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Category: Education/Health
EDITORIAL: COVID-19 in Colorado, in Perspective… Part One
“The health and safety of every Coloradan remains my top priority and I am grateful to our state’s health officials who have been working diligently to care for and protect our communities…”
How Are Schools Handling Coronavirus Fears? Part Two
“Students are bored; students are lonely,” the teacher said. “We have students who are just completely absent…”
How Are Schools Handling Coronavirus Fears? Part One
Most school districts do not have plans for continuing instruction during an extended closure, but several are considering it after the Centers for Disease Control last week urged districts to prepare…
Pagosa Peak First & Second Graders Celebrate a ‘Bird Festival’
The Bird Festival included six interactive tables with educational posters written and illustrated by the students; the 1st and 2nd graders also performed a bird-themed musical they wrote…
Some Colorado Schools Seeing More Poverty, Fewer Federal Dollars, Part Two
“Why is the federal government continuing to cut this funding when the need continues to grow?…”
Some Colorado Schools Seeing More Poverty, Fewer Federal Dollars, Part One
“When you’re losing a teacher, that’s a tremendous loss. I’m having trouble honestly wrapping my head around what would be the best course of action for students….”
State Board of Education Calls for Tougher Teacher Training Rules
“If we don’t have rigorous requirements … then the ones who bear the burden are the children who do not get effective reading instruction…”
Is the future of teaching homegrown? Colorado lawmakers hope so…
“We heard even today, educators have to work two or three jobs. Why go into education? We need our young people to see the positive side of it…”
PHOTO ESSAY: Charter School ‘Food Security Task Force’ on Research Mission
“They were very scientific, but we learned about the shelf life of produce and how hard it is to grow in a 90-day growing season”, said 4th grader Zaiden….
Colorado Bills to Expand Mental Health Training for Teachers Move Forward
“Our educators are on the front lines,” said state Sen. Rhonda Fields, an Aurora Democrat and the bill’s sponsor. “They see the risk factors…”
PROGRESS REPORT: Wings Early Childhood Center
Construction is complete. Current efforts include obtaining state licensing, furnishing the classrooms and hiring teaching staff…
EDITORIAL: Colorado Parents, Kids Saying ‘No’ to Contact Sports? Part Two
Denver parent Alicia Maestas agrees the game is too dangerous for her 11-year-old son, who now plays non-contact flag football…
EDITORIAL: Colorado Parents, Kids Saying ‘No’ to Contact Sports? Part One
“This bill has no teeth,” the Republican said in a committee hearing. “There’s no enforcement provision. There’s no penalty provision. There’s not even a reporting provision…”
Terminally Ill, He Wanted Aid-In-Dying. His Catholic Hospital Said No.
In the past two years, Diffendaffer and his fledgling group, Dying With Dignity of the Rockies, have helped more than 50 terminally ill Coloradans obtain medications to end their lives…
Colorado Hospitals Showing Record Profits
The cost of health care has gone up much more sharply in Colorado than nationally… In fact, on average, Colorado hospitals charge some of the highest prices in the country…
Supreme Court Set to Rule on Funding for Religious Schools?
“I think that it’s totally discriminatory that we cannot access those funds… simply because our kids go to a religious school…”
Full-Day Kindergarten Takes Off in Colorado
But overall, the total increase in preschool through 12th grade enrollment for Colorado’s public schools grew by only 0.2% from the previous year…
The Impact of Gentrification on Colorado Schools? Fewer Students
The latest findings also show that gentrification is relatively rare. But where it does happen, the changes have real — and complex — consequences for students…