Colorado Public Education Watch
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Education Week
about 14 hours ago
Ed. Dept. Layoffs Are Reversed, But Staff Fear Things Won't Return to Normal: The bill ending the shutdown reverses the early October layoffs of thousands of federal workers.
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Ed. Dept. Layoffs Are Reversed, But Staff Fear Things Won't Return to Normal
The bill ending the shutdown reverses the early October layoffs of thousands of federal workers.
https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/ed-dept-layoffs-are-reversed-but-staff-fear-things-wont-return-to-normal/2025/11?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit
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Charter schools are eyeing Brevard schools to take over in Schools of Hope boom
Charter school operators are targeting Brevard Public Schools to co-share the public school buildings as part of the controversial “Schools of Hope”
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/765558-charter-schools-are-eyeing-brevard-schools-to-take-over-in-schools-of-hope-boom/
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Education Week
about 8 hours ago
When ICE Arrests Rise, Student Test Scores Fall, New Study Suggests: The working paper focused on a Florida district where both foreign-born and U.S. born students saw test scores drop.
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When ICE Arrests Rise, Student Test Scores Fall, New Study Suggests
The working paper focused on a Florida district where both foreign-born and U.S. born students saw test scores drop.
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/when-ice-arrests-rise-student-test-scores-fall-new-study-suggests/2025/11?utm_source=bs&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit
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Lawmakers refile bill to require cursive proficiency for elementary school students
24 states have similar requirements.
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/765132-lawmakers-refile-bill-to-require-cursive-proficiency-for-elementary-school-students/
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Teachers Are Using AI to Help Write IEPs. Advocates Have Concerns
Experts call for guardrails around the ethical, legal, and instructional concerns.
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/teachers-are-using-ai-to-help-write-ieps-advocates-have-concerns/2025/10?utm_source=fb
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Supreme Court deadlocks 4-4, preserving ban on nation’s first religious charter school
The court's split means an Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling barring the state from approving a Catholic charter school remains in place.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-sidesteps-major-ruling-religious-public-charter-schools-rcna204111?fbclid=IwdGRleAODakRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeX1Bk1fNKxRQsvQCQh4M1dNMjzkJ78loeDMz7iiHHe6SOTVoojGQMV546XZw_aem_YXyKkUWkQXLnRZ24g74vOg
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Florida first in nation to adopt conservative educational plan from Heritage Foundation
Florida schools will follow a conservative educational model under the Phoenix Declaration, developed by the Heritage Foundation.
https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/state/2025/11/13/heritage-foundation-plan-to-shape-florida-education/87238543007/?fbclid=IwdGRleAODYm5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe2l0VxYV-hLvmsnJk77sne09OIMMx77U-9pt2ajATRICrK9o-QCSoNTmOVlk_aem_sjWkyCYoJv3rlkXYWQj2nQ
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Florida adopts new standards for teaching ‘evils of communism’
The State Board of Education also adopted a statement of priorities authored by the Heritage Foundation.
https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2025/11/13/florida-adopts-new-standards-teaching-evils-communism/
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Misusing Release Time for Religious Instruction in Public Schools.
YouTube video by audotorg
https://youtu.be/8u8sH3O06Jk?si=z3iTkw39T8mMcmT2
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What to know about how Florida will teach McCarthyism and the Cold War
Florida state education officials voted to approve sweeping new social studies teaching standards Thursday.
https://www.wptv.com/news/education/what-to-know-about-how-florida-will-teach-mccarthyism-and-the-cold-war
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Texas Observer
about 11 hours ago
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: Even as the lege debated school vouchers, corporate voucher vendors were already competing behind the scenes for the lucrative contract. A closer look at how Odyssey became the big winner... and whose influence helped make the decision.
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Texas’ Top Voucher Vendor Taps Abbott Allies in Contract Bid, Program Rollout
The New York firm Odyssey is now running the state’s lucrative voucher scheme with a little help from the governor’s friends.
https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-voucher-vendor-abbott-allies/
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School District 51 holds meetings on potential boundary changes
Mesa County Valley School District 51 hosted two meetings to talk about potential boundary changes.
https://www.kkco11news.com/2025/11/13/school-district-51-holds-meetings-potential-boundary-changes/
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https://thehill.com/opinion/education/5601891-for-education-researchers-real-world-solutions-matter-most/
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Don’t Make Curriculum Standards into Laundry Lists; Health Standards Don’t Need to Mention Alzheimer’s and Sex Trafficking
The advocacy groups and conservative members of the Board of Education Standards demanding the inclusion of Alzheimer’s disease and sex trafficking in the revision of South Dakota’s K-1…
https://dakotafreepress.com/2025/11/12/dont-make-curriculum-standards-into-laundry-lists-health-standards-dont-need-to-mention-alzheimers-and-sex-trafficking/
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Christian law firm’s search for test case led to religious public school in Colorado, emails suggest
A prominent conservative law firm looking for a test case on whether public money can fund religious schools was the impetus for what’s been billed as Colorado’s “first public Christian school,” ac…
https://www.denverpost.com/2025/11/12/riverstone-academy-alliance-defending-freedom-colorado/
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Outgoing Douglas County School Board rejects charter school contract extensions, debates trans student policy
In an at-times charged final meeting, the board rejected a controversial resolution that would have given high-performing charter schools 10-year contracts instead of five.
https://www.cpr.org/2025/11/12/douglas-county-school-board-votes-contentious-agenda/
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In revising Iowa’s science standards, listen to expertise and experience
Glenn Branch: Iowa’s science teachers need accurate science standards in order to enable their students to become scientifically literate.
https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/02/14/in-revising-iowas-science-standards-listen-to-expertise-and-experience/
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Disappointing, and Mysterious, Revisions to Iowa’s State Science Standards | National Center for Science Education
https://ncse.ngo/disappointing-and-mysterious-revisions-iowas-state-science-standards
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Christian Nationalism is pushing out America’s civil religion, ASU professor says
The American experiment has always been tethered to religion, whether it’s “In God We Trust,” or the principle of religious freedom. But, under the Trump White House, religion — Christianity, in parti...
https://www.kjzz.org/the-show/2025-11-11/christian-nationalism-is-pushing-out-americas-civil-religion-asu-professor-says
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Colorado community college receives grant to support those not yet in school, or still seeking employment
The Community College of Aurora just got a big chuck of change to help young people who are not in school or working.
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-community-college-grant-young-people-school-employment/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot
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Would Educators Advocate for a Student Who Was Detained by ICE? See New Data
Many educators said their school or district should advocate for a student's release, a survey found.
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/would-educators-advocate-for-a-student-who-was-detained-by-ice-see-new-data/2025/10?utm_source=fb
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Political Sparks Ignite Again Over Merit Academy Lease Deal | The Mountain Jackpot News
https://www.mountainjackpot.com/2025/11/12/political-sparks-ignite-again-over-merit-academy-lease-deal/
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Christian law firm sought Colorado test case for religious public schools, emails suggest
Alliance Defending Freedom approached a Colorado lawyer about starting a school in Colorado to spark a legal test of publicly funded religious education, according to an email authored by the lawyer.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/11/12/alliance-defending-freedom-sought-religious-public-school-emails-suggest/
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ED Grants Spark Concern Over Congressional Intent
The pushback, which arose Monday, is part of an ongoing debate about how much flexibility the Trump administration has to move money around.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/2025/11/12/ed-grants-spark-concern-over-congressional-intent
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Special education enforcement would be up to states under Trump plan • Minnesota Reformer
In its quest to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, the Trump administration wants to let states police themselves when it comes to educating students with disabilities.
https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/11/repub/special-education-enforcement-would-be-up-to-states-under-trump-plan/?fbclid=IwdGRleAOCJgNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeOWsH8mRbekiJLHyJ_FBqHPn8t2IxMkpgr5OcGBzz0q6rJkmFj0HeidCVXvY_aem_YI8lSxjlJ54LSfHEGPmayw
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Denver school board to consider censuring Youngquist
Two weeks after district officials released a report clearing Director John Youngquist of overt racial bias, the Denver school board will weigh censuring him when they meet on Thursday. A censure is a...
https://www.denvergazette.com/2025/11/12/denver-school-board-to-consider-censuring-youngquist/
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Dark Money And Education Parent Grass Roots Groups
Maurice Cunningham has long been on the trail of dark money and behind the scenes influence in education policy.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2023/01/27/dark-money-and-education-parent-grass-roots-groups/?fbclid=IwdGRleAOCIctleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEen_p74KMm-fbiHk10tQoTFgrnF_CmZQ3XZ4dT4MiUAaRpRI5ulVGPj13sdMM_aem_hTq-wa83qdAIOSC200zaZA
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Three board members at NRCCS announce resignation
By Shannon Lukens. Three members of the Board of Directors of North Routt Community Charter School have announced their resignation. They are: Board President Kim Smith Board Secretary Jenn Clements...
https://www.steamboatradio.com/2025/11/12/three-board-members-at-nrccs-announce-resignation/
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Outgoing Douglas County School Board rejects charter school contract extensions, debates trans student policy
In an at-times charged final meeting, the board rejected a controversial resolution that would have given high-performing charter schools 10-year contracts instead of five.
https://www.cpr.org/2025/11/12/douglas-county-school-board-votes-contentious-agenda/?fbclid=IwdGRleAOB91xleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEekzjXlnvFA_v5Gj0xYPCHRuogMDiLTIocno38TPKxkKCi24MNUTGROpWzX-I_aem_QCxIN-1AqnW1RZevJJ4ziA
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What schools could merge? Pueblo School District 60 releases rightsizing plan
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) -- After a nearly year-long process, Pueblo School District 60 (D60) has released its rightsizing plan. It's not concrete yet, as the
https://krdo.com/news/2025/11/12/pueblo-school-district-60-concludes-rightsizing-process-and-presents-final-recommendations/?fbclid=IwdGRleAOB8ZBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeZm_SA-TxilMfwfPohsVE402gYt0gj03aed9tQDZx6euqElPalzkaRL5N-dc_aem_Ac2tq7Tr5X7tQO5FMjTuWA
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EveryLibrary
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Library patrons will endure a week-long closure of Smyrna and Murfreesboro branches, following a state response to an executive order from President Donald Trump on "gender ideology extremism."
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Rutherford County libraries close for week to adhere to Trump 'gender ideology' order
Library patrons will endure a week-long closure at Smyrna and Murfreesboro branches, following a state response to Trump's order on "gender ideology."
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2025/11/11/tennessee-libraries-close-for-week-in-murfreesboro-smyrna-adhering-to-trump-gender-ideology-order/87211978007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z116340u117040d00----v116340&gca-ft=33&gca-ds=sophi#guby1aizw172ulyovlqfl4w6g2na2d3vn
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Rutherford County libraries close for week to adhere to Trump 'gender ideology' order
Library patrons will endure a week-long closure at Smyrna and Murfreesboro branches, following a state response to Trump's order on "gender ideology."
https://www.dnj.com/story/news/2025/11/11/tennessee-libraries-close-for-week-in-murfreesboro-smyrna-adhering-to-trump-gender-ideology-order/87211978007/
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The Tuttle Twins Learn Incredibly Wrong History Lessons
The libertarian propaganda series is back and worse than ever.
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-tuttle-twins-and-their-warped-history-lessons-for-kids?fbclid=IwdGRleAOB6PxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeeicHKyfAZuXDnsfLJUYX2tr67GSETt9N3zitdB_Fk8IYukjrefCqkh-6D4A_aem_HyuXaAheOKgMmfH_hS-ogA
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CU Denver and National History Day Expand Access to Civic Education Across Colorado
As a university rooted in access, innovation, and impact, CU Denver is proud to announce an expanded partnership with National History Day (NHD) to provide new professional development opportunities f...
https://clas.ucdenver.edu/newsroom/2025/11/10/cu-denver-and-national-history-day-expand-access-civic-education-across-colorado
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They lost credibility at Moms for Liberty Government Accountability Institute and a chapter chair of Moms for Liberty, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle
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Inside The DEI Underground Invading Public Education
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Priscilla West, researcher for the Government Accountability Institute and a chapter chair of Moms for Liberty,�
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/inside-the-dei-underground-invading-public-education--68522864
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Bill Introduced Requiring Service Academies Accept Classic Learning Test
Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., introduces legislation in the House to mandate that U.S. service academies accept the Classic Learning Test.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/11/12/bill-introduced-requiring-service-academies-accept-classic-learning-test/
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Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats
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HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs are often forced to do more with less. Committee leaders are raising the alarm about how the RIFs at ED mean even less support for these schools and undermine these schools' ability to deliver for their students.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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2 Top House Dems Demand Reversals To Education Dept. Layoffs Affecting HBCUs, MSIs
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-government-shutdown-elections-live-updates_n_69087d10e4b00afef15f855e/liveblog_691268cbe4b0f8fc6ee3a9ed
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Christian law firm sought Colorado test case for religious public schools, emails suggest
Alliance Defending Freedom approached a Colorado lawyer about starting a school in Colorado to spark a legal test of publicly funded religious education, according to an email authored by the lawyer.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/11/12/alliance-defending-freedom-sought-religious-public-school-emails-suggest/?utm_campaign=trueanthem
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Safeguarding Sound Science | National Center for Science Education
Safeguarding Sound Science, Evolution EditionThe second season of Safeguarding Sound Science examines the everyday impacts of evolution, the grand theory that informs our understanding of all life on ...
https://ncse.ngo/safeguarding-sound-science
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https://kdvr.com/news/local/progress-and-pain-colorado-safe2tell-sees-highest-reports-in-program-history/?fbclid=IwdGRleAOBt3VleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEetKhGfPDU6mlniVpA9Y00zsbIFJwC3zd-OqniZPW7_E9p2oS_rO0pjco06Xc_aem_a2acGFuK3KcEI_YsYnFGJA
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Statement: private school voucher subsidies "unconstitutional"
Pro-public education groups and individuals are challenging House Bill 93’s private-school voucher program.Amid the ongoing lawsuit, they have issued the follow
https://idahonews.com/news/local/statement-private-school-voucher-subsidies-unconstitutional
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Christian nationalism can’t win democratically, Moscow election shows | Opinion
“This little town ... has been fighting this idea that the church is going to take over Moscow for decades.” | Opinion
https://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article312862265.html
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Refuting the Lie That Will Not Die (Again)
Schools with LifeWise programs do NOT improve attendance, academic performance, or result in fewer disciplinary actions.In 2023, LifeWise commissioned and paid for its own study, making unverifiable c...
https://www.respectpublicschools-wa.org/post/refuting-the-lie-that-will-not-die-again
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Outgoing Douglas County School Board rejects charter school contract extensions, debates trans student policy
In an at-times charged final meeting, the board rejected a controversial resolution that would have given high-performing charter schools 10-year contracts instead of five.
https://www.cpr.org/2025/11/12/douglas-county-school-board-votes-contentious-agenda/
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Don’t Make Curriculum Standards into Laundry Lists; Health Standards Don’t Need to Mention Alzheimer’s and Sex Trafficking
The advocacy groups and conservative members of the Board of Education Standards demanding the inclusion of Alzheimer’s disease and sex trafficking in the revision of South Dakota’s K-1…
https://dakotafreepress.com/2025/11/12/dont-make-curriculum-standards-into-laundry-lists-health-standards-dont-need-to-mention-alzheimers-and-sex-trafficking/
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Math educators push state board to keep current standards in place
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Math educators push state board to keep current standards in place • South Dakota Searchlight
Calls to retain South Dakota’s current math standards continued at a state Board of Education Standards meeting.
https://southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/11/10/math-educators-push-state-board-to-keep-current-standards-in-place/
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Charlie Kirk’s Group Wants to Grow. Its Latest Target: Black Colleges.
Turning Point USA showed up at homecomings. Is what happened next safety or censorship?
https://www.chronicle.com/article/when-blexit-comes-to-black-colleges
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Second Hearing: Math Experts Want to Keep Current Standards, Advocates and Board Conservatives Want Schools to Cover Sex Trafficking
Proposed K-12 curriculum standards for math and health caught flak at their second public hearing yesterday in Sioux Falls, for different reasons. Expert math educators want South Dakota to stick w…
https://dakotafreepress.com/2025/11/11/second-hearing-math-experts-want-to-keep-current-standards-advocates-and-board-conservatives-want-schools-to-cover-sex-trafficking/
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Math educators push state board to keep current standards in place
SIOUX FALLS — Calls to retain South Dakota’s current math standards continued at the state Board of Education Standards meeting Monday, as opponents flagged a proposed rewrite of the standards as over...
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/math-educators-push-state-board-keep-current-standards-place
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Education Dept. Pushing Hillsdale Standards for Mathematics
The Department of Education is taking public comment on proposed revisions to the K-12 Mathematics and Health Education curriculum standards. The Board of Education Standards will hold the first pu…
https://dakotafreepress.com/2025/09/29/education-dept-pushing-hillsdale-standards-for-mathematics/
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