douglas County school board members accuse incoming directors of swearing in ‘secretly’
Incoming members say previous members are trying to ‘delegitimize’ election The new members of the Douglas County school board have already assumed their seats — in “secret,” according to the outgoing president. The move by incoming directors effectively kicked out the four outgoing members early, said the outgoing board president, who accused the new members…
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Douglas County School District explores own AI platform for classrooms, superintendent says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save School is back in session in Douglas County. So is the school district’s efforts to expand the use of artificial intelligence in its classrooms. For roughly three years, the Douglas County School District — comprising 61,000 students among 92 schools in the large county south…
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Follow protocols, Douglas County school officials tell staff in ‘unlikely event’ of ICE visits
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As immigration agents begin a nationwide crackdown to deport individuals unlawfully staying in the U.S., local school officials are preparing staffers in case federal officers showed up on campus, with one Colorado county telling employees to adhere to the process already in place for similar…
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Douglas County School District asks voters to approve $490 million bond for school upgrades
The bond will not impose a new tax, though it could potentially cost the public up to $895 million once the borrowing is fully paid.
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Federal judge green-lights First Amendment claim of fired Douglas County school employee
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A jury will decide whether a Douglas County charter school fired an employee because of her protected online speech about vaccinations, a federal judge ruled last month. At the same time, U.S. Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak determined Jennifer Webb’s repeated reports of alleged financial…
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Douglas County students walk out of class in support of ousted superintendent
Hundreds of Douglas County students walked out of school Monday in support of former Superintendent Corey Wise. Wise was fired Friday night during an emergency Douglas County school board meeting. The vote was 4-3 in favor of Wise’s dismissal. (Video: Carol McKinley and Dennis Huspeni)