Like many New York City public school parents, I’m concerned about another coronavirus wave coming as the weather grows colder and flu season bears down….
Category: Education/Health
EDITORIAL: ‘COVID, COVID, COVID’… Part Four
“The news — the first results from any late-stage vaccine trial — buoyed stock markets and spirits as the public saw a glimmer of hope. But it’s worth noting that the news is still preliminary…”
Archuleta School District Announces 2 COVID Cases, Free Testing Clinic Today
“We are working directly with San Juan Basin Public Health officials to address the cases in our schools. Archuleta School District will continue to follow all COVID-19 related safety procedures as outlined by CDPHE…”
La Plata County Moves to ‘Level Orange: High Risk’
“While cases rose around the state in the fall, we took the steps necessary to keep our schools open and our economy strong. But we are rapidly catching up to the uncontrolled levels of disease seen in the rest of Colorado…”
PHOTO ESSAY: First Graders Learning ‘Playground Design’ at Pagosa Peak Open School
“This was a student-driven project,” Mrs. Bruno points out. “The students identified problems, brainstormed ideas, tried out their own solutions, and then evaluated the outcomes. They learned how to work together…”
EDITORIAL: ‘COVID, COVID, COVID’… Part Three
“We’ve had anecdotal information about people buying and consuming more alcohol, but this is some of the first survey-based information that shows how much alcohol consumption has increased during the pandemic…”
Search for a Snakebite Drug Might Lead to a COVID Treatment
“I concluded that I needed something small and compact and that doesn’t care what kind of snake,” Lewin said…
EDITORIAL: ‘COVID, COVID, COVID’… Part Two
“It’s disappointing,” said City of Boulder Mayor Sam Weaver. “Everything about going into a lock-down would be bad…”
EDITORIAL: Governor Polis Presents an ‘Education-Friendly’ Budget
“The most important investment that we all make as a state, and that we make in our future, is in our children and is in education,” Polis said during his budget announcement…
EDITORIAL: ‘COVID, COVID, COVID’… Part One
“We now have 121,000 cases in Colorado. In the last day alone, 3,369 new coronavirus cases — an all-time daily high. We have 2,158 Coloradans who have passed away from this deadly virus…”
Colorado Voters Approve Gallagher Repeal, Preserve Local School Funding
“Coloradans overwhelmingly supported a measure to provide free preschool to every 4-year-old in our state. We voted in support of our firefighters, small businesses, and local communities…”
EDITORIAL: A COVID Press Conference in Durango, Part Three
“I’m not as medically oriented as some of the previous presenters, but watching our community, in the City of Durango, we’re clearly entering a new phase of this pandemic…”
Tracking COVID at Colorado State University, Rather Experimentally
“You have the science of testing, which says if you’re testing everybody twice a week, you should basically have zero cases,” said Larremore… but then, there’s reality…
EDITORIAL: A COVID Press Conference in Durango, Part Two
“Our students absolutely appreciate the interactability that they have, the relationships that they have with their teachers and their peers. And they are able to do that safely as long as our community continues to support us…”
EDITORIAL: A COVID Press Conference in Durango, Part One
“Currently, in the state of Colorado, we believe that one out of every 219 individuals is infectious at this time. So, activities that you got away with over the last couple of weeks and months, you’re not going to be able to get away with any more…”
OPINION: Let’s Fight About the Future of Public Education
I’m convinced that how schools reconcile the events of 2020 will either hobble our country or usher in a new chapter of progress. Can we handle the debate?
EDITORIAL: Colorado Counties Struggle to Stay ‘Open’
“I know we are all very tired of the virus. Fatigue is setting in. That’s why we’re seeing these numbers increase. But the virus is not tired of us. It’s still deadly…”
Parents, Ask Your Child’s School About Reading Instruction
The idea behind the tool is to help parents “traverse that educationese” and empower them to have real conversations about how schools teach reading…
Colorado Submits COVID Vaccination Plan to CDC
The CDPHE is committed to distributing a safe and effective vaccine and to working closely with local public health agencies, health care providers and other partners to distribute the vaccine as equitably and efficiently as possible…