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A Parent’s Guide to Open Enrollment

December 20, 2011 Like 2 Andra Coberly

Application deadlines are nearing, tours are commencing, the pressure is boiling! What’s a parent to do?

The Nitty Gritty

December 20, 2011 Like 1 Andra Coberly

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

December 20, 2011 Like 1 Andra Coberly

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

December 20, 2011 Like 0 Andra Coberly

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

December 20, 2011 Like 0 Andra Coberly

(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

December 20, 2011 Like 0 editor

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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Yellow Scene Municipal Election Guide and Endorsements

October 14, 2011 Like 2 Andra Coberly

This election guide is not for the faint of heart. It’s for the tried-and-true patriots and passionate voters who dare to know the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.