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- Math Tests: Fourth-Grade Progress Stalls
New test scores show fourth-graders made no gains in math since 2007, although eighth-graders' scores improved.
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- East Otero School District Closing Due To Flu
East Otero School District R-1 in La Junta is closing for the rest of the week due to an outbreak of the flu.
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- Two District 70 Schools Closing Tuesday Because of Flu
Pueblo School District 70 officials have announced that flu-like symptoms at two schools are severe enough to shut the doors on Tuesday, October 13.
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- Flu Scraps More Classes in Pueblo Area Tuesday
One Pueblo school is re-opening but two others are closing because of flu-like symptoms.
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- Local Inventor Uses A New Way To Teach Piano
A Southern Colorado teacher invented a software program called Piano Marvel. Now, students at Rye Elementary School are hooked on learning how to play.
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- Southern Colorado Schools Closing Due to Flu Absences
Flu absences are forcing closures at several schools in Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Manzanola.
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- Students Learn Outside Of The Classroom
The halls at Lincoln Elementary were eerily quiet Thursday. But out at the playground was a different story.
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- Illness May Hurt School Funding
What many suspect is the H1N1 Flu is keeping kids out of school this year. Leaders at one Colorado Springs school district said Wednesday the sick children could hurt every student next year.
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- Tentative Teacher Agreement for Pueblo City Schools
This Thursday and Friday, October 1 and 2, Pueblo Education Association members will vote on a tentative agreement with Pueblo City Schools regarding teacher contracts. - Craver Middle School Closes Due to Illnesses
11 News has confirmed that PJ Craver Middle School in Colorado City will close for the rest of the week due to the amount of illnesses and absences in their students.
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- Longer School Day, Shorter Summer Break
President Barack Obama announced Monday that he wants to explore the idea of cutting summer vacation short, and keeping kids in the classroom longer.
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- Four Southern Colorado Schools Earn Blue Ribbon Award
Two elementary schools in Colorado Springs and two in Pueblo are getting national recognition.
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- Cesar Chavez Academy Closes Due To Flu Absences
A school official says almost 40 percent of the students at Cesar Chavez Academy in Colorado Springs are sick with what is presumed to be swine flu. It was open Thursday for school but Thursday afternoon, a note on the school's front door says due to absences, the school will be closed until next Wednesday.
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- CSPD Drug Bust; 4-oz. of "Black Tar" Heroin Seized
Colorado Springs Police arrest an alleged drug dealer and take four ounces of “black tar” heroin off the streets.
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- Managing H1N1 in the Home
A mother in Monument recently found out her oldest son has the H1N1 virus. And she's worried about it spreading to the rest of her family.
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- CSU's Pueblo Campus Coming Into Its Own
There's a new dorm and a new football team at CSU-Pueblo -- but the changes go much deeper than that.
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- Parents Read Obama Transcripts Before Speech
Tuesday morning at 10 a.m., President Obama will address students across the nation for the first time. Monday night, parents read the transcripts and decided if their children can watch.
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- President Obama Releases Text of Stay in School Speech
Click Full Story to read the entire text of President Obama's speech, scheduled to be aired Tuesday in schools across the country.
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- Web Site to Vent About Teachers
Southern Colorado schools have just been added to a web site called www.teachercomplaints.com. The site is supposed to be a place for students and parents to publicly vent about their teachers and schools.
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- Lewis Palmer School District 38 Confirms Self-Reported H1N1 In Students
Lewis Palmer School District 38 confirms to 11 News they have had a few self-reported cases of the H1N1 swine flu in students.
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- Finalists For Pueblo Schools Chief Announced
The Pueblo City Schools board has identified four finalists for superintendent, including two people from Pueblo, one from Texas and one from Minnesota.
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- Health Department: Good Hygiene Still The Best Way To Prevent A Swine Flu Outbreak
What may be the most basic form of hygiene continues to be the key in preventing an H1N1 outbreak according to the El Paso County Health Department.
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- Four Students in El Paso Co. With Swine Flu
Doctors of four kids in El Paso County believe they have the H1N1 virus, putting parents and school administrators on alert.
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- At least 5 Kids at Pueblo Schools Confirmed To Have H1N1
Pueblo County Health Department says there are five confirmed cases of the H1N1 swine flu confirmed at three Pueblo schools.
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- An "Out Of This World" Middle School Open In The Springs
Wednesday marks the grand opening of the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy.
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- Colorado Fares Better Than Nation On SAT Scores
The College Board said Tuesday Colorado seniors averaged 568 on critical reading, 575 on math and 555 on writing.
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- SAT Scores Dip For High School Class Of 2009
The high school class of 2009 scored slightly lower than its predecessor on the SAT college entrance exam.
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- Butterflies Reviving Art Programs in Local Schools
The Rotary Club of Colorado Springs, Imagination Celebration and KKTV are sponsoring the project, which is designed to revive art programs in local schools.
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- Widefield School District 3 Chooses New Superintendent
The school board of Widefield school district 3 has unanimously promoted the district's assistant superintendent as their newest leader.
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- Gov't: New H1N1 School Guidelines
School officials around the country will not dismiss students from class unless there is a major H1N1 outbreak within the district. New federal guidelines require a significant number of students or faculty to be sick before school will be dismissed.
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- CO Charter Schools Object To Audit Deadline
An administrator of a Colorado charter school system facing questions about salaries and alleged cheating says state officials set a "completely unreasonable" deadline to produce information for an audit.
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- Stimulus Funds To Provide Free Schooling
Nearly half a million southern Colorado stimulus dollars are about to send some Pueblo residents back to school. Find out if you qualify.
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- Widefield School District 3 Names New Superintendent
Joe Royer, previously the District 3 Assistant Superintendent, has been named the candidate to follow Stan Richardson as superintendent.
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- Schools Preparing For H1N1
Students will soon be back in classrooms and that's causing concern as the H1N1 virus continues to infect people.
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- Air Force Academy Ranked Among Nation's Top Colleges
The Princeton Review is out and the Air Force Academy has made the ranks.
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- D-11 High School Vandalized, Suspects Still Out There
Colorado Springs police are looking for six suspects who they say broke into Mitchell High School in Colorado Springs.
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- 11 News Launches "Stuff The Bus" Back To School Drive
KKTV 11 News is excited to partner with my 99.9 and Wal-Mart for this year's back to school drive. Now more than ever, we hope the community can come together to help those in need.
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- School Goes Year-Round, Adds 31 Days To School Year
Parents either love it or hate it. We're talking about year-round school schedules for their kids.
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- Flood Causes $1 Million in Damage to D-60 Building
Pueblo City Schools Administration Building was closed Thursday due to a water main break that caused $1 million in damages.
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- New D-49 Leader Ready To Get To Work
Schoeppey says his main focus will be on improving student achievement and making sure every student in Falcon District 49 gets a quality education.
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- Pueblo Charter Schools Agree To Audit Among Allegations
Colorado education officials have agreed to audit a Pueblo-based network of charter schools amid allegations of cheating on standardized tests and questions about salaries paid to top administrators.
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- Pueblo Cuts School Bus Service
Pueblo County School District 70 says it will save $538,000 by requiring students living within a certain distance of a school to walk or get their own transportation to school.
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- CSU-Pueblo Plans 4 Percent Tuition Increase
Out-of-state tuition will stay the same, but full-time resident students will pay about $137 a year more.
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- Man Held Without Bail For Alleged Threat At Pueblo School
A 19-year-old man is accused of walking into an elementary school and threatening a school employee with a knife.
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- Schools Considering Junk Food Limits
It would discourage junk food at school parties. Ads of unhealthy food and drinks would be banned on places like scoreboards and school publications. Growth hormones, hydrogenated oils and high-fructose corn syrup would be kept out of meals offered to students.
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- Police Activity At Fountain-Ft. Carson HS Just Training
There was a lot of police activity in the area all morning, with students participating in training scenarios such as active shooter, hostage negotiation, barricaded suspects, etc.
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- CO Gets Another Batch Of School Stimulus Money
Federal education authorities announced Wednesday that Colorado has received $509 million in so-called "stabilization funds."
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- Springs Elementary School Closed Due to H1N1
The summer program at Stratton Meadows Elementary School in Colorado Springs is closed Tuesday and Wednesday because of the H1N1 flu.
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- Springs School Reverses Ruling In Gay Funding Dispute
The chancellor of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs has reversed her ruling that a student violated Student Government Association rules by not formally approving funds for a gay and lesbian group's event.
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- Adams Library Ditches Dewey Decimal System
An Adams County library district is dumping the Dewey Decimal Classification system for organizing its books in favor of one that is considered more user-friendly.
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