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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…
Pandemic Toll: Test Scores Show Educational Slowdown
This story by Matt Barnum appeared on Chalkbeat,org on July 28, 2021. A pandemic that reshaped American society and disrupted more than a year of READ MORE
A Colorado Doctor Rejects Norms to Treat Refugees and Immigrants, Part One
Although it’s not part of the formal U.S. refugee resettlement program, Mango House is in many ways emblematic of refugee health care in the US…
Colorado Will Allow Four-Year Colleges to Grant Associates Degrees to Those Who Dropped Out
Over 13,000 Colorado residents have earned more than 70 college credits at four-year state universities in the past five years but stopped short of a degree…
Education Organizations Collaborate on ‘Recovery Summer’ Projects
“These grantees will offer the most innovative, student- and family-focused programming designed to accelerate a summer of recovery for Colorado…”
CDPHE Publishes Recommendations for Schools
CDC guidance is aimed at disease control and minimizing the risk of exposure in education settings…
Fleas with Plague Found in La Plata County
Plague has been found in animals in multiple Colorado counties so far this summer. It is caused by bacteria that can be transmitted to humans by the bites of infected fleas…
CDC Guidance for Fall: Open Schools, but Unvaccinated Students Need Masks
“Because of the importance of in-person learning, schools where not everyone is fully vaccinated should implement physical distancing …”
Colorado Sees Huge Spike in Overdose Deaths
Fatal drug overdose deaths increased approximately 38% in Colorado from 2019 to 2020, according to preliminary federal data…
