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Sponsors of legislation to scale back the number of tests Colorado students take this spring hope this approach represents a middle ground that satisfies the desire to take stock of how COVID disruptions affected student learning while still giving school districts some relief from logistical challenges. 

Longmonters through March 18 have an opportunity to provide feedback on again expanding outdoor space for businesses downtown.

This is the 30th Ziggi’s Coffee location to open nationwide, with 25 of them located in Colorado. 

The Colorado Trustee Network on Wednesday announced it will fight to improve state funding, narrow inequities in graduation rates, and better align education with workforce needs.

Commissioners on Colorado’s Front Range Passenger Rail Commission are pushing for a public vote to raise funds to build the long dreamed of train from Pueblo to Fort Collins.

Colorado has an estimated 120,000 K-12 school staff and child care workers, and as of Sunday, 93,175 of them have received their first shot. Eligible workers include not just classroom teachers, but bus drivers, food service workers, classroom aides, and others.

Training will cover topics such as: boards roles and responsibilities, board applications and interviewing, board culture and survival strategies, and board oversight/management.

A daily crime report in Longmont.

In a battle of the top-ranked teams in their class, No. 1 Windsor (10-1 overall) topped No. 2 Longmont 47-38 on Tuesday to claim the Northern League title and perhaps the top seed in the state postseason tournament that starts next week. Longmont fell to 9-2.

Students turn losses of COVID into positive art.