Colorado’s $38.5 billion proposed budget would increase per student K-12 spending by 8.4%…
Category: Education/Health
Free College Proposed to Fill In-Demand Colorado Jobs
The proposals build on a program launched last year to offer up to two years of free college for Coloradans pursuing health care jobs…
Take the Community Health Assessment Survey
The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete, and all your answers are confidential…
PPOS Middle School Get ‘Hands On’ with Water Study
“When students have choice within guidelines the learning becomes active, applicable and real for them…”
Coalition Seeks Colorado Tax Code Changes to Fund Child Care, Education, Nursing…
Leaders of the new coalition said they hope to bring forth a statewide ballot initiative in 2024 or 2026…
Rotary Club Invites Scholarship Applications
These scholarships are available to qualifying GED students, home-schooled students, and seniors at Pagosa Springs High School and GOAL High School…
A Poetry Reading at the Tennyson Event Center
“What really brought this project to life for the kids was visiting the planetarium at San Juan College in Farmington…”
GOAL High School Takes Colorado Capitol by Storm
Students started out at the Capitol by meeting with a few representatives. They were able to ask questions…
HEALTH NEWS: Mangled Mouths and Devastated Dental Patients
At least 20 patients have filed lawsuits in the past three years claiming the device left them with flared teeth, damaged gums, exposed roots…
Colorado School District Looking at Starting Teacher Salary of $61,000
The new pay floor in the 8,000-student suburban district appears to be the highest in Colorado…
Colorado College Withdraws from US News & World Report Rankings
In withdrawing, college leaders said they believe the rankings equate wealth and privilege with academic quality…
Rural Hospitals Facing Revenue Drop as Pandemic Funding Dries Up
Up to 69,000 Colorado patients of community health centers could lose coverage…
HB 1114 Would Give Some Colorado Colleges a Special Designation
Some Colorado colleges enroll more first-generation students. Should they get more money?
There Has Never Been a Better Time to Buy Local Food
I invite you to know your local farmers. The ones that I know care deeply for you, your family and friends…
SJBPH Executive Director Attends AMA Award Ceremony
Liane Jollon received the AMA’s Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service in 2021…
Democrat Adam Frisch Announces 2024 Congressional Campaign
“I humbly ask for your support as I get back to work to give CO-3 a representative who will take the job seriously…”
Deadline for Universal Preschool Applications Extended
The system will continue to be open to new families to apply throughout the spring, summer and into fall…
Colorado Community Resurrects Birth Center Closed by Private Equity Firm
“Every time we take a Medicaid client on, we lose money,” Prestridge said. “It’s so important for everyone to have access to this kind of care, so we continue to do it anyway…”
Advocacy Group Critical of Nation’s Medical Cannabis Programs
Colorado, which in 2000 became one of the first of several states to legalize medical cannabis, received a C+…