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5th grader denied enrollment after refusing CSAP
April 20, 2011 4:53 PM
The mother of Colorado Springs fifth grader intentionally requested that her son not take Colorado Student Assessment Program test last month and now he cannot enroll for school next year at the Rocky Mountain Classical Academy, a charter school in Falcon School District 49. Nina Bishop says her son... more » -
CIVA Principal honored
February 15, 2011 3:08 PM
CIVA Charter High School Principal Randy Zimmerman has been named the 2011 School Leadership Award winner by the Colorado League of Charter Schools. Zimmerman will be honored during the 17th Annual Colorado Charter Schools Conference on Friday at the Omni-Interlocken Resort in Broomfield. The School Leadership Award recognizes... more » -
James Madison Charter to be closed tomorrow
December 14, 2010 6:19 PM
James Madison Charter Academy in Colorado Springs will be closed tomorrow due to major plumbing problems. Night activities tonight have also been canceled. The school serves about 120 students. more » -
Pueblo charter school's contract expires
December 1, 2010 7:59 PM
The future of a charter school in Pueblo is uncertain. On Tuesday, the Pueblo City Schools board of education voted 3-2 not to extend a contract with the Youth and Family Academy or YAFA. YAFA is a school for at risk students. It's one of five schools in Pueblo under... more » -
Colorado gets $40 million grant for charter schools
August 18, 2010 5:42 PM
Colorado has been awarded more than $40 million to help Charter Schools. Denise Mund, director of the Schools of Choice Office at the Colorado Department of Education announced the grant Wednesday. It totals $13.6 million a year for three years and comes from the U.S. Department of Education. The... more » -
Henry Roman takes over at Cesar Chavez
May 12, 2010 6:02 PM
The Cesar Chavez Academy school board has named a former superintendent to head the embattled CCA and Delores Huerta Preparatory High School. Dr. Henry Roman has forty years experience as an educator. He is a retired District 60 superintendent. Roman has agreed to a one year contract. He will... more » -
New Charter School in D-11
December 17, 2009 5:27 AM
The Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education granted approval of the charter application for the Academy for Advanced & Creative Learning (AACL) at its meeting this evening. AACL Board President Scott Marcy shared the sentiment of all on the AACL Board and Steering Committee, saying "We are extremely... more » -
Cesar Chavez Academy in Pueblo closed by swine flu
October 7, 2009 6:34 PM
Cesar Chavez Academy charter school in Pueblo will be closed for the remainder of the week because of swine flu. Almost 30% of students were absent Wednesday. Classes are tentatively scheduled to resume next Tuesday. more » -
A local school closed today because of H1N1 flu
October 7, 2009 9:22 AM
A local school is closed again today because of a likely H1N1 outbreak. The elementary school at James Irwin Charter School, on the east side of Colorado Springs shut down yesterday as well. Administrators say a large number of staff and students have been out sick with flu-like symptoms. ... more » -
A heated and emotional meeting for Charter School Network
September 26, 2009 11:05 AM
About 10 police cruisers were sent to make sure the Cesar Chavez school board meeting stayed peaceful on Friday. The Cesar Chavez school network board was deciding whether to fire the network's founder, Lawrence Hernandez. Our NewsFirst 5 reporter, James Jarman, was at that meeting on Friday night. He... more » -
Teachers given ultimatum: sign letter or leave
September 24, 2009 7:13 PM
The teachers and staff of the GOAL Academy, an online charter school created under the Cesar Chavez Academy Network, were apparently asked to write and sign "loyalty letters" to network founder and CEO Dr. Lawrence Hernandez or be fired. According to Eric Hall, the attorney for the GOAL Academy's charter... more »
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