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Aurora delays in-person learning for high school students until November, following Denver Public Schools
With COVID-19 cases on the rise, high school students will continue remote learning through Nov. 13. Younger students may also have to return to classes at home
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Many Jeffco schools use discredited curriculum to teach students how to read
By Ann Schimke Education Primary category in which blog post is published
Coronavirus has spoiled Colorado schools’ decade of planning to improve nutrition, get kids exercising
By Michael Booth Education Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado governor pleads with parents to sign their kids up for school as state faces enrollment declines
By Jesse Paul Education Primary category in which blog post is published
What do Jeffco schools use to teach reading? District leaders don’t know, and neither does the public.
By Chalkbeat Colorado Education Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado governor, CHSAA sign off on high school football, field hockey in fall
Schools have the option of resuming the sports in the coming weeks if they are ready, or waiting until the spring
Colorado’s two main teachers unions launch merger talks
The Colorado Education Association and AFT Colorado announced this week that they are forming an “exploratory unity committee” to look at consolidation
Coronavirus has masked Colorado students’ emotions. Teachers are trying new ways to connect.
While masks haven’t obstructed learning or teachers’ ability to forge relationships with their kids, they have in some cases slowed communication and made it more difficult for educators to keep tabs on how their students are doing emotionally and academically.
Colorado families are leaving $58 million in federal food aid on the table. Time is running out to apply.
Most school districts set up meal programs during school closures, but a Chalkbeat analysis found they served just a fraction of the meals they normally would provide to children living in poverty
Two northern Colorado schools retire their Native American mascots
The Thompson School District Board of Education voted unanimously last week to retire the Loveland High School Indian mascot and the Bill Reed Middle School Warrior mascot
Here’s how Colorado’s October student count will change to preserve school-district funding
A district’s student count factors into how much state funding it’s given. As in past years, the state will offer a financial safety net to districts that lose students.
Opinion: Teaching history in a historic moment
A Denver East High School teacher wonders what student yearbooks will tell future generations about the coronavirus and social justice movements
Opinion
Figuring out school buses is just as complicated as reopening Colorado classrooms
Guidelines to limit the spread of COVID cut the number of students permitted on buses by two-thirds
Opinion: How to use ventilation and air filtration to prevent the spread of coronavirus indoors
Once the virus escapes into the air inside a building, you have two options: bring in fresh air from outside or remove the virus from the air inside the building.
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