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Category: Education/Health
US Senators Propose ‘National Coronavirus Commission’
The commission would consist of a panel of independent experts tasked with developing a broad strategy of how and when to safely reopen the country in light of the COVID-19 crisis….
VIDEO: Public Health Face-Covering Advisory
Recent information has indicated that covering your nose and mouth can slow the spread of COVID-19…
VIDEO: 1000 Mousetraps Can’t All Be Wrong
The Ohio Department of Health shared a video illustrating the impact of social distancing using ping pong balls and mouse traps…
The End of Child Care in Colorado?
She closed her child care center for coronavirus. Now, she’s wondering if she’ll ever reopen….
OPINION: An Ill-Equipped US Healthcare System
During this pandemic, insurance companies are still asking whether the treatment you’re receiving is medically necessary?
OPINION: Social Crisis and the Public Use of Reason
Let us use this crisis to begin addressing one of the gravest problems of our time – that is, the ever-increasing gap between those who have and those who have not…
School Districts Won’t Be Required to Conduct Teacher Evaluations This Year
“We really need to know what the state expects from us,” David Bell, the chief human resources officer for Jeffco Public Schools…
How the COVID-19 Crisis Might Affect Colorado’s Education Budgets
Colorado schools will be lucky if funding remains essentially flat next year, even as they make dramatic changes to serve their students during statewide school closures…
LETTER: COVID Crisis Reveals a Broken Health Care System
The damage of the COVID-19 pandemic to the American medical and economic health is a glaring example of the fragmented, chaotic nature of our free enterprise medical system…
Educator Survey Shows Distance Learning, Student Well-Being Top List of Concerns
CEA poll finds educator priorities include student needs beyond learning during COVID-19 pandemic…
Colorado Emergency Child Care Expands to Include Grocery, Construction Workers
Originally, only health workers, first responders, and staff at residential care facilities were eligible for emergency child care…
EDITORIAL: Decomposing Fractions
Children need to learn that some numbers are meaningless. Or downright dangerous…
Colorado Works to Increase ICU Beds Statewide
The SEOC is partnering with local public health organizations, health care facilities, the Colorado Hospital Association, and federal and state agencies to prepare for a potential medical surge…
‘Help Colorado Now’ Seeking COVID Grant Applications Up to $25,000
Help Colorado Now has raised $7.7 million dollars from nearly 4,000 individuals, foundations and companies since the fund launched…
VIDEO: Report from the Front Lines… JAMA Interview with Dr. Michelle Gong
When the interview was recorded on March 23, New York City was experiencing nearly 11,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases — with numbers rising daily…
ESSAY: Don’t Let Anxiety Get the Best of You
Be physically active, preferably outside, where the sounds and sights of the natural world, and the sunshine, can help put the drama of our human world in a healthier perspective…
A Guide to COVID-19 Funding and Resources
The Foundation has pledged $700,000 to the Colorado COVID Relief Fund, joining Gov. Polis and funders across the state…
First Positive COVID-19 Case Reported in La Plata County
“San Juan Basin Public Health has been preparing for weeks, as a case in our jurisdiction has been expected…”