“To have people get an emergency room charge when they don’t even know they’re in an emergency room — I mean, that doesn’t meet the laugh test….”
Category: Education/Health
Online Schooling Grows in Colorado, but More Accountability Needed? Part One
When the pandemic first sent Colorado students home from school, Rachael Sheetz worried about the chaos of remote learning…
Archuleta County in COVID-19 Community Level Medium
For community level medium, individuals who are at high risk for severe disease should consider wearing a mask indoors in public and take additional precautions…
Fatality in Durango Ascribed to West Nile Virus
A La Plata County resident with West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne illness, died last week, marking the tenth death among Colorado residents with the virus in 2022…
Why All High School Seniors Should Consider a FAFSA Application
This story by Jason Gonzales appeared on Chalkbeat Colorado on October 3, 2022. October marks the start of the financial aid application season and one READ MORE
Pagosa High School, MIddle School Essay-Poster Contest Deadline is Oct.14
Students may enter in either the poster or writing categories. Middle school (grades 5-8) and high school (grades 9-12) entries will be judged separately…
Federal Grant will Expand Colorado Family Engagement in Schools
“We want to create a more connected community, and when we get there, we’ll see better outcomes for students. I don’t just mean academic achievement…”
Early Childhood Council Forms in Pagosa Springs
The Early Childhood Council of Archuleta County will be assessing the current needs of its families regarding early childhood services…
Colorado Experiment Aims to Expand Teacher Pipeline, Stem Turnover
This year, 35 prospective teachers and seven districts, including Aurora, Adams 12, and Durango, are participating in the project…
ESSAY: Creating Belonging in Colorado Classrooms
In the work we support across Colorado, educators see the most dramatic change when combining strategies that build strong teacher-student relationships with strong peer-peer relationships and group identity…
‘Girls on the Run’ Starts Next Week
“I find joy in teaching girls how to be confident and know who they are through the Girls on the Run curriculum and look forward to our upcoming program…”
Monkeypox Vaccine Available at Mobile Clinic in Durango Today, Thursday
No appointment is necessary for the monkeypox vaccine, although you can pre-register at this link…
Colorado Announces Scholarship Opportunity for Formerly Committed Youth
The Second Chance Scholarship program provides funding of up to $5,000 a year and student support services to individuals awarded…
More Colorado Schools and Districts Earn Low State Ratings
Schools and districts rated priority improvement or turnaround are put on a state watchlist and have five years to show improvement…
San Juan Stargazers Announce James Webb Telescope Presentation
Our newest program on the James Webb Space Telescope photos that started on August 11 was wonderful and we are highly encouraged to continue doing it….
Charter School Receives $25,000 Playground Planning Grant
The space will be designed to serve not only PPOS students but also the entire Pagosa community after school hours…
Omicron Boosters Now Available in La Plata, Archuleta Counties
This vaccine was formulated to provide maximum protection against the COVID-19 omicron variant…
District Staff, Superintendent Holt, Gather to Begin the 2022-23 School Year
Last week, Archuleta School District staff returned to work for their annual back-to-school district-wide gathering…
Pandemic Funding Runs Out, and America Returns to a Broken School Funding Model, Part Three
“The authors do not recognize that multiple measures are needed to measure the effectiveness of educational programs and successfully prepare students…”