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	<title>Andrea Merida, Director, District 2, Denver Board of Education &#187; Community</title>
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		<title>Parents Across America &#8211; Metro Denver chapter kickoff</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Title: Parents Across America &#8211; Metro Denver chapter kickoffLocation: Kepner Middle School, 911 S. Hazel Ct.Description: Do you care about real education reform that gives parents a full voice in what happens to their children? Do you care about a community coming together to support a school? Then this invitation is for you. Parents Across [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Athmar neighbor speaks out in support of MSLA</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The board received this letter yesterday, and with the author&#8217;s permission, I&#8217;m sharing it with you here. November 10, 2011 Dear Honorable DPS School Board Members, Thank you for the opportunity to share my letter with you today. I am a 14 year resident of Athmar Park, I have three students in Denver Public Schools, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kepner&#8217;s kids deserve a well-rounded education</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All parents deserve the basic respect and appreciation for their tax dollars, and low-income families have a right by federal law to fully benefit from the portion of Title I dollars earmarked toward community engagement to become active partners in their children’s education.]]></description>
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		<title>Some movement on changing the school year start date</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you recall, I introduced a resolution to the board last month to direct the district to begin the process of making a recommendation to change the school year start date to after Labor Day, as a way to relieve the heat in the buildings in August. ]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering the 91st birthday of suffrage</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday was the 91st anniversary of the Tennessee state assembly&#8217;s ratification of the following language of the then-proposed 19th Amendment to the Constitution: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. This approval by Tennessee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping kids safe from too much heat</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My resolution points out that kids have a hard time learning when the classroom is too hot, that we don't really have money to retrofit our older buildings with cooling systems, and it takes into consideration that we do have to consider the length of our school year and when the CSAP is to be administered. ]]></description>
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		<title>Sign the petition to change the school start date</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 23:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update: wouldn&#8217;t it have been better to start classes tomorrow, especially with how mild this Labor Day weekend has been?  Please sign and share the petition! There is plenty of momentum on the front to change the start date to after Labor Day.  Why should you get involved? Here&#8217;s just one reason, from a comment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adults: Learn Spanish Quickly!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Information about super-fast Spanish classes for adults.  Get the info.]]></description>
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		<title>Community conversations come to southwest Denver</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 22:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the agenda for the upcoming community &#8220;conversations&#8221; about the proposals that the district will be bringing before the board in June.  Note the incredibly short time for presentations by the proposed charter schools, as well as the sliver of time for your questions. The proposals are here.  Please come ready with tons of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming fun stuff at Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kunsmiller parent Tom T. just did me a solid.  He&#8217;s given me a rundown of some upcoming events at Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy, so I just have to share them with you. Friday, May 13, from 500pm to 800pm, KCAA is hosting its Second Annual Arty Gras, an end of the school year arts festival, held [...]]]></description>
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