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Author Archives: Bob Ward/Aspen Journalism

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Aspen school tax triumphs, incumbents re-elected

by Bob Ward/Aspen Journalism November 5, 2015February 19, 2021

Aspen School District ballot issue 3A asked voters to raise their property taxes to the maximum level allowed by the state of Colorado. The increase, which will deliver an additional $991,000 per year to the district, won by more than a two-to-one margin.

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School-board candidates weigh in on academics, finance and school culture

by Bob Ward/Aspen Journalism October 20, 2015February 19, 2021

Candidates answer questions from Aspen Journalism and The Aspen Times about their reasons for running, school funding, academics, school culture and governance.

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Wi-Fi won’t cost $40,000, but school bus still too pricey for candidate

by Bob Ward/Aspen Journalism October 20, 2015February 19, 2021

Multiple times over the past month, school board candidate Lee Mulcahy has claimed the school district was planning to spend $40,000 to equip a school bus with wireless Internet service. School officials are planning to purchase a Wi-Fi-equipped bus, but they say Mulcahy’s numbers are wrong.

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Roots of Aspen School District Question 3A go back five years

by Bob Ward/Aspen Journalism October 5, 2015February 19, 2021

In the “new normal” of Colorado school funding, the state legislature moderates total per-pupil funding using a fixed percentage and school districts attempt to take up that budgetary slack through local tax initiatives.

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Roaring Fork bond proposal has big plans, big price tag

by Bob Ward/Aspen Journalism October 3, 2015February 19, 2021

To pay off a $122 million loan, the district is asking voters to raise their property taxes by $55 for every $100,000 of assessed value. Commercial property owners would pay even more: $204 for every $100,000 of value. The increase would be in place for 20 years.

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College Fair to take place under a big top

by Bob Ward/Aspen Journalism September 28, 2015February 19, 2021

The gym is now closed for repairs, and without it the college fair, set for Oct. 4, cannot fit indoors. So organizers decided to relocate the event to the Aspen Middle School parking lot.

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Candidates speak out at Aspen school board forum

by Bob Ward/Aspen Journalism September 16, 2015February 19, 2021

All candidates agreed that Aspen can and should find creative ways to address the statewide school-funding gap, but certain candidates also spotlighted morale issues at Aspen High School and underperformance in math and science.

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Oops — five candidates vie for just two school-board seats

by Bob Ward/Aspen Journalism September 11, 2015February 19, 2021

The Aspen School District mistakenly listed three four-year seats for the November ballot, when in fact only two of the open seats will come with four-year terms.

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Basalt public schools hope for an upgrade

by Bob Ward/Aspen Journalism September 9, 2015February 19, 2021

The Roaring Fork School District’s $122 million proposal includes major work on Basalt Middle School and a long-awaited overhaul of the parking and dropoff area at Basalt Elementary.

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Aspen School District launches first of two pleas to local voters

by Bob Ward/Aspen Journalism September 4, 2015February 19, 2021

The Aspen School District Board of Education has placed a property tax increase on the Nov. 3 ballot, but the district expects to come back with a separate sales-tax proposal in November 2016.

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