Contest sparks school breakfast growth
Three Colorado schools recently won “innovation awards” in the School Breakfast Challenge. The contest is now in its second year.
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Parents work out with kids – at school
Elk Creek Elementary has weekly parent/kid Jazzercise classes in the morning, and organizers are planning drumming, soccer and Zumba classes for later in the year to get families working out together.
Colorado counties target teen drinking
Colorado is in the fourth year of a five-year grant to reduce underage drinking, particularly among Latino youth. It appears to be paying off.
Research traces impact of childhood adversity
Our partners at Education Week look at the latest research on the effects of childhood adversity and long-term learning and health.
Reconnecting Youth program boosts teens
Reconnecting Youth, a special class for at-risk youth, has shown success in helping kids overcome their challenges and succeed in school and life.
Campaign invites uncomfortable conversations
State officials have launched a campaign to get young people, parents and others to start talking about something uncomfortable – youth sexual health.
Colo. whooping cough cases pass 1,000
Parents and people who work around children are urged to get vaccinated and to ensure children and adolescents are up-to-date on immunizations.
A biker gang changing girls’ lives
A Vail cycling trainer took some at-risk high school girls who’d never been on mountain bikes and turned them into Ells Angels.
Early experiences predict school success
The head of Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child urges Colorado child advocates to “intervene early, intervene now and pool your resources.”
AFT prez sees best, worst in DPS, Dougco
Randi Weingarten lauds a pay-for-performance plan in Denver but lashes out at Douglas County, where teachers are working without a union contract.
