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A Parent’s Guide to Open Enrollment
Application deadlines are nearing, tours are commencing, the pressure is boiling! What’s a parent to do?
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The Nitty Gritty
What Is Open Enrollment? For those of you who are new, open enrollment is a policy that allows parents to transfer their students from one public school to another. How does it work? Parents and students who want to attend…
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Open Enrollment Terminology
When parents begin to examine the options in education, they usually find the process is a total education in and of itself.
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The Shift to Open Enrollment
A majority of Colorado’s open enrollment students transfer from school districts with high test scores to districts with even higher scores, according to a recent study printed in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.
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Open-Enrollment Fine Tuning
(Common Misconceptions) For this guide, YS asked local educators and administrators about open enrollment and parents’ common misconceptions. We’ve compiled answers to those misconceptions to set the record straight: Myth: “There is a perfect school.” Reality: All schools have ups…
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Month in Review: Dec. ’11
A dozen camping tickets later, Boulder Occupiers linked their movement with that of homeless activists. NedFest founder Michael “Michigan Mike” Torpie died, a ranger shot Boulder Creek Path’s cyclist-chasing coyote, and St. Vrain Valley School District fired a 24-year-old janitor…
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Gifts that Give Back
You can purchase Jimmy Choos to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. You can buy a Juicy charm bracelet to support St. Jude’s Children Hospital.
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The Bolder Life: Parading Lights
Thanksgiving is a thing of the past, which naturally means it’s time to focus on the next holiday. Time to put up Christmas lights, buy marshmallows for hot cocoa and battle the masses in your local shopping mall to find the…
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Gifts to Open Twice
It pains me to write about Christmas when (as of this submission) we’re still two months out, but you don’t want to let opportunity slip by for the ones you love. Let’s face it, some people are hard to buy…
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Editor’s Picks: Nov. ’11
Light Bright There are a lot of parades of lights this time of year, but few offer the chance for everyone and their mother to participate. Louisville’s parade does just that, and the only rules are that your “float” entry…
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