Record-Low 35% in U.S. Satisfied with K-12 Education Quality

Boardhawk
Seven Denver school board candidates – including all three citywide at-large challengers – mostly stuck to general themes Tuesday night about their qualifications and support for students and teachers but many were light on specific strategies to raise achievement.

Advance
Amid the worst scores in history, we must act to help our lowest-performing students. But don’t let that focus lead to neglect at the top, where students are also in trouble. Both-and, not either-or.

Colorado Sun
When Emily Murphy’s husband finished his physician’s residency in Fort Collins, he wanted to practice medicine at a community hospital in a rural setting.

CPR News
Students across Jefferson County walked out of class and protested on Friday to advocate against gun violence and show solidarity with students at Evergreen High School, after a shooting this week at Evergreen High School left three injured and a shooter dead.

Colorado leaders are moving quickly to make sure everyone has easy access to COVID-19 vaccines this fall.

The Mountain Jackpot News
Merit Academy, a charter school located in Woodland Park, is launching an exciting Tiny Home construction program for local students. The effort is part of a unique partnership with The Seed & Bean, Careers in Construction Colorado (CICC), and the Housing and Building Association of Colorado Springs (HBA), the sponsoring CICC chapter for Merit Academy.