Author: DEBBIE KELLY
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DPS enrollment dips, mirroring statewide drop in students
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Enrollment in Denver Public Schools – Colorado’s largest school district – slightly dipped this school year, mirroring a statewide downward trend that began just after the pandemic upended people’s lives. DPS lost just over a thousand students, a change of 1.15% from the last school year, according to data from the Colorado Department of Education. Colorado…
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El Paso County nonprofits receive nearly $9 million in federal ARPA funding for pandemic recovery
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The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown life off kilter for nearly two years, leaving adverse physical, social, emotional and mental burdens in its wake. To help El Paso County residents recover, 48 nonprofits that operate 50 regional programs spanning a wide gamut of public services collectively are receiving $8.95 million in federal stimulus money. Community Impact…
