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Amid uncertainty, Colorado colleges prepare for students to return in the fall
Many Colorado colleges and universities are planning for a tentative return to some in-person classes, but there are still major questions about what fall...
Colorado schools, universities could see major budget cuts amid coronavirus downturn Legislators have to...
Colorado schools and universities could see dramatic budget cuts, as the severe measures taken to combat the spread of coronavirus have caused state revenue...
Amid extended school closure, Colorado to allow small-group instruction in some districts
Some Colorado districts are planning to have staff and students return to the classroom in the coming weeks for small-group instruction, even as the...
Teaching through technology Rural teachers share challenges and triumphs of distance learning
Rio Blanco County — Our schoolteachers have been assigned a Herculean task: learn an entirely new way of connecting with and teaching their students,...
Emotional needs, instructional support top concerns for Colorado school districts doing remote learning
Many Colorado school districts say their biggest struggle right now is providing social and emotional support for children who are learning at home, even...
All Colorado schools to remain closed for the rest of the academic year
Colorado schools will be closed for the rest of the school year, even as Gov. Jared Polis laid out a plan for a partial...
Colorado is about to get $41 million for early childhood. Here’s where the money...
As Colorado’s early childhood leaders discuss how to spend a new $41 million pot of federal coronavirus relief money, there are lots of unsettled...
Colorado extends statewide school closures through end of April School closures are a key...
Colorado schools will remain closed at least through April 30, a move that makes it even less likely that in-person classes will resume this...
Denver, Jeffco districts won’t do public notifications of new coronavirus cases
As the number of cases grows, Colorado’s largest school districts say they will not do public notifications if a member of a school community...
A day without school: What life looks like across America when children stay home...
It was a Tuesday like no other.
Crosswalks were empty. Children’s backpacks and lunch boxes sat unused. Yellow buses weren’t rumbling down many streets, and...