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Yesterday at 8:33 PM  The American Red Cross is using the devastating tornado in Oklahoma as a reminder to everyone to put together a plan before disaster strikes. The organization has developed six free apps available for download that are designed to help people prepare and live through a disaster.

Yesterday at 3:02 PM  The school finance overhaul signed into law Tuesday by Gov. John Hickenlooper makes big changes to how public schools in Colorado are funded. All the changes depend on voters approving some $1 billion a year in new taxes.

Yesterday at 5:50 AM  Big changes could be coming to public schools in Colorado, assuming Colorado voters want to raise the income tax to pay for them.

Saturday, May 18, 2013  A group of students took to social media and won a new play area for their schoolyard.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Friday in Colorado Springs, the Battle of Cowpens was reenacted by 300 5th graders.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Teens from the Colorado School for the Blind and Deaf got to experience the thrill of driving in a controlled environment.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Chipeta Elementary School, with the help of Aspen Point, provided students with emergency preparedness kits on Tuesday. The program is called "I'm not scared when I'm prepared."

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Thanks to support from Panera Bread, a group called "Wish for Wheels" is able to donate bikes to kids in the Denver and Colorado Springs areas.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  The Colorado Board of Education is considering tougher guidelines for high school graduation.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  School District 11 is holding an online auction to sell items no longer needed by the district.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Here are the delays and closings for Thursday, May 9.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  A professor and department head at the Air Force Academy has been chosen to become dean of faculty.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Not enough signatures were collected to recall six members of the District 11 Board of Education, according to El Paso County.

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Thursday, May 02, 2013  For the first time in at least five years, Memorial Hospital said there has not been an abusive head trauma case involving an infant or young child during the first quarter of the year.