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Drool for school: Colorado schools add saliva testing to slow spread of coronavirus in the classroom
Regular testing of elementary school kids aims to ID asymptomatic cases and keep disease from shutting down in-person learning this spring
Jeffco Public Schools will bring middle and high school students back to classrooms in late January
Around the state, districts that have been remote since November are bringing students back in phases
Colorado had a record graduation rate in 2020 despite coronavirus. But the pandemic may hamper future classes.
The state reached a record 81.9% graduation rate while its dropout rate fell. But with a chaotic end to the school year, critics question if the improvements are valid.
He survived the Columbine massacre. Now Frank DeAngelis is applying the coping lessons he learned to coronavirus.
DeAngelis was the principal of Columbine High School during the 1999 mass shooting there. It prepared him for the trauma of COVID-19.
Thousands of families redshirted their preschoolers and kindergarteners. Will they swell Colorado schools next fall?
Districts could face larger classes of young learners come 2021, which may result in bigger class sizes or hiring challenges amid strapped budgets.
7 Colorado education stories to watch in 2021
The pandemic’s effects will continue to be felt through much of 2021. Will school districts reopen and stay open? How will we address learning loss?
When even books are “quarantined,” reading progress in Colorado’s early grades is challenging
Colorado districts battle coronavirus hurdles in the critical effort to have kids reading up to par by the end of third grade. Some also counsel patience.
About a third of Jeffco students qualify for subsidized meals. There are fears many can’t access them during coronavirus.
The district of more than 79,000 students is taking steps to improve access, including creating a pilot program to bus meals to high poverty neighborhoods.
Rural Colorado communities vow to keep their schools open, even as coronavirus cases rise
Without evidence of the virus spreading in their schools, some districts will continue in-person learning. Their leaders worry what will happen to kids if they don’t.
Most of Colorado’s largest districts are now only offering remote instruction
A Chalkbeat analysis of the 30 largest districts in the state shows 22 are now fully remote.
To test or not to test? Colorado educators and advocates divided on CMAS in a pandemic
Federal and state law require standardized tests — in Colorado, that’s CMAS for students in third through eighth grade
“Stretched thin”: Colorado superintendent survey highlights concerns with teacher burnout, learning loss
The findings highlight the problems school districts need to solve this year — and the potentially long-lasting consequences of a year or more of disrupted learning
Tens of thousands of Colorado kids still lack internet access. State stimulus dollars will only offer a short-term fix.
Lawmakers are devoting $20 million to help improve internet connectivity for students. Education leaders are grateful, but say the money won’t solve the root of the issue: inadequate infrastructure.
With plywood, glue and a lot of love, an Arvada couple is giving Colorado kids a place to study — one desk at a time
What began as a one-man hobby to help kids studying at home during the pandemic has turned into a volunteer operation to build 150 desks and counting.
How Colorado’s special legislative session could help child care providers and remote learners
Lawmakers are expected to provide relief for at least two education topics
Colorado governor establishes “back-to-school task force” to help districts offer in-person learning
Colorado does not have a statewide strategy for opening or closing school buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic
In Aurora, a bigger conversation about police in schools
In an open letter to the community in June, Aurora Superintendent Rico Munn argued that the phrase “defund the police” should not be seen as radical or scary
Pueblo teachers are battling a district requirement that they go to school, even though students are at home
One elementary school has had a dozen coronavirus cases this fall, forcing remote learning. Teachers say they don't feel safe.
As coronavirus drives more Colorado school districts to stop in-person learning, some neighboring charter schools buck that trend
Two Roads Charter School’s Arvada and Littleton campuses are continuing in-person instruction. Sending students home would harm them, leaders say. “COVID would be the least of their concerns.”
Facing “seismic shift” this year, Colorado educators pioneer through permanent changes to schooling
Colorado schools are trying to embrace technology’s leading role during the pandemic while also trying to create a level playing field
