240 high school seniors across Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming were selected as 2022 Daniels Scholars, including 130 students from Colorado…
Category: Education/Health
PHOTO ESSAY: Pagosa Peak Open School’s First ‘Color Run’
Middle school students filled bottles and buckets with colored cornstarch, as the school filled with students dressed in all white…
Teacher Retention Bonuses Have No Apparent Effect in Denver’s Priority Schools
As the two sides head back to the negotiating table this spring to determine the next contract, the results of the CU Boulder study show the bonus was a bust…
Some Colorado School Districts Nervous About Preschool Requirements
As Colorado prepares to launch free universal preschool, lawmakers are taking up legislation that could reshape Colorado’s early childhood landscape…
Despite Stress, Most Teachers Are Staying On
“It’s just been very, very difficult to do the work that we are required to do without the support and the tools that we need,” she said…
Archuleta, La Plata Counties Moved to COVID Level ‘Medium’ by CDC
SJBPH’s recently amended local Public Health Advisory mirrors the CDC guidance based on the COVID-19 Community Level for La Plata and Archuleta counties…
Pagosa Charter School Partners with Arts Initiative, Forge Martial Arts
Beginning this month, Pagosa Springs youth has increased options for after school programming, with a new space for The Pagosa Arts Initiative and The Forge…
San Juan Basin Public Health Amends Local Public Health Advisory
With COVID-19 cases declining nationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated guidance this past Friday outlining prevention steps…
Governor Polis Says Coloradans Can Return to ‘Normal Lives’
COVID-19 will probably be around “for the rest of our lives,” Polis said…
Supreme Court Case Could Open Door to Religious Charter Schools
“That shift in a two decade period really is an astonishing transformation,” said Justin Driver, a Yale law professor who wrote a book about education law….
Free At-Home Rapid COVID-19 Tests Available at SJBPH Offices
The rapid tests utilize a self-collected, lower nasal swab. Adults can collect a sample from younger patients if needed…
Colorado Planning to Bring Back School Ratings After Pandemic Disruptions
Colorado will resume issuing ratings of schools and districts this year after a two-year pandemic pause, but the accountability clock won’t pick up again until the 2023-24 school year…
Help Wanted: Leader for Colorado’s Early Childhood Department
The executive director of Colorado’s new early childhood department will be paid $155,000 to $170,000…
Most Colorado School Districts Ditch Mask Mandates
“For a small child, not being able to see a teacher’s face or a teacher not being able to see a small child’s face, that did detract,” Swanson said. “School is a social thing….”
Free KN95 Masks Available in Pagosa Springs and Durango
Face coverings continue to be strongly recommended for all individuals ages two and up in public indoor settings, businesses, and workplaces…
Charter School Students Create American Revolution Podcasts
After reading about and researching the American Revolution, students learned to create a podcast and were assigned jobs in small groups…
‘Science of Reading’ Training May Be Required of Colorado Principals
Megan Bobroske, a second grade teacher, said the reading training she took allowed her to help students make nearly a year’s growth in reading in just five months this year…
Colorado May Expand College Credit in High School
“I want to create hope for more students to pursue this course, get a college degree, and then move on with that accomplishment in their lives,” Weissman said…
COVID Cases Show Steep Decline in the U.S.
Meanwhile, stressed hospitals have forced healthcare systems to look abroad for staff, according to the Associated Press…