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Colorado ranks low nationwide in providing summer meals to kids who need free lunch at school, report finds
FROM Chalkbeat Colorado
Colorado ranks low nationwide in providing summer meals to kids who need free lunch at school, report finds

Fewer than one out of every 10 Colorado children who rely on subsidized lunches during the school year have access to free summer lunch.

By 
Kati Weis
 | August 6, 2019
Front Range Community College’s new building will expand opportunities for technical job training
FROM Chalkbeat Colorado
Front Range Community College’s new building will expand opportunities for technical job training

A technical training program housed in a state-of-the-art building unveiled Thursday will enable students at Front Range Community College to pursue in-demand specialties

By 
Kati Weis
 | August 2, 2019
This Colorado preschool’s new gym could be a model for serving students with special needs
FROM Chalkbeat Colorado
This Colorado preschool’s new gym could be a model for serving students with special needs

Bal Swan Children's Center's new gym is on the cusp of a growing trend for more inclusive physical education.

By 
Kati Weis
 | July 30, 2019
Columbine High School, widely synonymous with tragedy, will not be rebuilt or renamed
FROM Chalkbeat Colorado
Columbine High School, widely synonymous with tragedy, will not be rebuilt or renamed

After a nearly two-month public survey period, Jefferson County Public Schools has decided against tearing down and rebuilding Columbine High School.

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Kati Weis
 | July 25, 2019
Many Denver schools with high asthma rates aren’t participating in a new air quality monitoring program
FROM Chalkbeat Colorado
Many Denver schools with high asthma rates aren’t participating in a new air quality monitoring program

One goal of this program is to help school nurses identify asthma triggers and then develop individual health plans for students who have the chronic breathing condition.

By 
Kati Weis
 | July 12, 2019
Will a new program monitoring air quality at Denver schools make a difference for students?
FROM Chalkbeat Colorado
Will a new program monitoring air quality at Denver schools make a difference for students?

Ten Denver schools are getting highly localized air quality sensors. The data goes live this fall.

By 
Kati Weis
 | July 12, 2019
HOPE Online charter school shut out of Aurora
FROM Chalkbeat Colorado
HOPE Online charter school shut out of Aurora

The Colorado State Board of Education terminated HOPE Online Learning Academy’s ability to serve nearly 400 Aurora students.

By 
Kati Weis
 | June 13, 2019
Jeffco schools to consider updating LGBTQ policies as backers call for ‘more foundation and meat’
FROM Chalkbeat Colorado
Jeffco schools to consider updating LGBTQ policies as backers call for ‘more foundation and meat’

“Jeffco public schools wishes to be an inclusive place for students and staff," said Superintendent Jason Glass.

By 
Kati Weis
 | June 10, 2019
Seeking to deter a ‘morbid fascination,’ Jeffco may rebuild Columbine High School
FROM Chalkbeat Colorado
Seeking to deter a ‘morbid fascination,’ Jeffco may rebuild Columbine High School

The new school would be built to the west of the current school and would retain the same name of Columbine High School.

By 
Kati Weis
 | June 7, 2019
LGBTQ advocates to push for student and staff protections in Jeffco schools
FROM Chalkbeat Colorado
LGBTQ advocates to push for student and staff protections in Jeffco schools

Dozens in support of LGBTQ students and staff plan to press the Jefferson County School Board to consider and adopt updated anti-discrimination policies.

By 
Kati Weis
 | June 5, 2019

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