Vulnerable populations

Decline in participation of annual English fluency test prompts need for more analysis

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• Diversity & Equity

A Colorado principal put an 8-year-old boy in a hold until he passed out. State law has ‘no teeth’ to force changes

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• Politics & Policy

Colorado bill would revamp student discipline, ban handcuffing children

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• English-language learners

These Boulder Latino parents want ‘engagement’ to be more than a buzzword

The Adams 14 district has a plan to teach English learners

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• Coronavirus Colorado

With thousands of students missing, Colorado officials call on parents to enroll their children in school

A seventh-grader dared this Colorado teacher to get angry. ‘Mr. Q’ kept his cool.

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• Remote learning

88% of Denver students showing up for virtual classes, but there are disparities by age and race

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• Politics & Policy

Poverty, hunger, lost learning all hit children hard. Colorado needs to protect them from COVID fallout, advocates say.

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• Politics & Policy

Gov. Jared Polis launches $32.7 million fund to incubate ideas to improve student learning during the pandemic

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• Remote learning

Why hotspots and internet deals still leave thousands of Colorado students disconnected from school

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• Remote learning

Denver school board: Learning pods will make segregation and inequality worse

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• Community & Wraparound Programs

MAPA: Lugares donde puedes recibir comida gratis para tus hijos, mientras están cerradas las escuelas

Denver survey shows Black and Hispanic families more likely to prefer virtual learning

One barrier to internet access has fallen, but Colorado education leaders say the divide remains too large

Denver releases progress report on steps to better serve Black students

Black students in Denver are much more likely to be ticketed or arrested at school

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• Budget & finance

Colorado’s K-12 budget: Does COVID-19 suddenly make the unpalatable possible?

‘This is stressful:’ Snapshots of remote learning from parents of children with disabilities

Wi-Fi holdup: Social Security question still a barrier, Colorado teachers say

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• Coronavirus

The pandemic has been hard on students like me. It’s time to boost mental health support in schools.

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• Aurora Public Schools

With virtual school, this Colorado school psychologist witnessed a student’s transformation

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• Coronavirus

Remove internet barriers for undocumented families, Colorado teachers unions urge

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• Coronavirus

How Denver families can donate unused school lunch money to feed those in need

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• Community & Wraparound Programs

Denver schools prepare for switch to online learning in two weeks

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• Diversity & Equity

IPads, packets, and hippopotamus poop: How Jeffco families navigated the first days of remote learning

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• Community & Wraparound Programs

MAPA: Lugares donde puedes recibir comida gratis para tus hijos, mientras están cerradas las escuelas

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• Charter schools

Denver charter network STRIVE Prep wins $1.4 million grant focused on students with disabilities

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• Diversity & Equity

In compromise on ABA therapy, Colorado bill would require districts to set written policies

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• Diversity & Equity

Parents of students with autism want behavior therapists allowed in Colorado classrooms

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• Diversity & Equity

A Denver school bus driver called police on a 6-year-old girl with special needs

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• Diversity & Equity

Behind closed doors: When it comes to seclusion and restraint, Colorado schools ‘are investigating themselves’