News and updates from local schools and educational institutions
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Justyne Terry becomes Colorado's first official graduate of the new paid teacher apprenticeship model, landing in a Gypsum third-grade classroom to help solve the region's critical teacher shortage.
Roaring Fork School District officials confirm the 3Rs sex education curriculum remains in place, citing state law and abuse prevention evidence despite ongoing parental debate.
Moffat County School District highlights end-of-year music concerts and art shows while urging the community to cherish the final days of the school year before summer break.
Aspen Country Day School’s Blue Green Night benefit funds new housing units in Basalt and on campus to help retain teachers amid rising local living costs.
Colorado lawmakers passed Senate Bill 125 to enforce disability civil rights in schools, while separate bills addressing teacher housing and standardized testing limits failed to pass.
Justyne Terry becomes the first person in Colorado to complete the new Teacher Degree Apprenticeship Program, offering a solution to the state's teacher shortage by allowing students to earn while they learn.
Anna Cole tells the Roaring Fork School Board that the 3Rs curriculum focuses on keeping students safe from sexual abuse, citing low opt-out rates and successful integration by nurses and counselors.
Mesa County’s School District 51 prepares to vote on expanding its 'More Social Less Media' campaign to ban phones from kindergarten through high school, aiming for seven hours of uninterrupted focus.
New Colorado state legislation, including House Bill 1001, allows public schools like Roaring Fork Schools to bypass zoning rules to build housing on campus, addressing the critical issue of teacher affordability in the Western Slope.
Colorado voters will decide in November whether to let the state retain billions in surplus revenue instead of issuing TABOR refunds, directing the funds to increase K-12 education spending by up to $4.6 billion annually.
Roaring Fork School District leaders bet on expansion over cuts, proposing a new tax increase to close the 'opportunity gap' for vulnerable students, facing voter skepticism five years after the last measure.
Superintendent Anna Cole pitches a $4.5 million mill levy override to close the achievement gap, but Board Director Jasmin Ramirez questions the efficacy of the previous $7.7 million measure.
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