COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Since New Year’s Eve, El Paso County has raised more than $20,000 to help local youth-development programs. In two weekends, the county said thousands of households have participated in TreeCycle to recycle their Christmas trees. So far, an estimated 4,000 trees were kept out of the landfill and turned into
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — According to the Colorado Department of Education, the statewide four-year graduation rate improved with the Class of 2022. However, so did the dropout rate, the first time in over five years. The CDE said the four-year graduation rate in the past academic year was 82.3%, a 0.6 percentage point increase from
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — Enrollment for Universal Preschool (UPK) in Colorado is set to begin January 17, 2023. According to the press release from the governor’s office, there are more than 29,000 seats available across the state for children. “We are bringing high-quality preschool to Colorado kids, saving families thousands of dollars, and making sure
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — This weekend, four outstanding Pueblo County School District 70 teachers will be recognized for their service in the community during a Denver Broncos game. These four teachers are part of ten honorees through Touchdowns for Teachers, a program launched by Denver Broncos in partnership with Delta Dental of Colorado. Touchdowns for
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Several Pueblo District 60 elementary schools were gifted donations from the Pueblo NAACP Branch 4005. According to D60, Beulah Heights, Park View, Columbian, and Bradford elementary schools received a $250 donation each to be used as needed. “We believe this benefits the kids as well as the teachers,” said Pueblo NAACP
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TRINIDAD, Colo. (KRDO) — A Catholic High School teacher in Trinidad is facing harassment and child abuse charges after students told police she would strike them with various objects. Andrea Jimenez, a 63-year-old teacher at Holy Trinity Academy in Trinidad, is due in court for her first appearance on Jan. 5th after she was issued
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Pueblo County School District 70 announced a finalist for superintendent. According to the D70 Board of Education, Ronda Rein is the sole finalist for the position. According to the district’s website, Rein is currently the Assistant Superintendent. The district said more information will be released when it becomes available.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Fire Department Hazmat Team responded to a local middle school on reports of nearly a dozen students not feeling well. According to the CSFD, crews responded to North Middle School to investigate a report of 11 students “mildly not feeling well.” CSFD said the students reported a
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — On Thursday morning, Pikes Peak United Way visited John Adams Elementary to deliver Christmas presents. This was the first year the school and United Way partnered together to spread holiday cheer to the students. “They’re bringing every child in our elementary school two gifts, a need and a want,” said
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We’re just ten days away from Christmas and the spirit of giving is alive and well in Pueblo’s D60. Park View Elementary School recently continued a neat tradition they’ve been doing since the 90s, that helps many of their students around the holidays. It’s called Santa’s Segunda. The school takes in like-new or slightly used
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WOODLAND PARK, Colo. (KRDO) — Dozens of community members in Woodland Park attended a standing-room-only RE-2 board of education meeting on Wednesday evening. Thirteen parents and teachers expressed their concern over the potential hiring of interim superintendent Ken Witt. The meeting comes hours after a student-led walkout on Wednesday morning at Woodland Park High School
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WOODLAND PARK, Colo. (KRDO) — Wednesday morning, students at Woodland Park High School held a walk-in to protest the potential hire of Woodland Park School District’s interim superintendent Ken Witt. “It is important to show you have a voice in your community,” said Jacob Desmidt, a junior at Woodland Park High School. “We do not
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A first-of-its-kind collaborative in Colorado is helping several students get a head start to their possible careers. It’s called the Fremont Multidistrict Initiative (FMI). Canon City Schools, Fremont Schools, and Cotopaxi Schools have teamed up resources with each other and with Pueblo Community College’s Fremont Campus over the last couple of school years. And it’s
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — Heavy police presence was reported at a K-8 school in Cañon City Tuesday morning. However, the Cañon City Police Department later determined the situation was a “false alarm.” Before 9 a.m., the CCPD said officers were at Harrison K-8 School on Field Ave. Police were clearing the school and asked
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Millions of Americans are on edge, waiting to hear the US Supreme Court’s ruling on student loan forgiveness. According to our Denver news partners, the Supreme Court is expected to rule sometime in 2023 on the student loan forgiveness program. If approved, the decision could have a big impact on
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Doherty High School unveiled its new Hall of Honor last week on December 7, Pearl Harbor Day. It’s $14,000 donor-funded mural project that honors Petty Officer Daniel T. Griffin, a 1928 Colorado Springs High School graduate, who is widely considered the first casualty of the Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. It
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Team members from Google visited Pueblo high school students to teach various computer science, engineering, and other internet-related classes during Computer Science Education Week, also known as the Hour of Code. According to District 60, this visit was all thanks to a Pueblo graduate. According to D60, the Googlers visited all
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The increase in respiratory syncytial virus is affecting school district across the Colorado Springs and Pueblo area.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Colorado Springs School District 11 is making college more accessible to all. Students can now apply to historically black colleges for free. Thanks to a new partnership between the ‘Common Black College Application’ and the school district. This partnership makes it much easier for students at district 11 to apply to
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Haaff Elementary School has a crossing guard going well beyond her job description. Christine Magan hand-knit and gifted 40 beanies to students at the Pueblo school recently. And the students really loved the hats, many of them wearing them daily to class. Do you know a remarkable student or project at your school? Email us!
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