Contact
(720)295-8006
tips@coloradoindependent.com
The Colorado Independent,2020
All Right Reserved.
Tag: douglas county school district
Colorado districts moving quickly toward full-day kindergarten, complicating funding debate
Large Colorado school districts that collectively serve thousands of children in half-day kindergarten programs are preparing to switch to full-day programs this fall, potentially...
Judge: Douglas County schools must pay private school tuition for student...
A federal judge ruled Monday in favor of a Douglas County couple who’d sought reimbursement from the Douglas County School District for their son’s...
Douglas County school board races could be nation’s most watched
The most closely-watched school board election in Colorado this year just may be who wins a crucial fourth seat on the Douglas County Board...
Colorado’s High Court rules in favor of DougCo schools—but not vouchers
Updated below to add statement from Douglas County School District.
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday handed the Douglas County School District its second legal...
U.S. Supreme Court to review Missouri case with ties to Douglas...
Update: the U.S. Supreme Court held full oral arguments on the Trinity case on Wednesday. Justice Sonja Sotomayor was the only Justice to question whether...
DougCo school voucher lawsuit nearing critical junction
Proponents of school vouchers in Douglas County have spent 16 months waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if it will consider their...
DougCo kills latest voucher program
The deeply divided Douglas County Board of Education last week actually voted unanimously on a controversial issue: vouchers.
The board, on a 7-0 vote, killed...
Polarization prevents selection of new DougCo school board member
There were no surprises in Tuesday night’s Douglas County Board of Education meeting.
The board was expected to vote on a replacement for departed member...
DougCo school voucher lawsuit can expect extended Supreme Court delay
The parties involved in Douglas County School District’s private school voucher lawsuit have been waiting since last December to hear whether the U.S. Supreme...
Douglas County School District is marketing software for profit
The Douglas County School District is marketing a software system it has developed to carry out pay-for-performance and other controversial education reforms, a move...