Judge halts Douglas County school voucher program
- Aug 12:
- Judge orders halt to Douglas County voucher program
- Aug 5:
- On last day of testimony, parent of special-needs student makes plea for Douglas County school vouchers
- Aug 3:
- Court hears testimony in case to stop Douglas County's school-voucher program
- Jul 20:
- Douglas County's voucher charter school gets final OK
- Jul 18:
- Denver judge will hear DougCo voucher case Aug. 2
- Denver judge: Douglas County voucher program suits should stay in Denver
- Jul 14:
- Douglas County district's plan for "school" puts it further into uncharted charter territory
- Jul 6:
- Taxpayer group asks court to stop Douglas County voucher program before it starts
- Jun 29:
- Douglas County parents sue to keep new school voucher program
- Jun 28:
- National group enters Douglas County voucher fight
- Jun 23:
- Group of parents also files suit over Douglas County school vouchers
- Jun 22:
- ACLU sues over Douglas County school vouchers
- Jun 21:
- ACLU files suit challenging Dougco school voucher plan
A judge on Friday put a stop to Douglas County School District's voucher program — at least for now — leaving hundreds of students who had enrolled in private schools scrambling for alternatives as the new school year is about to begin.
In a 68-page decision, Denver District Judge Michael A. Martinez issued a permanent injunction of the Douglas County district's pilot Choice Scholarship Program.
In June, the American Civil Liberties Union, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, and other Douglas County residents filed a lawsuit against the district. In it, they said the voucher program violates the state constitution because taxpayer money was going to private and
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District clears teacher accused of CSAP cheating
An award-winning math teacher at Webber Middle School in Fort Collins, who was accused earlier this year of helping her students cheat on the CSAP exam, has been cleared after an internal investigation.
The Colorado Education Association, who was helping her fight the allegations, made the announcement Friday.
Julie Pfeifer, who has taught at Webber for 21 years, denied the charges that she purposely delayed the start of the Colorado Student Assessment Program exam in March to review test subjects with students. Pfeifer was put on paid leave in April, and the district quickly invalidated 23 math test scores.
According to the CEA's news release, "the district found no intentional misconduct."
The spring testing at Webber this year involved a new testing schedule that extended the time teachers kept
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