Updated: North High plan stirs controversy
Updated: The Denver school board got an earful Thursday from opponents and supporters of a colocation proposal for North High and West Denver Prep.
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Rural districts get innovative on health
The head of a Colorado foundation went to Washington to share innovative health and wellness programs used by rural schools.
From fifth graders to healthy consumers
Aurora Public Schools and Cherry Creek School District launch a wellness program designed by the Colorado Center for Health and Wellness.
Aurora ‘Pathways’ students get head start
Aurora Public Schools’ Academic and Career Pathways program gives students a chance to sample professional careers.
Tie a green ribbon round three schools
Energy and water audits, weighing their waste streams and wind turbines among features at three Colorado “Green Ribbon” schools.
Eat Your Radio offers kid’s-eye view
KGNU’s Eat Your Radio program turns students into young journalists documenting the struggles youngsters face around nutrition.
Parents, students laud Bully
Parents and students who attended Friday’s opening night showing of the documentary Bully say it rang true, prompting tears.
Schools summit focuses on health
Speakers see a glimmer of hope in new child obesity numbers and urge schools to adopt what works to improve kids’ health
Coping with asthma leaves schools gasping
The law on how to handle students with asthma is one thing. But the realities confronting schools is something else altogether.
Kids’ well-being varies across counties
Sharp increases in child poverty in Colorado have slowed but kids’ well-being still depends on where they live, a new report shows.
