Recently, focus has been on Federal government issues, but local government and specifically school board issues have also risen in the eyes of the public…
Category: Education/Health
Colorado Releases First Draft of ‘Department of Early Childhood’ Plan
In November 2020, Colorado voters overwhelmingly passed a ballot initiative (Proposition EE) to direct new tax revenues to a voluntary universal preschool program…
OPINION: SJBPH Updates Local Public Health Advisory
SJBPH strongly encourages business owners and operators of public indoor spaces to fully adhere to the advisory…
Archuleta School District Seeking Bus Drivers
“Due to required COVID-19 quarantine among our bus drivers coupled with a limited supply of substitute bus drivers…”
Daniels Scholarship Invites Applications from High School Seniors in Colorado
The scholarship pays up to $25,000 per year toward the student’s unmet need, after applying their EFC, other scholarships and financial aid…
Four Possible Reasons Why Schools are Facing Crippling Shortages
“The system can’t operate without their support staff, without their school aides, without their classroom aides…”
SJBPH Hosting Winter Clothing Drive in Archuleta and La Plata Counties
Those interested in donating will find collection boxes placed in the lobbies of the SJBPH offices and at select SJBPH vaccine clinics…
A Colorado Town, Just About as Vaccinated as Possible, Struggles with COVID
“We kept thinking it was going to end before this summer. Then we were thinking in November. Now we’re like, ‘No, we don’t know when’…”
Fentanyl, Colorado’s Drug of Mass Destruction
Holder regularly drove to Mexico in 2017 and 2018 and picked up tens of thousands of fentanyl pills manufactured to look like oxycodone, according to investigators…
Colorado Medicaid Failed to Provide Oversight of Transportation Services
All of the incidents occurred during the audit period of July 2020 to February 2021 when IntelliRide was the statewide contractor…
Colorado Seeks to Boost Testing in Schools
“The school testing is available free, for private schools, charter schools, public schools,” Polis said during the news briefing…
Schools Struggling with Stress, Short Tempers
Across the district, fights are up 21% this fall from the pre-pandemic fall of 2019, according to statistics shared publicly by Denver Public Schools officials…
Pagosa Educators Invited to Apply for 2021-2022 FACE Grants by October 15
The Foundation for Archuleta County Education (FACE) 2021-2022 granting season is upon us and this year’s grant application information and application link is available here. READ MORE
WALKtober to good health: October is Colorado Pedestrian Month
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need and demand for streets, crosswalks and public spaces that support walking, biking and rolling…
Coloradans Will See Increase in SNAP Benefits, October 1
The resulting cost adjustment marks the first time the purchasing power of the plan has changed since it was first introduced in 1975, reflecting notable shifts in the food marketplace…
PPOS Students Explore ‘The Secret Life of Pollinators’
“Dragonflies are pollinators,” said Tenzin. “They move from flower to flower pollinating along the way…”
Community Testing Sites Remain Open with Widespread COVID-19 Testing Available
The testing sites will remain open with expanded hours and an ample supply of highly accurate, free, and reliable PCR tests…
Community Members Invited to Apply for Open Position on SJBPH Board of Health
San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) is seeking a qualified individual to serve on its Board of Health…