Although media coverage about standardized tests often focuses on opposition to them, local stakeholders in education express near universal approval of the rigorous Common Core standards that the exams assess.
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Not Your Typical Boy Scout Troop
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The Boy Scouts of Troop 1532 enjoy laughter-filled monthly campouts, learn scouting skills, and even go to summer camp, but…
Are Libraries Outdated in a Digital World?
Halloween — Not Just for Kids
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With the ease and safety of homes in close proximity and neighbors who welcome the party atmosphere, Stapleton’s sidewalks and streets fill with traditional ghosts and goblins on Halloween—along with less traditional characters like a stove. And the adults seem to enjoy the evening as much as the kids.
Youth of Color Share Thoughts on Cops and Creating Change
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When 16-year-old Jedidiah Johnson, who is African-American, was a freshman in high school, he and some friends were accused of taking his teacher’s Adderall pills from the classroom.
Washed Ashore
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Widowed at the age of 47, artist and teacher Angela Haseltine Pozzi sought refuge and healing on the southern Oregon coast at an old family cabin.
Using an App to Teach Your Baby Spanish
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In the course of a parent’s day, they find themselves repeating things over and over: “Get dressed,” “Brush your teeth,” “What would you like to eat?” etc.
Lockheed Martin Looks to Middle Schoolers for 2030s Mars Journey
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Middle school students fill the seats of what could be an ordinary school bus — but as it starts up, the darkened windows become a continuous video screen with images of the Mars landscape passing by.
NE High Schools Offer Many College Prep Options
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College-bound high school students have a lot of options to learn about and choose from—and NE Denver students have five good public high schools to choose from.
Find the Immunization Rate at Your School
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Starting this fall, parents who opt their children out of shots for personal or religious reasons will have to work a little harder than they have in years past.