Round-Up: CO challenges education ruling; Bruce convicted

By On December 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Andrea Chalfin, AP, Bente Birkeland, Capitol Coverage, Education, KRCC News, Legal, Round-Up, Taxes

Colorado is appealing a district court decision that says the state’s lack of funding for K-12 schools is unconstitutional…and, jurors deliberated for less than four hours before returning a guilty verdict against Douglas Bruce today.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

 
Reddit Facebook Twitter Delicious Mixx StumbleUpon Digg

Comments are closed.

News

Getty Images
Jack Burton Carpenter, Snowboarding Pioneer, Dies At 65
November 22, 2019 | NPR · The founder of the massive snowboarding brand Burton Snowboards died Wednesday from complications due to cancer. He was 65.
 

The Washington Post/Getty Images
In The Fight For Money For The Opioid Crisis, Will The Youngest Victims Be Left Out?
November 22, 2019 | NPR · The opioid epidemic is intergenerational, with tens of thousands of babies born every year dependent on opioids. Advocates worry lawsuits against the drug industry might overlook these children.
MP3 | NPR Player | Add to NPR Player
 

AP
Barr Announces Plan To Address Crisis Of Missing And Murdered Native Americans
November 22, 2019 | NPR · Studies find that Native Americans, especially women, are victims of disproportionate levels of violence, and state and federal databases inadequately track the crisis.
 

Arts & Life

Knopf
In ‘The Second Sleep,’ The World May End, But Life Goes On
November 22, 2019 | NPR · Robert Harris’ genre-bending new book at first appears to take place in a medieval setting — and then you realize the young priest at its center is holding a cracked, defunct, centuries-old iPhone.
 

‘A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood’ Showcases The Profound Effect Of Mister Rogers
November 22, 2019 | FA · Director Marielle Heller’s new film, starring Tom Hanks, casts a spell with the lightest of touches. Drop your skepticism; this film feels like an encounter with Fred Rogers himself.
MP3 | NPR Player | Add to NPR Player
 

W. W. Norton & Company
Centuries Of Debutantes Dish About Being Put On Display In ‘The Season’
November 22, 2019 | NPR · Kristen Richardson traces the history of the practice, with firsthand accounts from diaries and letters, finding political strife, social upheaval and machinations to keep out so-called undesirables.
 

Music

Getty Images/Tetra Images RF
American Anthem: The Complete Series
November 22, 2019 | NPR · Fifty great stories about 50 galvanizing songs, plus essays, conversations and a wild and wonderful playlist: It’s all here. Explore the entirety of NPR’s American Anthem series.
 

Collection Showcases Leonard Cohen Was ‘Preoccupied With Brokenness’
November 22, 2019 | FA · Musician Leonard Cohen left behind many unpublished poems and lyrics when he died in 2016. Now his son Adam, who spoke to Fresh Air in 2018, has a new album of his dad’s songs, Thanks for the Dance.
MP3 | NPR Player | Add to NPR Player
 

Getty Images for NARAS
The Rise Of Urbano In The 2010s: An Alt.Latino/All Songs Considered Crossover
November 22, 2019 | NPR · Felix Contreras traces the decade-long rise of sociological and musical forces that eventually birthed and cemented a style now called urbano.
 

Get the KRCC iPhone App

The Writer's Almanac

Radiolab