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The stone masonry over the door at West Middle School reads 1924. A group of students enter the school on Tuesday, April 7, 2021. Under a proposal from the District 11 School Board, 16 schools would be renovated or rebuilt, including the West campus, and all schools would see upgrades. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) JERILEE BENNETT
No students were seriously hurt after a bus crashed in a residential yard during its morning run to school Tuesday, parents said.
$75M: Mill Levy Override 2017 â $15 million per year over 5 years $350M: Bond â proceeds from sustaining current mils (no tax increase) Target Fall 2021. $450M: Phase 1 â 2021-2026 Jessica Rodriguez has two children in District 11 and says she was surprised at how much the plan would cost to implement. "A billion dollars is very scary to a lot of people," said Rodriguez. "That's a lot of money to rebuild and redo schools. I think there are other needs that need to come first." With so many children falling behind because of the pandemic, she says the district needs to focus e...
Two of Colorado Springs' largest school districts plan to expand in-person learning for the final quarter of the school year, representatives announced this week.
Teachers getting vaccinated at Colorado Springs’ first drive-thru clinic COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Local leaders will visit the city’s first “drive-up” vaccine clinic on Thursday afternoon. Centura Health plans to give 5,000 vaccines over the three-day clinic to eligible pre-registered patients. Thursday’s short session (1 pm-6 pm) will be the pilot for the full-day sessions on Saturday and Sunday. Centura expects patients on Thursday to be primarily educators. One educator, Madelyn Watson, who is a substitute teacher with D3 will be getting the vaccine at Thursday'...