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More than a quarter of Colorado students were chronically absent from school last year
About 270,000 public school students missed at least 10% of school days during the 2022-23 school year, an improvement from the year before but a rate still alarming to educators and state education officials
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Controversy erupts in Jefferson County after the teachers union tells educators to destroy evidence of student surveys regarding gender identity
Some parents in Jefferson County say teachers are breaking state and federal laws and their union is helping them get away with it.
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Parents argue for, against Safe Zones 4 Kids ballot measure
Traffic along the Boulder Creek Path behind Boulder High School on Friday. The Safe Zones 4 Kids measure would prioritize removing tents, propane tanks and other prohibited items within 500 feet of a school property line
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CONTROVERSY ERUPTS AS 12-YEAR-OLD EXPELLED FROM CLASS FOR GADSDEN FLAG PATCH ON BACKPACK: LINK TO SLAVERY UNVEILED
The school staff believed that the Gadsden flag was associated with slavery and racism, which is why they prohibited its display.