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“She is such a puzzle”: Colorado teen’s months-long ordeal spotlights mysteries of long COVID
Ever since Lilly Downs contracted COVID-19 in November, she has lived with persisting symptoms -- quick heart rate, fatigue, mouth ulcers, brain fog and more 鈥� from the infection. She,...
Crisis Point: Teens increasingly turn to Safe2Tell for suicide, mental health emergencies. But Colorado doesn’t track what happens next.
Suicide is the leading cause of death for young Coloradans. The state's Safe2Tell tip line, created to stop school violence, uses police to intervene in mental health crises. Does it...
Inside a Colorado hospital鈥檚 COVID-19 unit, a quiet fight to keep coronavirus patients breathing
On a COVID unit at The Medical Center of Aurora the gravity of the disease is ever present as patients require ventilators to breathe, a sign that even as Colorado鈥檚...
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DPS board may require 3-year pause between rounds of Denver school closures
The policy change comes after the board voted to close or restructure 10 schools, a move aimed at preventing a potential financial crisis as DPS enrollment falls.
Colorado’s K-12 education department won’t comply with Trump’s DEI order
Colorado Education Commissioner Susana C贸rdova said the state's schools are already in compliance with federal anti-discrimination laws.
Colorado lawmakers stave off cuts to program serving young children with disabilities
The Early Intervention program announced in February that it planned to make cuts because of a $4 million shortfall.
Grief lingers 5 years after COVID-19 arrived in Colorado, killing thousands
Closure -- if any such thing exists -- is still out of reach for many pandemic survivors. The world has seemingly moved on even as so many people grieve.
Second dean shot at Denver’s East High in 2023 sues DPS, alleging district failed to keep students and staff safe
Eric Sinclair was shot twice, in the thigh and through his stomach and chest, resulting in the loss of his spleen, according to the lawsuit.
Here are the schools Douglas County School District wants to close next year
The school board is set to vote on the recommendation at a public meeting April 22.
Dean shot at East High School in 2023 sues DPS over “nightmare that could have been prevented”
The lawsuit was filed ahead of the second anniversary of student Austin Lyle鈥檚 shooting of East deans Wayne Mason and Eric Sinclair on March 23, 2023, at Denver鈥檚 largest high...
What’s at stake in Colorado’s school-funding fight as teachers descend on Capitol
Colorado legislators are considering giving districts less money than promised as they try to figure out how to plug a billion-dollar hole.
More than 100 DPS schools will be closed Thursday as Colorado teachers rally for K-12 funding. These schools will stay open.
Thousands of educators from across the state are expected to attend the event led by the Colorado Education Association, the state鈥檚 largest teachers union.
Colorado loses $13.1 million for schools, food banks as USDA slashes assistance programs
Colorado school districts used the federal program to purchase local food and support 鈥渟ocially disadvantaged鈥� and small farmers, producers and ranchers, according to the USDA鈥檚 website.