RISD superintendent discusses election and teacher shortages
Roswell Independent School District Superintendent Tom Burris notes a nine candidate field for four school board seats showing strong community interest. He cites ongoing teacher recruitment and retention challenges with about 30 positions unfilled, and explains previous openings and shifts to PAARC and common core contributing to a district grade dip. He outlines recruitment plans from Colorado and Texas and discusses overall district comparisons.
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Roswell Independent School
Tom Burris
Burris
Roswell
Roswell Independent School District
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Greely
Colorado
Lubbock
el Paso
Texas
Albuquerque
Courtship by correspondence leads to long marriage
Renee and Jack Swickard recall a courtship spanning three weekends, a holiday, and two years. She, 19, traveled with J.C. Penney across the country, while he served in the Army at Fort Wolters learning helicopter flight. They married February 10 in Roswell, with Jack later serving as editor and general manager of the Roswell Daily Record.
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Renee Swickard
Renee
J.C. Penney
South Dakota
Dallas
Roswell
U.S. Army
Fort Wolters
Mineral Wells
Texas
Curtis Michaels
Memory Lane
Sioux Falls
Trump taps Gorsuch for Supreme Court seat
A judicial colleague endorses Neil Gorsuch after Trump announces him as the Supreme Court nominee on February 1. Gorsuch, a 49 year old federal appellate judge from Denver, would be the ninth justice if confirmed, bringing life tenure to the bench with potential decades of service. He resides in Boulder with his wife and two children.
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U.S. Supreme Court
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U.S
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Denver
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U.S. Senate
Boulder
Colorado
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District of Columbia
Federal Circuit
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