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Cherry Creek Schools’ freeze on travel, contracts tied to ‘decisions and actions’ of former superintendent and his wife
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (658+ words) The president of Cherry Creek Schools" Board of Education acknowledged Monday that the district"s freeze on employee travel and contracts is related to the "decisions and actions" of former Superintendent Christopher and his wife, Brenda Smith, the district"s…...
CU Boulder to end alumni email for life program this summer
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (34+ words) In August, the University of Colorado Boulder will discontinue the program that allows alumni to retain their CU email addresses for life, after offering the program to alumni since 2005. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)...
Asking Eric: Students give teacher gifts but her boyfriend objects
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (562+ words) Dear Eric: I have been a preschool teacher for more than 20 years. There are a few times throughout the year where the kids and their parents give us gifts, which of course is optional. Those occasions are Christmas, Valentine's Day,…...
Cherry Creek Schools still mum on decision to freeze travel, contracts after superintendent resigns
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (637+ words) The president of Cherry Creek Schools" Board of Education reiterated Friday that the district is freezing employee travel and district contracts following last week"s resignation of Superintendent Christopher Smith, but still has not acknowledged why the school board is…...
Food Bank of the Rockies launches culinary training program
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (692+ words) Food Bank of the Rockies is expanding its job training programs to help clients find culinary jobs that hopefully will keep them from needing the hunger-relief organization's services in the future. Generally, there are two ways into the restaurant world:…...
Cherry Creek Schools puts human resources director on leave after superintendent resigns
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (291+ words) Cherry Creek Schools has placed chief human resources officer Brenda Smith on leave, a decision that comes a week after her husband, former Superintendent Christopher Smith, resigned. The Cherry Creek Board of Education was holding a closed meeting on Tuesday…...
Colorado’s workforce has been shrinking since September — and that could spell trouble
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (1127+ words) Buried deep within an otherwise routine state employment report for December is a troubling mystery. Colorado is starting to see an alarmingly large number of workers go missing. Colorado's labor force shrank 0.6% year-over-year last month, a monthly decline matching the…...
Students walk out of Mapleton schools for ICE protests after Denver-area district tells them they can’t leave
1+ week, 3+ day ago (646+ words) At least 400 students at Mapleton Public Schools walked out of their classrooms Friday to protest the Trump administration's immigration enforcement tactics despite district officials having told pupils they were "not permitted" to participate in demonstrations. Mapleton school administrators did not…...
Several Denver-area school districts delayed or closed over staff absences from ICE Out protests
1+ week, 4+ day ago (287+ words) Metro Denver school districts canceled classes and adjusted schedules on Friday due to anticipated staffing shortages during a nationwide general strike as part of ICE Out protests. Aurora Public Schools and Commerce City-based Adams 14 canceled all classes. Denver Public Schools…...
Cherry Creek Schools superintendent resigns following report of ‘toxic culture’
1+ week, 5+ day ago (573+ words) Cherry Creek Schools Superintendent Christopher Smith resigned his position this week in the wake of a news report about the "toxic culture" within the K-12 system. Smith, who took the helm of the district in 2021, submitted his resignation during a closed…...