Education

Latest reporting from the Education desk.

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Colonial SD launches Digital Citizenship Week Monday

Colonial School District will hold Digital Citizenship Week Oct. 19-23 with daily themed lessons on screen time, digital footprints and online safety at all seven schools, plus a student pledge and home resources for parents.

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Colonial SD's 5,700 students start 2026-27 school year

About 5,700 Colonial School District students returned to seven schools on Aug. 31 for the third consecutive pre-Labor Day start, and the board has already approved the same calendar for 2027-28.

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Colonial SD rolls out parent portal to track student web use

Colonial School District is rolling out Securly parent portal accounts that let families see which websites their children access on school devices, with some invitation emails already sent days before the Aug. 31 start of school.

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