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Posted inEducation

COVID relief funds for Colorado schools run out next year. But many pandemic challenges show no signs of waning.

by Erica Breunlin 3:29 AM MDT on Apr 28, 20238:28 PM MDT on Apr 27, 2023

Staff shortages and mental health struggles among students and teachers continue to ripple across Colorado schools three years into the pandemic

Posted inEducation

Tens of thousands of Colorado families have matched with a universal preschool provider. Another 2,300 will have to apply again.

by Erica Breunlin 4:59 PM MDT on Apr 26, 20234:14 PM MDT on Apr 27, 2023

The Colorado Department of Education matched families during the first round of applications and will begin pairing applicants from the second round with providers next month

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Posted inOutdoors

Breckenridge man breaks 14er winter climbing record with passion, perseverance and devil-may-care attitude

by Dan England 3:55 AM MDT on Apr 25, 20236:22 PM MDT on Apr 24, 2023

“I just go with the flow,” Chris Fisher, 29, said of summiting Colorado’s 59 peaks above 14,000 feet in harrowing, wintry conditions

Posted inEducation

Help wanted: A Colorado nonprofit is recruiting retirees to educate preschoolers amid staff shortages

by Erica Breunlin 3:25 AM MDT on Apr 24, 202312:00 PM MDT on Apr 24, 2023

The Early Childhood Service Corps puts adults 50 and older in preschool classrooms to help teach and fill workforce gaps

Posted inEquity

Colorado ski areas may be overlooking a key inclusionary effort: diversifying instructors

by Tatiana Flowers 3:02 AM MDT on Apr 24, 202310:24 AM MDT on Apr 27, 2023

Industry leaders have worked to draw underrepresented skiers and snowboarders in recent years, but little attention has focused on diversifying frontline staff

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Hundreds of thousands of Coloradans have some college credits. This program gives them a second chance at a degree.

by Erica Breunlin 3:25 AM MDT on Apr 20, 202310:49 AM MDT on Apr 21, 2023

The state’s Finish What You Started program helps students overcome financial obstacles and academic anxieties to return to school and finish their degree

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A Colorado hero died fighting the Nazis. He’s finally been recognized back home.

Kevin Simpson by Kevin Simpson 3:00 AM MDT on Apr 17, 20237:34 PM MDT on Apr 17, 2023

Amid flyovers and military honors, Gov. Jared Polis thanked the man behind a larger-than-life statue that’s now a fixture near the state Capitol

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Posted inOutdoors

Meet the Black Coloradans who are changing the face of outdoor recreation

by Kristin Jones 4:22 AM MDT on Apr 15, 20234:55 PM MDT on Apr 14, 2023

Undoing a legacy of white gatekeeping demands changing perceptions about who belongs in the outdoors — and sometimes financial help

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1,000 babies born through Colorado agency offering “adoption” of frozen embryos 

by Jennifer Brown 4:15 AM MDT on Mar 28, 20231:05 PM MDT on Mar 29, 2023

Colorado is home to one of the most prolific embryo adoption agencies in the country, which has led to the birth of more than 1,000 babies.

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A facelift has spruced up Colorado’s Pops the Triceratops. Next comes a big reveal back at the fossil’s Weld County home.

by Nancy Lofholm 3:20 AM MDT on Mar 27, 20235:45 PM MDT on Mar 26, 2023

Artists in Fruita are putting the finishing touches on the fossil’s new display. The work follows Denver Museum of Nature and Science exam that found Pops may be much older than originally thought.

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