Colorado Teens Say School Stress, Phones, Social Pressure Are Behind Growing Mental Health Issues
For months, we’ve been talking to teens, parents, school counselors and other experts to find out why teens in Colorado have rising rates of anxiety, depression and suicide.
13-Year-Old Inventor Creates App To Fight Opioid Addiction
Opioid addiction has devastated many Colorado families. More than 500 people died from overdoses in 2017 from both prescription opioids and illegal opioids such as heroin. Gitanjali Rao from Lone Tree has invented an app to help physicians and opioid users monitor addiction. Local scientists were wowed not just by the invention – but by the fact that the inventor is 13 years old.
These 17 School District Borders Highlight Colorado’s Byzantine Funding Scheme
About 9 percent of Colorado’s 850,000 students live in what are called “disadvantaged” districts.
DougCo Commissioners Consider More Training, More Security To Keep Schools Safe
The county will also create a special community response team to serve youth with mental health issues.
Child Care Prevents Child Abuse And Neglect, State Officials Say
The report is presented to the Colorado legislature annually in order to identify the factors associated with abuse and neglect.
CU’s New President Mark Kennedy Starts His Job With Long Day Of Campus Tours, Debriefings
The former Minnesota congressman and president of the University of North Dakota was the sole finalist to take over CU’s four campuses faced rough interviews with students and faculty this spring.
DougCo Board Unanimously Approves 5-Year Contract For STEM School Highlands Ranch
The school’s contract was set to expire Sunday.
LGBTQ Coloradans Face More Barriers To Health Care Than Others
And it’s not just health care, it’s well-being: A report from One Colorado says 41 percent of transgender people have contemplated suicide, compared to just 6 percent of the general public.
STEM Students, Parents Appeal To DougCo Education Board For Longer Charter Contract
If the two sides don’t come to an agreement, a one-year extension to the current contract goes into effect.
Douglas County School Board Considers Shorter STEM School Contract After Shooting
If the board approves the proposal, the charter school would have a year to meet certain standards before their contract is cut short.
Adams 14 Saga Gets More Complicated As Teacher’s Union Sues In Light Of Private School Takeover
The Colorado Education Association filed a complaint against the State Board of Education after it announced a private company takeover of the struggling Adams 14 School District.
How An Ex-Marine Charted A Path From Fallujah To A Colorado Classroom
Jessi Warthan shoveled pea gravel and served three tours of duty in Iraq, but nothing could have prepared her for facing down a classroom of 30 middle schoolers.
How One Colorado Art Teacher Inspires Kids By Leaning Into Chaos, Not Control
Art teacher Jessica Ruby ditched the cookie-cutter lessons in favor of multiple art stations for students to choose from.
After An Appeal From Students, DSST Renames Their Stapleton School To Montview
The flagship location of Denver School Of Science And Technology Public Schools is one of many Stapleton name bearers to reconsider their title.
DougCo Commissioners Want To Invest $10 Mill In School Security. Students And Parents Say Thanks, But It’s Not Enough
Douglas County residents told officials that they’re worried their community is falling apart after the fatal STEM School shooting on May 7.
STEM School Parents Warned The District Of Their Security Concerns Months Before Shooting
An anonymous parent called district officials December of last year concerned “about a repeat of Columbine or Arapahoe.” The school would go on to sue the caller for defamation.
