After a heated debate, Denver’s Board of Education voted Thursday to appoint Charmaine Lindsay, a family law attorney, to a vacant seat on the board. The vote followed multiple rounds of voting as board members struggled to agree on who…
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Latest draft of Colorado social studies standards largely leaves out mentions of LGBTQ, people of color
Proposed changes to statewide guidelines used by Colorado teachers to develop curriculum for history and civics classes include fewer mentions of people of color and those in the LGBTQ community, the latest draft of the revisions showed. A committee tasked…
Denver schools increase security after Uvalde, Texas mass shooting
School districts on Wednesday said they are increasing the security on their campuses during the final weeks of the academic year following a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school a day earlier. At least 19 young children and two…
Five finalists seek vacant Denver school board seat
Five people have applied to fill a seat on the Denver school board, which becomes vacant when director Brad Laurvick leaves next month. Laurvick, a pastor, resigned after he was appointed to First United Methodist Church in Fort Collins. His…
A-level and GCSE results in England to be based on teacher assessments in U-turn
Williamson and Ofqual apologise, scrapping standardisation model after outcry First published on Mon 17 Aug 2020 11.01 EDT Gavin Williamson and Ofqual have apologised to students and their parents, as they announced that all A-level and GCSE results in England…
Douglas County school board aims to hire a new superintendent within a month
If all goes to the school board’s plan, Douglas County School District could have a new superintendent by the end of next month. The district’s Board of Education approved a timeline Tuesday that will have them select one or more…
Paul Kennedy obituary
Last modified on Fri 8 May 2020 07.33 EDT My father, Paul Kennedy, who has died aged 78 after suffering from pancreatic cancer, was a writer and sociologist, and a hugely popular lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University. His final book,…
CU experiment finds people side with political tribe even when COVID strategies are the same
People in modern democracies responded to the same COVID-19 pandemic crisis policies differently depending on who proposed them, University of Colorado psychology researchers have found. The people in seven countries were most likely to accept and support COVID-19 action urged…
NCEA results out tomorrow but how will different regions compare?
More than 160,000 students can check their NCEA results from tomorrow morning – but for some students there won’t be many surprises in store. Many seniors in Auckland, Waikato and Northland already know their marks, thanks to the NZ Qualifications…
Fatal car crash: Did a mystery third vehicle kill Cheryl Te Maro?
The sister of a fatal crash victim says she doesn’t believe the driver charged by police caused the accident. A judge who heard the evidence was critical of the police investigation and ruled “not guilty”. Was there a third vehicle…