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Saturday, November 13, 2010

At retreat, Douglas County school board hears choices on vouchers - The Denver Post

At retreat, Douglas County school board hears choices on vouchers - The Denver Post
At retreat, Douglas County school board hears choices on vouchers 1111/12/2010Douglas County's school board on Friday began carefully weighing the pros and cons of starting the state's first voucher program.
Surging interest in Douglas County's school-choice retreat to be accommodated 5511/12/2010 - Douglas County School District officials say an unexpected level of interest in a retreat exploring school choice today and Saturday is forcing them to add an overflow room and a video feed to allow the public to watch the discussion.

Three Denver school-board members face censure vote11/11/2010 - Three Denver school-board members will face a censure vote, accused of violating Colorado's Open Meetings Law by meeting with outside attorneys to discuss the district's school-turnaround plans.

Aurora school board rejects view it violated teachers' contract11/09/2010 - The Aurora school board rejected an arbitrator's decision that the district violated its contract with high school teachers when it added an extra period of instruction this year.