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Yesterday at 4:55 PM  Friday in Colorado Springs, the Battle of Cowpens was reenacted by 300 5th graders.

Yesterday at 7:35 AM  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.

Monday, May 06, 2013 

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.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  A monster makeover for K-12 school funding in Colorado has cleared the Democratic Legislature and await the signature of Gov. John Hickenlooper.

Monday, April 29, 2013  The most ambitious change in a generation to how Colorado finances K-12 education is closer to approval. The overhaul won final approval in the House 37-28 Monday. It has already been approved by the Senate.

Sunday, April 28, 2013  The Fort Collins Police Department said it used tear gas to disperse a large and noisy street party near the Colorado State University Campus.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Students in the Widefield School District participated in a ‘Day Without Hate’ on Friday as they collected countless chains of kindness.