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Jan. 20, 2026: Tired, underpaid teachers — Colorado’s state of education; A sustainable start to the New Year

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A teacher teaches a lesson.
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High school English teacher Brooke Paine introduces and assignment. The Sangre de Cristo mountain range is outside the classroom window.

Teachers in Colorado are chronically tired, underpaid, and leaving the classroom in record numbers. A new report from the Colorado Education Association shows the situation is more complicated now because of directives handed down by the Trump administration and new conditions in the classroom. Then, how climate change is shaping some students in Boulder. Plus, as the New Year starts, rethinking sustainability through the clothes we buy. Also, cattle ranchers navigate the hard realities of supply and demand at the Stock Show. Later, restoring the Governor's office to its original grandeur, a chance to get organized, and creating tactile photography.