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Thanksgiving play mentioning savages and God: Perfectly fine or over the line on race, religion?

Update: Arrowwood Elementary parent Rachel Drummond had objections to a play scheduled for her daughter's second-grade class today, due to references to Native Americans as "savages" and a speech that overtly referred to a higher power. However, Douglas County School District public information offi ... 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 >>

Juarez's children: Drugs, death, and fear

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 >>

George H.W. Bush's speech to schoolchildren: There's no room for drugs in space

George H.W. Bush.​As noted in our blog about a Douglas County school allowing parents to opt out of letting their kids watch President Barack Obama's speech to children on Tuesday, we pointed out that other Commanders-in-Chief have directly addressed younglings -- among them President George W ... More >>

Birthday Q&A with Abraham Lincoln -- or as close as we could get

Abraham Lincoln (or at least John Voehl in Lincoln regalia) meets Bill Ritter. February is to Abraham Lincoln impersonators what July is to ice cream men, Sunday is to preachers and 2 a.m. is to phone-sex operators. Busy. And Littleton's John Voehl is no exception. He started the month by helping ... More >>

Denver Public Schools: A battleship in the city?

The logo of Rishel Middle School. Last night, emotions were high at the Denver Public Schools' board meeting. Many controversial issues were on the table: new charter-school proposals, a plan to have several schools share space with one another, and the much-protested idea of closing struggling ... More >>

Shmuck: A crappy day at school

The logo of Rishel Middle School. Last night, emotions were high at the Denver Public Schools' board meeting. Many controversial issues were on the table: new charter-school proposals, a plan to have several schools share space with one another, and the much-protested idea of closing struggling ... More >>

Flobots

The logo of Rishel Middle School. Last night, emotions were high at the Denver Public Schools' board meeting. Many controversial issues were on the table: new charter-school proposals, a plan to have several schools share space with one another, and the much-protested idea of closing struggling ... More >>

Bandicoots: An Excerpt from Elaine's Book

The logo of Rishel Middle School. Last night, emotions were high at the Denver Public Schools' board meeting. Many controversial issues were on the table: new charter-school proposals, a plan to have several schools share space with one another, and the much-protested idea of closing struggling ... More >>

Charles Phoenix Retro Slide Show Tonight

The logo of Rishel Middle School. Last night, emotions were high at the Denver Public Schools' board meeting. Many controversial issues were on the table: new charter-school proposals, a plan to have several schools share space with one another, and the much-protested idea of closing struggling ... More >>

Write Field

The logo of Rishel Middle School. Last night, emotions were high at the Denver Public Schools' board meeting. Many controversial issues were on the table: new charter-school proposals, a plan to have several schools share space with one another, and the much-protested idea of closing struggling ... More >>

The Joy of Sox

Boulder parents get their panties in a twist over a high-school sex talk.

Beware the Mommies

Boulder parents get their panties in a twist over a high-school sex talk.

Lamm Basted

If Bill Owens were Asian, he'd act smarter.

Catch-16

Slipping through the safety net for juveniles.

Off Limits

No Balls

What's So Funny

No Balls

Head of the Class

With his grades and high school activities, Pablo is an ideal candidate for college, except for one hitch: He's illegal.

Collision Course

Colorado's lax drunk-driving laws sentenced Sonja DeVries to death.

Word Out

Chicano poetry seeks the truth

Best Youth Basketball Organization

The Colorado Hawks

Yu-Gi-Oh, Girl

Japanese card craze is kid-centric

Judge Not

Randall Zimmerman was branded a child molester. A jury finally set him free.

Busy Miss Lizzie

Hilary Duff rides her popular TV series to Rome and the big screen.

Wall Flowers

The art of the mural is alive and well in Denver.

Art Start

Middle-school students build a world together in Denver.

Trading Places

A high-profile ESPN reporter chucks it all to become a low-profile schoolteacher -- and he couldn't be happier.

Rome on the Range

The pending sale of Good Shepherd Elementary sticks close to home.

Best Breakthrough

Akil LuQman

Caught in the Middle

Grant Middle School teachers give failing grades to a Channel 7 investigation.

Reading, Writing and Refrigerator Raids

Virtual schools are becoming a viable option for parents who prefer to keep their kids at home.

The Berating Game

As the controversy continues over Colorado's new report cards, Westword offers this handy guide for the perplexed.

Risk-Ski Business

Can Aaron Brill's single lift save Silverton and earn salvation for the sport?

Best Young Planetarium

Steele Elementary

Blinded by Science

Boulder throws another Barbie on the fire.

Graded on a Curve

Neighbors of Jefferson Academy think the charter school could use a civics lesson.

An Expensive Education

The University of Northern Colorado expels its longtime laboratory school.

All in la Familia

Mariachi Vasquez is living the Mexican-American dream.

Breaking Away

Idalia’s students may have only one school, but at least it’s theirs.

Hitting That Long Mental Note

For Hugh Ragin, the mind is a terrible thing to waste on narrow conceptions of jazz.

Off Limits

For Hugh Ragin, the mind is a terrible thing to waste on narrow conceptions of jazz.

Musicians to the Corps

Denver's once-moribund Junior Police Band is back in action.

Off Limits

Denver's once-moribund Junior Police Band is back in action.

Preteen Terror

Denver's once-moribund Junior Police Band is back in action.

THIS IS ONLY A TEST

THE GOVERNMENT HAS A LESSON FOR GRADE-SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS AND THEIR STUDENTS: THERE'S NOTHING TO FEAR FROM ROCKY FLATS.

STRANGE BUT TRUE

DRIBBLES AND BITS AND BITS AND BITS.

INNOCENCE LOST

ELEVEN TREATMENT PROGRAMS LATER, TEENAGER SPENCER DAY WAS STILL MOLESTING CHILDREN. NOW HE'S IN PRISON UNTIL 2058.THIS BOY'S LIFE LAST YEAR 17-YEAR-OLD SPENCER DAY MOLESTED THREE MORE BOYS. OLD HABITS ARE HARD TO BREAK.

BOOK 'EM

ELEVEN TREATMENT PROGRAMS LATER, TEENAGER SPENCER DAY WAS STILL MOLESTING CHILDREN. NOW HE'S IN PRISON UNTIL 2058.THIS BOY'S LIFE LAST YEAR 17-YEAR-OLD SPENCER DAY MOLESTED THREE MORE BOYS. OLD HABITS ARE HARD TO BREAK.

SEPARATION ANXIETYARE DISABLED PUPILS IN A CLASS BY THEMSELVES?

ELEVEN TREATMENT PROGRAMS LATER, TEENAGER SPENCER DAY WAS STILL MOLESTING CHILDREN. NOW HE'S IN PRISON UNTIL 2058.THIS BOY'S LIFE LAST YEAR 17-YEAR-OLD SPENCER DAY MOLESTED THREE MORE BOYS. OLD HABITS ARE HARD TO BREAK.