Tag: School Boards
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New DougCo school board is off to a bad start | Jimmy Sengenberger
When a new school board takes over, the handoff is usually simple: outgoing members say their goodbyes, newcomers raise their right hands, and the work begins. But in Douglas County Schools, where liberals regained the majority in November, the transition turned shady. Colorado law allows newly elected members to be sworn in early, by any…
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A car-free stretch of highway in San Francisco leads to recall vote and warning to politicians
A San Francisco supervisor who pushed to turn a 2-mile stretch of highway into a car-free park faces a recall vote in his district
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Nevada school board trustee makes bid for Congress
A Clark County school board member is the latest to enter a crowded field of Republicans looking to oust Democratic Rep. Susie Lee in 2026. Lydia Dominguez, who launched her campaign last week, joins former mayoral candidate Tera Anderson, Dr. Aury Nagy, “ Halo” composer Marty O’Donnell and others in the June 2026 primary for…
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LGBTQ references removed from Colorado social studies standards for grades K-3
When Colorado’s revised social studies framework is presented to the state Board of Education on Tuesday, it will not include a proposed revision that would have allowed discussion about LGBTQ people’s historical contributions and issues in lower-grade civics and social studies classes. The Social Studies Standards Review and Revision Committee has withdrawn its plans to…