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Declining birth rates, coupled with COVID disruptions, are driving down enrollment in Colorado public schools
The state counted about 1,200 fewer K-12 students this school year. Some analysts expect that, as birth rates continue to decrease, student enrollment in public schools won’t rebound.
Colorado is lowering teacher qualifications amid staff shortage a year before expanding preschool access
Gov. Jared Polis has touted the need to open high-quality preschool to more families, but with less-qualified educators in the classroom, programs could suffer.
“Is this another fire?”: Sisters haunted by the loss of their home in Marshall fire now face returning to school
Boulder Valley School District to reopen Wednesday despite petition signed by 5,200 calling for delay.
“I can’t do this to myself anymore”: Pandemic stress has driven some Colorado teachers to leave the classroom
As anxiety, depression and thoughts of quitting rise among teachers, districts are taking small steps to help them cope.
Boulder Valley School District, largely unscathed by the Marshall fire, will resume classes Wednesday
The school district’s reopening comes as thousands of area residents remain without gas service, despite door-to-door effort by Xcel Energy crews
As families grapple with food insecurity amid the pandemic, one Denver preschool has stood up its own fresh market
Clayton Early Learning branched out from food giveaways to create its own on-campus market, where struggling staff and families can pick up nutritious food, free of charge.
Student enrollment in Colorado won’t bounce back this year after pandemic losses, state analysts say
Metro Denver, the Southwest Mountain, San Luis Valley, Pueblo, and the Eastern Plains regions have seen the biggest percentage decline in student populations
Down 12 teachers, an Alamosa school drafted everyone they could to teach — including the principal
A statewide substitute teacher shortage has worsened amid the pandemic, leaving schools desperate to fill classrooms when teachers are out. On days they can’t, closing is a possibility.
Disruption turned into destruction: Colorado kids are acting out in classrooms while struggling to cope
Prolonged school closures, adults clashing over political debates and families suffering job loss or the death of a loved one have all contributed to students misbehaving in school
COVID outbreaks have shut down some Colorado schools. Will holidays and cold weather make things worse?
Nearly 40% of COVID cases related to outbreaks in Colorado are at schools as the delta variant rapidly spreads among students and staff.
Carman: Nearly 2 years into COVID, the kids have gone feral and teachers are their prey
Overwhelmed faculty members are pleading with parents to help the kids to stop acting like sociopaths and relearn basic social skills
Colorado cracks down on schools using weak reading curriculum. Advocates worry about backpedaling.
The state education department sent out dozens of letters in late October notifying districts that one or more of their schools use unacceptable reading curriculum
Some Denver-area schools are closing, going remote this week due to staff shortages
In Denver, one high school switched to remote learning starting Wednesday, warning that online classes could be extended through Nov. 19
Sheridan School District is first in Colorado to pay its school board members
The five-member Sheridan board voted unanimously to allow its members to get paid $150 for a full day of board work
Two districts account for nearly 90% of Colorado’s very limited COVID testing in schools
Nearly two months into the program, only about 6,000 students are getting swabbed weekly. That’s less than 1% of the state’s K-12 population.
A Colorado program introduces students from diverse backgrounds to the medical field. It’s more important than ever.
Children’s Hospital of Colorado’s Medical Career Collaborative is now in its 22nd year. It has helped hundreds of students.
Fraught Douglas County School Board meeting follows federal judge’s ruling on masks
The meeting came hours after a federal judge temporarily blocked an order from Douglas County's new board of health that allowed people to opt out of the school district's rule that everyone wear masks
Students at Denver high school targeted by racist, antisemitic graffiti try to rally forward
On what was meant to be a light-hearted pajama day, George Washington High School students grappled with fallout from swastikas, racist epithets and hateful rhetoric scrawled on campus over the weekend.
Colorado kids are floundering in math, a “crisis” that may add up to trouble for tomorrow’s workforce
Standardized test results show students have fallen behind further in math than literacy amid the pandemic. The decline means the state’s labor force may lack required skills.
Colorado schools fought to retain teachers during COVID. The struggle isn’t over.
The state actually retained more teachers during the 2020-2021 academic year than in the past, but officials fear more teachers will exit the field as the pandemic drags on.
