I wonder how “resignation” fits into the well-documented shortage of new teachers…
Category: Education/Health
EDITORIAL: Standardized Testing and School Security, Part Three
The Archuleta School District has nevertheless decided to place police officers in school hallways, to prevent a crime that will almost certainly never happen…
EDITORIAL: Standardized Testing and School Security, Part Two
Will putting armed police in our school buildings actually help to keep violence out of the schools — or will it, in fact, insert a culture of violence into the environment?
EDITORIAL: Standardized Testing and School Security, Part One
“For ELA, we were at the 54th percentile, so right smack dab in the center, for the average ‘growth’ in the state. So our ELA program is delivering what a typical student in Colorado is getting…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Higher and Higher Education
Twenty years ago (1998) the University of Colorado at Boulder was charging $2,969 for tuition — no matter if you were in-state or out-of-state….
EDITORIAL: Wings Over Pagosa, Part Five
Phone calls to these mothers and grandmothers revealed that only four of the seven will still be operating as licensed daycare providers in 2020…
EDITORIAL: Wings Over Pagosa, Part Two
Even with a rent-free building, the sliding tuition scale at Seeds of Learning leaves the non-profit organization with an annual operating deficit of about $200,000…
EDITORIAL: Wings Over Pagosa, Part One
“We’re not going to be a daycare center; we’re going to be an educational center…”
Colorado’s Full-day Kindergarten Facing $40 million Funding Shortfall?
Governor Polis had lobbied heavily for the funding during his first 100 days in office, visiting elementary schools around the state to speak about the proposal…
Pagosa Peak Open School & Town Government Receive $600,000 DOLA Grant Award
“We’re excited about the potential for a multi-generational environment that might include everyone from Preschool to seniors. And I see a lot of potential, in the space that we will have…”
Pagosa Peak Open School Announces Finalists for School Director Position
The candidates are anticipated to be attending the PPOS’s next regular board meeting, on Monday, April 1 at 5:00pm, and anyone interested in meeting the candidates are welcome to attend…
Colorado Congressional Delegation Introduce ‘Native American’ Education Act
States like Colorado that encounter severe budget constraints are struggling to fulfill the requirement to provide tuition-free higher education opportunities for Native American Indian students from out of state…
ESSAY: Addressing Violence Against Women, with a Native Ceremonial Robe
But how do we foster resilience, if we do not talk about violence? If we are all just shoving our experiences into the shadows? How can we compare stories?
SNAP Benefits on the ‘Shutdown’ Chopping Block?
“If more food resources are needed during the partial government shutdown, we encourage clients to reach out to a local food bank or community agency…”
EDITORIAL: The Learning Curve, Part Three
“Reading skills will increase by implementing formative assessment practices during Literacy blocks, implementing reading portfolios in grades 3-5… and Literacy based projects…”
EDITORIAL: The Learning Curve, Part Two
So many aspects of a child’s blossoming personality are completely ignored by the CMAS testing program. The ability to work cooperatively, for example…
EDITORIAL: The Learning Curve, Part One
Apparently, the average cost of educating one student in America’s public schools — when adjusted for inflation — has tripled since 1970…
PHOTO ESSAY: ‘Blues Box’ Dance Raises $20K for Pagosa Peak Open School
Dozens of volunteers and hundreds of volunteer hours went into making this event wildly authentic and successful…
PHOTO ESSAY: ‘Ninja Warrior Challenge’ Raises $10,700 for Pagosa Charter School
“Everyone who completed the course and hit the buzzer at the end was awarded a ‘Ninja Warrior’ headband, and the students were motivational [to each other] because some of the kids didn’t want to finish the course…”