What Do Kids Miss About In-Person Learning? Play, Their Teachers And Real Learning
We spoke with students across Colorado about what’s on their mind with the school year looming during the coronavirus pandemic.
Colorado School Districts Say They’re Ready To Roll. But Surveys Show Widespread Anxiety Among Teachers About Reopening
Teachers are the closest to students in the classroom. But in many districts, teachers feel their employers have not included them enough in crucial decisions about schools reopening.
High School Football And Other Sports Cement Spring 2021 Seasons As Colorado Coronavirus Cases Fall
The state expects a “likely resurgence of COVID-19 cases in late fall,” so there will be no sports from mid-October through early January 2021.
‘My Colleagues Are Terrified’: Colorado Teachers Say Reopening School Needs More Safety And Transparency
Colorado gave schools reopening guidelines this week, but the state’s largest teacher’s union says schools should operate remotely unless demands about safety and teacher input are met.
Colorado Releases Guidelines On How To Safely Reopen Schools During The Coronavirus
It’s up to individual Colorado school districts whether they will reopen for in-person learning this fall, but state health and education officials have released guidelines schools can follow based on the level coronavirus in their communities.
Denver Public Schools Will Start The School Year Online
The earliest that in-person learning would begin is Sept. 8, and that depends on the status of Colorado’s coronavirus pandemic.
Colorado Gears Up For Online Learning With Digital Access Push — And One Victory for Undocumented Families
Advocates and officials are pushing to close the digital divide, to improve education and to speed up economic recovery during the coronavirus.
School Bus Drivers, Cafeteria Workers In Denver Want The Same Pay Raises As Teachers
Employees say they can’t live off of their Denver schools salaries, but the district is reeling from a drop in state funding.
JeffCo Public Schools Superintendent Will Depart To Lead Kentucky’s Education Department
Jason Glass has led Colorado’s second-largest school district since 2017 and arrived after a tumultuous time of deep divisions.
84,000 Students Will Soon Return To School In Jefferson County. Here’s What That Takes
Despite overwhelming obstacles, Colorado’s second largest school district, has taken a careful and methodical approach to planning for that first day of school — from who will take a student’s temperature before they walk into the building — to how teachers will be trained on new digital platforms in the event remote learning continues.
Union Preserves Teacher Raises As Denver Public Schools Tries To Salvage Its ‘Unprecedented Budgetary Shortfall’
The district must sign off on a budget by the end of June.
Students Of Color And The Vulnerable Await Fallout Of Colorado’s Coronavirus-Induced School Budget Cuts
The state is behind on its education spending and it knows it.
1st-Time Community College Students Offered A Guaranteed In At Many Colorado Universities
Students who sign up for the Bridge to Bachelor’s program will work with both two-year and four-year college academic counselors from the start.
Colorado Schools May Open For 2020-2021 With These ‘Hybrid’ Models, Limiting Number Of Students On Campus
The beginning of the 2020-2021 schoolyear will look a lot different in Colorado, thanks to precautions taken to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Even Before Coronavirus, Colorado Lagged Behind In Getting Kids Into Preschool
Colorado is making progress in getting children into preschool, but the state still enrolls only a quarter of all 4-year-olds.
College Board Hit With A Class-Action Lawsuit After Online AP Testing Snafus
Thousands of high school students in Colorado across the country reported trouble submitting test answers because of technical glitches.
