EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Falcon School District 49’s School Board is set to officially approve the terminations of three Vista Ridge High administrators Thursday night. 13 Investigates has been pushing D49 for answers on why three principals suddenly left Vista Ridge High School, but haven’t received any answers about what led to the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., (KRDO)– If you are looking to start preparing your kid for college, The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is looking for applicants for their Pre-Collegiate program, which is aimed at helping first-generation and military family students. The UCCS Pre-Collegiate program says participation is down right now and it is partly due to
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Attorney General’s Office announced an increase in Safe2Tell tips compared to last year. According to a monthly report released Tuesday, the program received 2,147 in September. That’s a 101% increase in monthly tip volume compared to September 2020. So far, the Attorney General’s Office says Safe2Tell has received 3,119
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DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Douglas County Board of Health issued a Public Health Order allowing residents to be exempt from face-covering requirements. Now, parents can opt out of their children wearing masks in school. Douglas County originally announced splitting with Tri-County Health after the department passed a universal school masking order and rescinded
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — This year, the annual Colorado Free Application Day program will allow students to apply to colleges for free for three days instead of one. The event encourages more Coloradans to continue their education. Friday, Governor Jared Polis announced all 32 public colleges and universities in Colorado, as well as several private
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The U.S. Department of Education just awarded $100,000 in federal funds to help homeless child and youth in Pueblo School District 70. The federal fund was awarded because of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 which provides assistance to homeless child and youth considering the impact of COVID-19. This award
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DENVER (KRDO) — The University of Denver (DU) announced Tuesday its plan to expand a new mountain campus called James C. Kennedy Mountain in Larimer County. According to 9News, the university is putting 724 acres of newly acquired land to good use. The land used to be part of Magic Sky Ranch which is owned
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Multiple administrators and one administrative secretary won’t be returning to Vista Ridge High School, the principal and Powers Zone Superintendent said in an email to parents this week, but the reason why isn’t entirely clear yet. The email confirms Assistant Principal Angela Duca, Assistant Principal Sarah Ricci, Athletic Director Brandon
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — Denver Public Schools reports a milk shortage due to the labor shortage sparked by the pandemic. According to officials, there are dozens of unfilled jobs in the dairy industry, including drivers providing milk to businesses, like DPS. “All companies are looking for workers to work at that wage and do these
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COLORADO (KRDO) — On November 2, Proposition 119 Learning Enrichment and Academic Program (LEAP) will ask Colorado’s voters whether or not to raise the state’s recreational marijuana sales tax. If approved, the Colorado Department of Education and the State Board of Education would receive more than $130 million. The funds would go towards the creation
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SALIDA, Colo. (KRDO) — Salida High School Principal Talmage Trujillo is on paid administrative leave following his arrest last Friday because of his behavior during a school lockdown the day before. According to a police affidavit, a student at the district’s alternative school, Horizons Exploratory Academy, told his legal guardian that he didn’t want to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– The nationwide labor shortage has had an impact on nearly everything from restaurants, to the way your child gets to school. Local school districts have had problems for months now trying to get enough qualified bus drivers, but things may finally be on the road to recovery. Locally, the nationwide bus
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– September 27, a mask mandate for all staff, students, and faculty went into effect for Academy District 20. Friday, September 24, the district announced an indoor mask mandate, regardless of vaccination status. In response to the mandate, several high school students walked out of class Monday and joined with parents in
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Disability Funding Committee launched an auction offering Colorado license plates referencing multiple Colorado colleges and universities. According to officials, proceeds from the auction will be used to fund grants for new and innovative ideas that improve the quality of life and independence of Coloradans with disabilities. “There’s no better
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PEYTON, Colo. (KRDO) — The Falcon High School Football team was back on the practice field for the first time Monday since being suspended amid a sexual misconduct and hazing investigation. The team will now be lead by Josh Flores, according to a District 49 spokesperson. Flores started the season at Falcon High as an assistant football
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — District 49 announced Friday the investigation into sexual misconduct among the Falcon High School football team is concluded. Tuesday, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the claims. The district suspended the team’s activities before placing the football team coaches on administrative leave due to their knowledge of the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Friday, Academy District 20 announced a mask requirement for all students in preschool through 12th grade while inside classroom settings or other large group indoor gatherings. The mask mandate also applies to all faculty, staff, and visitors, regardless of location and grade affiliation. Face coverings and masks will continue to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Officials at Harrison School District Two say an innovative program is boosting college attendance and success rates. The Dakota Promise program began at District 2 in the fall of 2020 as a partnership between Pikes Peak Community College, D2, and the Atlas Prep and James Irwin Charter Schools. The program,
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Cheerleaders, band students, and club members from Pine Creek High School spent a recent morning holding up positive signs and playing music for fellow students arriving at school. It’s part of a program called Miles Of Smiles. The Colorado Springs high school does the positive event about once a semester. It’s organized by a club
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“Every kid needs a champion.” That was a mantra coined by famous educator and Ted Talk speaker Rita Pierson. And her words inspired local teachers at Soaring Eagles Elementary to develop their own mantra for their students.\ If you walk into Stefani Messick’s classroom, or any 2nd-grade classroom at Soaring Eagles Elementary, you’ll see a
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