Applications for the 2022 contest are available on the Elks National Foundation’s website…
Category: Education/Health
Colorado Study Finds Single Payer Health Care System Most Cost-Effective
“This Colorado data confirms the 20 or more studies in the U.S that a single-payer health care system is the most cost effective…”
Pagosa Peak Middle Schoolers in the Land of the Pika
Students had hiked the Continental Divide trail earlier in the trip, continuing their work with Keith Bruno from the Audubon Society on a state-wide project referred to as PikaNet…
Weekly COVID Testing Could Limit Spread in Schools, Say Officials
Colorado has allocated $173 million of federal relief money to provide schools with free rapid tests and help in setting up testing programs…
Colorado Voters Split on Mask, Vaccine Mandates in Schools
Those who said schools are on the right track also thought educators had done the best they could in trying circumstances…
FDA Grants Full Approval to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
SJBPH emphasizes that full FDA approval for the Pfizer vaccine is a positive step forward for vaccinating the community…
Pagosa Peak Charter School Adopts ‘Masks Optional’ Policy
Three parents testified at the PPOS board meeting, requesting that all staff and students be required to wear masks indoors…
Adams 14 School District, Facing Declining Enrollment, Looks to Attract Students with Billboards
The first billboard, located at I-270 and I-76, features a student in a space suit with the words “Ready to visit Mars?”
GOAL High School Kicks Off New School Year
Curriculum is delivered through a variety of online platforms with the support of an exceptionally talented technology department…
Disappointing ‘CMAS’ Scores for Colorado Students in 2021, Part Two
“School districts already have a good plan. They were not waiting around for this data to come out…”
OPEN LETTER: UCHealth Employees Question Mandated Vaccine
We absolutely support the rights of people to choose the COVID EUA injection for themselves. But in return, we should have equal rights to choose not to receive the injection…
Governor Announces ‘Free Weekly Testing’ for All K-12 Schools
“If you are eligible to get the vaccine, I encourage you not to wait another day, get the lifesaving, free vaccine as soon as you can…”
Pagosa Peak Open School Starts the New Year with Nine Grade Levels
PPOS’s Project-Based Learning curriculum continues in all the classes, and students across PPOS are looking forward to applying their learning…
‘WOLF’ to Sponsor Wilderness First Aid Course
This course will provide students with the tools needed in the event of an emergency while hiking, biking, hunting or rafting in the great outdoors…
COVID-19 Outbreak at Nissan of Durango Updated, 12 Positive Cases, 3 Fatalities
The first case was identified on June 19. Five cases of the Delta variant have been confirmed in association with the outbreak…
Smoke Warning for Western Colorado, August 8-9, 2021
If smoke is thick or becomes thick in your neighborhood you may want to remain indoors…
More States Move to Include Native American History
Jennifer LeBret, who helped develop curriculum for the Spokane Tribe of Indians, is particularly hopeful about the impact of training teachers before they reach their first classrooms…
Legislators, Community Members Urge Transformation of Colorado’s Mental Health System
“So, if the state needs over 2,600 beds, where do you think people go when they are ill enough to require inpatient or residential care? Enter your local sheriff…”
A Colorado Doctor Rejects Norms to Treat Refugees and Immigrants, Part Two
Mango House leases out space to nine stores and six restaurants, all owned and run by refugees…