Schools

Colorado's Healthy School Meals for All program, which provides over 600,000 free meals daily, took a step toward permanent funding as HB 25-1274 passed its first House committee hearing on a party-line vote.

Award-winning actress and singer Cynthia Erivo will visit CU Boulder on April 7 as the keynote speaker for the university’s Conference on World Affairs, where she will discuss her career and experiences as a woman in the arts industry.

St. Vrain Valley high school students will analyze and propose solutions to local issues, using local leaders as resources.

The Longmont City Council is considering restrictions on where registered sex offenders can live after residents raised concerns about five offenders residing near Alpine Elementary School and a local park.

The Youth Life Skills Fair, set for April 6 at the Boulder County Fairgrounds, will offer teens ages 11 to 17 hands-on workshops in resume building, financial literacy, and career exploration — along with games, music, and prizes.

Golden High School was placed on lockdown Monday morning after reports of a student potentially possessing a firearm, but police determined there was no active threat, and the lockdown was lifted by 10:58 a.m. with no injuries reported.

A fire started by dust in a ventilation system outside the school’s woodshop started the fire, which injured two South Metro Fire Rescue firefighters.

The threat posed by an armed and potentially dangerous man in Boulder led to shelter-in-place alerts for CU Boulder. SWAT was activated.

Federal workforce cuts will affect institutions with federally-funded labs like CU Boulder, but it’s still uncertain how many employees might be let go.

The free event, hosted in collaboration with the Asian-Pacific Association of Longmont, will occur from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.