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The Denver Post
April 27, 2018
Jefferson county educators Joel Zigman and Elizabeth Hall march during a teachers rally for more educational funding at the Colorado State Capitol on Thursday, April 26, 2018. The Colorado Education Association said the walkouts are necessary to alert residents and lawmakers about the status of schoolÃâà...
The Denver Post
April 26, 2018
Teachers from Douglas County and Jefferson County school districts are rallying at the Capitol on Thursday, while teachers from Denver Public Schools — the state's largest district — will join educators from Aurora, Boulder Valley and Cherry Creek and 20 or so other districts at the statehouse on Friday.
Chalkbeat Colorado
April 24, 2018
However, that it was introduced at all speaks to growing concern that the wave of teacher activism that has hit other states could come to Colorado. Last Monday, several hundred teachers marched at the state Capitol for more school funding and to defend their retirement benefits. Hundreds, perhapsÃâà...
The Denver Post
April 24, 2018
Bob Gardner, a Colorado Springs Republican who is one of the measure's prime sponsors. “… It's a wise thing to do, in some shape or form, in the state of Colorado because we have one district that's already voted to strike. We have others discussing a strike. Strikes are not good for children.” He called theÃâà...
Chalkbeat Colorado
April 23, 2018
However, that it was introduced at all speaks to growing concern that the wave of teacher activism that has hit other states could come to Colorado. .... Jason Glass, superintendent of the 85,000-student Jefferson County district, sent an email to parents Tuesday that said classes would be canceled nextÃâà...
FOX31 Denver
April 23, 2018
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — Douglas County School District joins the ranks of other large districts cancelling classes ... Jefferson County teachers will walkout on Thursday, so that district won't hold classes for a day. Cherry Creek, Adams 12 Five Star, and Poudre will cancel their classes on Friday, whileÃâà...
FOX31 Denver
April 21, 2018
Jefferson County teachers will walkout on Thursday, so that district won't hold classes for a day. Cherry Creek, Adams 12 Five Star, and Poudre will cancel their classes on Friday, while Denver Public Schools will be on a half day. “We've been trying all kinds of different venues to be heard, and those haveÃâà...
FOX31 Denver
April 21, 2018
DENVER — Two of Colorado's largest school districts have canceled classes for April 27, one of two days teachers are planning to rally for increased public education funding at the state capitol. Adams 12 Five ... The districts also join Jefferson County Public Schools, which canceled classes for April 26.
CBS Denver
April 20, 2018
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are in Colorado this week to join a group of teenagers for the “Vote for Our Lives” rally. The rally at Clement Park near Columbine High School in Littleton is at 6 p.m. Thursday with students from Parkland, FloridaÃâà...
FOX31 Denver
April 13, 2018
The CEA does not like a proposal to raise the retirement age from 58 to 65 in order to stabilize the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association. “We have teachers working second jobs,” Dollman said. “We have one teacher in Jefferson County who leaves school each day and goes and works as aÃâà...
The Denver Channel
March 31, 2018
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. – Three hikers who were reported missing over the weekend have been found safe, a spokesperson for the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said. The trio of hikers – two 17-year-old girls and one 19-year-old man – were dropped off Wednesday near the Goose Creek andÃâà...
Patch.com
March 28, 2018
GOLDEN, CO – Susanne Burgaz, 55, a mother of four children, ended her life in the dayroom of the Jefferson County Detention Facility last August. A former fine artist and scenic painter for television programs, she reached the end of her earthly journey homeless, alcoholic and disabled, strangling herselfÃâà...
FOX31 Denver
March 8, 2018
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — A second suspect involved in a bar fight that endangered a 4-year-old girl and was caught on camera has been arrested, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday. Devon Lee Premer was arrested on Tuesday and is being held on a $50,000 bond, the sheriff'sÃâà...
Patch.com
March 1, 2018
GOLDEN, CO – A female inmate died in custody at the Jefferson County Detention Facility early Thursday, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office reported. Jennifer Brooks, 46, was found non-responsive with a trash bag over her head in her cell around 3:48 a.m., the sheriff's office said in a statement.
The Denver Channel
February 24, 2018
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. – Jefferson County Public Schools has seen a record number of suspicious activity reports at schools around the county in the wake of the Florida high school shooting. Security officials for Jefferson County Public Schools tweeted Saturday they had received a record 164Ãâà...
The Denver Channel
February 23, 2018
Video may be clue to possible shooting that prompted shelter-in-place in Jefferson County. Robert Garrison ... JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office released a video Friday it says may contain a clue to an incident that prompted a shelter-in-place order earlier in the morning.
FOX31 Denver
February 23, 2018
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. -- Residents were told to shelter in place and several schools went on lockout on Friday morning after multiple shots were fired, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said. The sheriff's office received multiple calls about 6:30 a.m. in the area of West Ken Caryl Avenue and C-470,Ãâà...
CBS Denver
February 21, 2018
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Jury selection begins in the re-trial of Michael Blagg whose wife was murdered and daughter disappeared 16 years ago. Blagg, of Grand Junction, was convicted for his wife's murder in 2004, but that was overturned. blagg trial 6pkg transfer frame 567 Jury SelectionÃâà...
FOX31 Denver
February 21, 2018
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. -- There are serious consequences for a Jefferson County student who said his social media post threatening violence at school was just a joke. It was no joke to authorities, and it was a big scare for families at multiple high schools, including Dakota Ridge and Columbine.
The Denver Channel
February 20, 2018
A high school student in Jefferson County Schools could potentially face charges on more than 100 counts of harassment, and interfering with school operations, after he allegedly took a friend's picture, added a caption that threatened violence, and posted the image to Snapchat for students at DakotaÃâà...
The Denver Post
December 31, 1999
Teachers from Colorado's two largest school districts are planning back-to-back walkouts next week to call for more funding for education – and they could be joined by other districts. Jeffco Public Schools canceled classes for April 26, next Thursday, after many teachers there said they plan to go to theÃâà...
Chalkbeat Colorado
December 31, 1999
Teachers from Colorado's two largest school districts are planning back-to-back walkouts next week to call for more funding for education – and they could ... Jason Glass, superintendent of the 85,000-student Jefferson County district, sent an email to parents Tuesday that said classes would be canceledÃâà...
FOX31 Denver
December 31, 1999
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — Jefferson County Public Schools said Tuesday that classes will be canceled on April 26 because administrators don't expect to have enough teachers to staff classrooms. The district expects many staff members will choose to participate in a demonstration at the stateÃâà...
CBS Denver
December 31, 1999
DENVER (CBS4)– Students from Jefferson County welcomed the first students to arrive from Parkland, Florida on Wednesday. The students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School traveled to Colorado to help prepare for the somber anniversary of another school shooting- Columbine High School.
The Denver Channel
December 31, 1999
DENVER – Tuesday marks the unofficial start to the 2018 election season in Colorado, as Democratic and Republican voters will gather in their neighborhood precincts to caucus. The caucuses are the first step toward getting statewide candidates for office onto the ballots for the June primaries, and thoughÃâà...
Patch.com
December 31, 1999
A man injured in a Pine Junction bar brawl had to be air-lifted to a hospital and endangered his four-year-old child, the Jefferson County Sheriff's office said. Sheriff's investigators are seeking the public's help to identify one of two men who began to throw punches while the victim carried his four-year-oldÃâà...
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