Cardona highlighted a California district offering $6,000 signing bonuses to teachers, and a Utah district that’s raising pay for bus drivers to $21 an hour…
Category: Education/Health
Colorado Board of Education Recommending Resumption of Standardized Testing
The 2022 ratings would not automatically move schools or districts on or off the state’s watchlist for low performance, according to the board’s recommendations…
Colorado Colleges Graduate Hispanic Men at Low Rates — But They Can Improve
Many of those pushing for higher graduation rates are Hispanic men. Inevitably, the work feels personal…
Colorado’s Draft Plan for Universal Preschool
“Making sure that people are able to enter into this profession and turn it into a career is something that is going to be really essential,” Mares said…
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Confirmed in La Plata County
According to the CDC, RSV is a common respiratory virus that causes mild, cold-like symptoms in most people…
PPOS Kindergarten Families Celebrate ‘Life Cycle Learning’
Parents quietly filtered into the room and waited for the festivities to begin. Minutes later the group broke into song…
SJBPH Urges Booster Shots
According to State of Colorado data, people who are fully vaccinated and receive a booster are 48 times less likely to be hospitalized than someone who is unvaccinated…
PPOS School Board Approves Student-Created Dress Code
“Our founding vision was for the students to get involved in the governance and operations of the school to directly immerse them into a democratic community…”
GOAL High School Honored as ‘Microsoft Showcase School’
Those “huge wins” included the 2019 Colorado State Championship as well as a runner-up finish in the nation…
Boulder County Hospitals See Rise in Breast Cancer Patients
At the Longmont United Hospital, the number of breast cancer patients increased to 443 so far this year, compared to 248 in 2019, according to Meredith Ritchie, a spokesperson for Centura Health…
With Federal COVID Sick Leave Gone, Workers Feel Pressure to Show Up at Work
Economists and public health experts alike say paid sick leave is an essential tool — like testing, masks and vaccines — in the effort to prevent COVID-19 infection…
SJBPH Announces Increased Access to Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID-19
CDPHE recently launched several mobile units that will travel across Colorado to increase access and supplement monoclonal antibody treatments…
How to Select a Health Plan During Open Enrollment
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spur interest in virtual care for medical services and digital fitness apps…
A School Superintendent’s Report, in a Difficult Season
“Today, we had seven jobs with no subs, and seven subs working in the District. To provide a little bit of context there…”
Pagosa Peak Open School Students Show Their Stuff
Upstairs, middle school science teacher Kelsey Scott was preparing her students for the group’s science night…
Colorado Leaders Plan to Make Child Care Safer
More than half of Colorado families rely on unlicensed child care — often called family, friend and neighbor care…
A COVID HEADSCRATCHER: The Lurking Lice
According to those in the world of professional nitpicking, Pediculus humanus capitis, the much-scorned head louse, has returned…
SJBPH Shares COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Research
Between October 19 and 21, RBI Strategies and Research gathered surveys from 501 unvaccinated residents across the Western Slope and Southwest Colorado generating a poll with a 4.4% margin of error…
SJBPH to Host COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A Session for Archuleta County Parents
As of November 2, 2021, children who are 5 years or older are eligible for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine…