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Montezuma Cortez’s superintendent pledged to remove biblical material from school lessons after the district adopted a controversial Texas curriculum. Now, Senior Reporter Ann Schimke reports that the school board has rejected the curriculum, and the district has stopped its use in classrooms.
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What We’re Reading
Students return as new school year begins in Windsor, Fort Collins Coloradoan (Paywall)
No credible threat found at Erie school after “swatting” incident forced lockdown, Boulder Daily Camera (Paywall)
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