Category: Education/Health

The shift in isolation and quarantine guidance comes amid a statewide surge of COVID cases due to the omicron variant, which is highly contagious but appears to cause milder illness than do other variants…

This story by Matt Barnum appeared on Chalkbeat.org on January 6, 2022. A planned San Antonio charter school was on the verge of winning final READ MORE

“We have hopes of making a beautiful community space for the whole family. While this space supports PPOS; it also supports the Forge, the Arts Initiative, and all our neighbors uptown…”

This story by Erica Meltzer and Ann Schimke appeared on Chalkbeat Colorado on January 4, 2022. Most Colorado school districts are bringing students back to READ MORE

Although the extent to which Omicron is circulating in the community has not yet been identified, SJBPH believes it is significant based on a recent spike in local COVID-19 cases…

In October, the Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health launched I Matter, a program that provides free counseling sessions for any Colorado youth…

Parents who seek child support services in Colorado will no longer have to pay the $20 application fee, starting on January 1…

The treatment is free, no referral is required, and is available to people regardless of vaccination status…

“At this point, we do believe that omicron is widespread across the state and there is likely local transmission occurring in many of our communities…”

One wrote, “This is so stressful.” Another said, “We are behind on rent…”

Upon taking office, Biden extended the pause for six months, saying that many borrowers in the pandemic-rocked economy were still having difficulty paying….

School leaders had hoped enrollment would rebound after the highly disrupted 2020-21 school year, when more than 20,000 students failed to show up in the state’s K-12 schools…

“Many families in Colorado continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and P-EBT offers funds to families to provide their children with healthy foods at a time when many households are struggling…”

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…

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…

Many of those pushing for higher graduation rates are Hispanic men. Inevitably, the work feels personal…

According to the CDC, RSV is a common respiratory virus that causes mild, cold-like symptoms in most people…