The days of birthday cupcakes shared with the class or candy bar fundraisers for the football team may be drawing to a close. The Boulder Valley School District is considering a "wellness policy" aimed at "eliminating unhealthy food from the school experience." The plan contains 19 strategies for keeping kids fit: a nanny's dream indeed.
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How about a cupcake for dessert? Not in Boulder!
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6/9: Boulder Valley teachers still not happy
Boulder Valley school teachers signed their new contract, and nobody likes it. Welcome to the new union logic.
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Segment 3 - Ben DeGrow on teachers union 'impasse' declarations, 'blue flu'
Independence Institute education policy analyst Ben DeGrow on recent "impasse" declarations by Colorado teachers unions, and the recent "sick-out" at Broomfield High School.
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Segment 1 - The week's news: Salary caps for higher ed? 'Mandatory' volunteerism?
FTS managing editor Brad Jones and staff writer Kate Melvin review the week in Colorado news, including: should CU cap executive pay in an effort to save money? A state program aims to lure back college drop-outs, and Boulder considers requirements forcing students to volunteer.
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Segment 1 - The week's news: Barack Obama High School?
Face The State's Kate Melvin and Brad Jones examine stories from the week in Colorado news, including: an effort to rename Boulder High School after Pres. Barack Obama, the Aspen mayor is up for sale (kind of), and is tourism more important than feeding hungry seniors?
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Attorney General's office takes a stand for charter schools
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November 4, 2008In oral arguments made in a case challenging the state’s authority to create and fund charter schools, the Colorado Solicitor General maintained that charter schools have a constitutional right to exist.