39,000 Denver students attend schools that lack adequate mental health staff, study finds

The Denver Post (Education) 1/16 1:00A Tiney Ricciardi

At a time when the mental health of students and school staff rank among the top concerns for Colorado education leaders, about 39,000 Denver students go to public schools where there are not enough nurses, social workers and psychologists to...

Colorado’s graduation rate hits highest level in a decade, largely unaffected by COVID-19 pandemic

The Denver Post (Education) 1/12 6:00A Tiney Ricciardi

Colorado’s graduation rate hit its highest level in a decade for the Class of 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic that upended the academic year and closed schools in March. Last spring, 81.9% of high school seniors 55,220 students graduated from...

How Denver-area schools plan to reopen for the spring semester in light of COVID-19

The Denver Post (Education) 1/4 1:00A Tiney Ricciardi

Following a rocky fall semester, Colorado schools are taking the lessons they learned about educating students during a pandemic and putting them toward a common goal: getting kids and teachers safely back in classrooms. Public health experts...

Millions in Colorado school funding at risk because of COVID-19 enrollment declines

The Denver Post (Education) 12/17 1:00A Tiney Ricciardi, Saja Hindi

Colorado s cash-strapped public school districts risk losing tens of millions of dollars in state funding because of coronavirus-fueled enrollment declines, money that helps pay for teachers and other student services. That’s because most...

More testing, shorter quarantines key to resuming in-person learning, Colorado educators say

The Denver Post (Education) 12/16 1:00A Tiney Ricciardi

Colorado education leaders and public health officials believe they can successfully reopen schools to in-person learning for the spring semester by expanding rapid COVID-19 testing, prioritizing teachers to be vaccinated and implementing other...

Colorado public school enrollment drops for first time in 30 years due to COVID-19 pandemic

The Denver Post (Education) 12/15 6:00A Tiney Ricciardi

Colorado’s public school enrollment decreased this fall for the first time in more than 30 years, as families turned to homeschooling and other options because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of kids enrolled in preschool through 12th grade...

Why COVID-19 has made college application season even more stressful this year

The Denver Post (Education) 12/14 1:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

On top of juggling sports, student government, charity work, a YouTube channel, her senior year course load and dual enrollment college classes during a tumultuous pandemic year, 17-year-old Naomi...

Denver Public Schools to begin spring semester remotely, phase kids back into classrooms by Feb. 1

The Denver Post (Education) 12/8 1:51P Tiney Ricciardi

Denver Public Schools’ more than 93,000 students will begin the spring semester remotely, with students returning to the classroom in phases through the month of January, the district announced Tuesday. Virtual classes resume Jan. 5 following...

Guatemala COVID-19 chief headed back to CU Denver medical job

The Denver Post (Education) 12/8 8:51A The Associated Press

GUATEMALA CITY The man leading Guatemala s effort against the coronavirus said Tuesday he is leaving that post in order to return to his job at the University of Colorado Denver. Dr. Edwin Asturias...

School closings threaten gains of students with disabilities

The Denver Post (Education) 12/3 2:16A Carolyn Thompson

Without any in-school special education services for months, 14-year-old Joshua Nazzaro’s normally sweet demeanor has sometimes given way to aggressive meltdowns that had been under control before the pandemic. The teenager, who has autism and is...

Thanksgiving lessons jettison Pilgrim hats, welcome truth

The Denver Post (Education) 11/24 10:14A Collin Binkley

BOSTON A friendly feast shared by the plucky Pilgrims and their native neighbors? That’s yesterday’s Thanksgiving story. Students in many U.S. schools are now learning a more complex lesson that includes conflict, injustice and a new focus on the...

Aurora proposes permanent school closures as district plans for shifting enrollment

The Denver Post (Education) 11/23 9:11A Yesenia Robles

Two Aurora schools could close at the end of this school year and a third would stop accepting sixth graders, if the school board approves new recommendations. The recommendations to close Lyn Knoll Elementary and turn Century Elementary and...

Superintendent turnover expected to increase in Colorado due to pandemic pressure

The Denver Post (Education) 11/23 1:00A Tiney Ricciardi

When Denver Public Schools Superintendent Susana Cordova resigned earlier this month, she became the third superintendent in Colorado to do so since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Now the state s three largest districts, including...

Not just sore throats and scraped knees: School nurses play pivotal role in containing COVID-19 in...

The Denver Post (Education) 11/22 1:00A Tiney Ricciardi

Over the nearly 20 years Marnie McKercher has been in school nursing, she’s seen the profession change but perhaps never as quickly as it has this year, when a global pandemic put infectious disease mitigation at the top of her priorities list....

Denver Public Schools to send all students to remote learning after Thanksgiving break

The Denver Post (Education) 11/18 9:58A Tiney Ricciardi

Denver Public Schools is moving the few grades still attending in-person classes back to a fully remote format, the district announced Wednesday. Beginning Nov. 30, students in kindergarten, first and second grade will tune into their classes...