Schools

Two Title I schools place in the top three for the first time in the MyOn Summer Reading Challenge.

"It may feel like a stark choice between mental or physical health. But as a family therapist and professor of educational psychology who studies resilience in families under stress, I can assure you there’s no single schooling option that guarantees a happy, healthy kid or dooms a child to despair."

"While children attend K-12 public schools for an average of 1,195 hours per year, a full-time working parent averages twice as much time, about 2,450 hours per year, working and commuting."

The cybersecurity P-TECH program will allow students to earn an associate degree alongside their high school diploma — at no cost to students.

SVVSD hopes to get teacher and staff COVID-19 test results returned within two to three days.

Colorado’s experience of school reopening has been a microcosm of the nation’s, marked by uncertainty and disparities. Students are facing wildly different educational experiences based on where they live.

School board meetings are now live-streamed by the district.

With online learning, there is an expectation that things will remain challenging for all, which brings up concerns about how Latino children will fare, something ELPASO and Cornerstone Boulder aim to address through one-on-one support. 

School officials, teachers and families are making adjustments to educate the thousands of students filtering into local and virtual classrooms this week and the next. 

"As a researcher who studies behavior and the brain, I have found the evidence suggests that online instruction can pose a range of challenges for students if they are required to keep their cameras on during class. Here are five reasons why I believe students should be allowed to keep their cameras off instead."