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Education Fair to be held at World Arena

Representatives from 15 colleges and universities will be available to provide information about Certificate Programs, Associate Degrees, Undergraduate Degrees, Graduate Degrees and Doctorate Degrees.

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Upward Bound students help local MLK Museum

The Martin Luther King Center and Museum received two days worth of lawn work and cleaning thanks to Upward Bound students.

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Colorado Springs Conservatory finds a new home

The Conservatory provides music and performing arts instruction for local youth of all ages and skill levels.

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Student loans still pose plenty of pitfalls

Families face a minefield of issues as they finance ever-increase college costs.

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Monument Academy speaks to parents

School Board members told parents they are very confident the new Monument Academy building is on schedule and will open to students on time. There is still some question if the charter school will be loaned an additional million dollars  necessary to complete the project.

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States refusing grants for abstinence education

Program participation down 40 percent in 2 years, with Colorado being one of the states that has dropped out.

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Poll: Schools not properly preparing kids for life

"When you get out of high school, what are you educated to do?"

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April's Teachers First recipient goes to large lengths to enhance her students learning

Tina Robertson is April's Teachers First Recipient.

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Fowler teacher is passionate for education

Second grade teacher Janelle Bell not only loves her job.  She says it’s her calling in life.  Her passion for education has made her a favorite with both students and fellow teachers at Fowler Elementary.

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History teacher makes movies and makes lessons stick

When you step into Tim Brotherton's classroom at Pleasant View Middle School in Pueblo County, one of the first things you see is a large butcher paper scene taped to the wall.  It seems out of place for a history class, but to “Mr. Bro.” as his students like to call him, it's actually a movie set and, more importantly, a teaching tool. 

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Pueblo teacher builds confidence in students

Sometimes as a teacher, the compassion you bring to the classroom makes just as much of a difference as any teaching method. That seems to be the case with fourth grade teacher Michelle Meier from Belmont Elementary in Pueblo.

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