Boulder Valley School District

Kevin Braney: Boulder High principal's domestic-violence bust not disrupting school, rep says

Has there been an uproar among students and staffers at Boulder High today -- the first full school session since news broke that principal Kevin Braney had been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence and a couple of other charges? Far from it, says Briggs Gamblin, spokesman for the Boulder Val ... More >>

Jim Kozlowski, Boulder teacher/coach, on leave after allegedly exposing his junk at garage sales

Jim Kozlowski, a Boulder High School teacher and coach for the golf team, was scheduled to report for the new academic year this Thursday. But not now, and for a reason that's flat-out bizarre. Kozlowski is accused of slyly but intentionally exposing his genitals while visiting two separate garage ... More >>

Boy Scouts' homosexuality ban: ACLU touts planned Boulder schools policy change

The Boy Scouts of America have reaffirmed a ban of gays from participation as organization members or leaders. This move prompted the ACLU of Boulder to renew an old complaint over the Boulder Valley School District allowing scout groups to use its facilities at free or discounted rates despite its ... More >>

Nancy Sebring, ex-Colorado educator, quits Iowa supe job over sexy e-mails

Betcha the folks at the Boulder Valley School District are breathing a sigh of relief.... Nancy Sebring was reportedly a finalist for the BVSD's top job last year. Instead, she was slated to become the superintendent in Omaha, until her prospects were felled by the release of sex-obsessed e-mails, ... More >>

4/20 at CU-Boulder: Members of city council on why they support campus closure

Last night, the Boulder City Council passed a resolution supporting CU-Boulder's plan to shrink the campus 4/20 event by closing Norlin Quad and banning visitors on Friday; read it below. This morning, we spoke to two members of the council -- one who supports it wholeheartedly, and another who vote ... More >>

Brian Trumble, music teacher, allegedly waited years before starting to molest student

Big photo below.​If the folks at the Boulder County Sheriff's Office are correct, Brian Douglas Trumble was the most patient of child molesters. According to the BCSO, Trumble, a private music teacher, had been working with a student for long period of time before crossing the line into crimi ... More >>

Eat their words: Kimbal Musk of The Kitchen, Ann Cooper and Robyn O'Brien talk better eating at TEDx Boulder

Kimbal Musk of The Kitchen​You could almost hear Whitney Houston singing "I believe that children are our future" playing in the background of TEDx in Boulder Saturday night, because according to the speakers, food issues start with kids. The night of lectures -- offered with the tagline "idea ... More >>

Boulder third-grader brings bullets to school, pounds one with rock

Flickr​A third-grader at Foothill Elementary in Boulder brought a couple of unusual items to school yesterday: two live bullets. He's still alive, too, even though he pounded one of the bullets with a rock. But is he looking at mandatory punishment under post-Columbine zero-tolerance policies ... More >>

"Renegade Lunch Lady" Ann Cooper bellies up to the salad bar

​ Ann Cooper is a busy lunch lady -- even if she's not the hairnet-wearing stereotype, standing behind the hot-lunch line plopping down scoops of canned green beans and powdered mashed potatoes. In fact, she's been trying for years to make sure those green beans are fresh (even local!) and the ... More >>

Racist death threats target blacks, Hispanics at two Boulder high schools

The grim graffiti appeared at Boulder High School on Monday.​Update, 1:12 p.m.: An arrest has been made in the Arapahoe campus incident described in this post. Look below the original item for more information. Back in February, graffiti appeared at Boulder High School declaring "Everyone wil ... More >>

Boulder's renegade lunch lady

Now serving: Renegade Lunch Lady Ann Cooper, who's taking on the Boulder Valley School District. Cooper is known nationally as an advocate for healthier school lunches for children, and has already created greatly improved nutritional meal programs in New York and at the Berkeley Unified School ... More >>

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Justice High Puts Students in the Courtroom

Magistrate T.J. Cole holds court in the classroom.

Bill O'Reilly is Donald Duck

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No Balls

The Message

Well Red

The Ace of Ace Bandages

Andy Pruitt's drive has pushed sports medicine into high gear.

Speak and Be Heard

Special-education students are learning that their own best advocates may be themselves.

Hide and Seek

How many search firms does it take to not find a new superintendent?

Making the Grades

Colorado's Board of Education is more powerful than you know -- and it would like to get even stronger.

Telling Tales Out of School

After her retarded daughter was sexually assaulted, a mother decided to teach DPS a lesson.

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Divine perspiration.

Honor Rolled

Parents in Boulder say their school-board members lied to them.

The Accidental Jurist

Leonard Peltier. Stephen Miles. Now the witness who might break the Ramsey case. It’s no wonder Lee Hill thinks he needs to pack a pistol.

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What a tangled Web we weave...

Communication Breakdown

The Boulder Valley School District has a hard time learning how to teach kids with special needs.

Strange but True

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Letters

Letters

Class Warfare

As they battle for bigger budgets, Colorado educators get a crash course in fundraising.