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Feb. 2, 2026: Federal funds for private tuition, Coloradan held by the Taliban, Denver’s unrealized Scottish dream

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Reading tutor Gabe Martinez with a student work group
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Reading tutor Gabe Martinez with a student work group at RMP Ruby Hill.

Colorado parents could soon be allowed to use federal education dollars for private school tuition and other expenses, a shift supporters say opens the door to new possibilities. Then, a Colorado family pleads for help as they wait for answers about a loved one being held by the Taliban. Plus, in Colorado Wonders, we tour a corner of Denver where developers once imagined building a Scottish-style village, and the traces of that vision that still remain.

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This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel / Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Stephanie Wolf, Sandy Battulga, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.