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University of Colorado Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano announced Tuesday he's retiring from the job but will stay on as faculty in the School of Education.
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Chalkbeat Colorado Bureau Chief Erica Meltzer joined us to discuss the latest in the state’s universal preschool rollout and Colorado schools’ struggles to keep the AC running.
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News brief with The Coloradoan: New school principals and no-cost career training for in-demand jobsThe Coloradoan Executive Editor Eric Larsen joined us to discuss the influx of new principals in Fort Collins-area schools and a new state program that funds career training in high-demand fields.
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A new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality shows that some Mountain West states are not doing a lot to support and retain teachers of color in their policies and practices.
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Chalkbeat Colorado Bureau Chief Erica Meltzer joined us for an update on the state’s Universal Pre-K program.
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News brief with Chalkbeat: Denver Public Schools releases tape of closed meeting about school policeChalkbeat Colorado Bureau Chief Erica Meltzer joined us to discuss the Denver school board's unanimous vote last week to release a recording of a closed meeting in March about bringing police officers back into schools.
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The federal government is forgiving the loans of Colorado students who enrolled in a now-defunct career school. The U.S. Department of Education and Colorado attorney general on Tuesday announced the federal loan refunds and balance forgiveness for former students of CollegeAmerica.
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The Bureau of Indian Education recently extended a program that provides more mental health resources for tribal youth, impacting more than 100 Mountain West schools.
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Erica Meltzer, Colorado Bureau Chief for Chalkbeat, joined us to discuss the recent overturning of affirmative action in college admissions.
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The deficits in students’ grasp of civics became more apparent when the results of last spring’s National Assessment of Educational Progress — which includes state and national tests that gauge student achievement in subjects including reading, math and civics — revealed fewer students reaching proficiency in civics. Colorado students in the Denver metro area, Arvada, Buena Vista, Craig and Pueblo put their civics knowledge to the test in local contests. Bee organizers at the state and national level say the task of polishing students’ grasp of civics falls on far more than educators.