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Proposal for mental health screenings in middle, high schools sent to Polis
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Colorado schools could soon offer mental health screenings to sixth through 12th graders if a bill that cleared the General Assembly is signed into law. House Bill 1003 would create a mental health assessment program for Colorado middle and high school students, allowing schools to opt-in to identify mental health concerns and refer students to support…
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Proposal advances for mental health screenings in Colorado middle, high schools
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Colorado school districts could soon offer mental health screenings to sixth through 12th graders – if a bill passed by the state House is enacted. House Bill 1003 would create a mental health assessment program for Colorado middle and high school students, allowing schools to opt-in to identify mental health concerns and refer students to support programs.…
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Denver Public Schools to offer free meals all summer for students
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Denver Public Schools will give out free breakfast and lunch to children all summer long. The district announced Wednesday that it will offer free food to any child under 18 – enrolled in the district or not – at 47 schools beginning June 6. Adult meals are also available for purchase, according to the district.…
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Denver Public Schools’ new greenhouse — the first of its kind in the US — will bring fresh vegetables to students
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Denver Public Schools’ students will soon be feasting on fresh produce that was grown and handpicked in the district’s backyard greenhouse. The new greenhouse is a first of its kind in the United States and will grow salad bowl items for students. The 28,000 square foot facility can hold up to 35,000 plants and will…
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Calls to Colorado’s school safety tip line drop in January
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Calls to Safe2Tell, Colorado’s anonymous school safety tip line for students, dropped 35% in January compared to the previous month, according to a report released Tuesday by the Colorado Attorney General’s Office. The program reported 842 fewer tips last month. It received 2,423 tips in December. Of the 1,582 tips received in January, 16% were for…
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Gardner bill would force VA to pay student veterans full benefits
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Colorado’s U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner said Tuesday he plans to introduce bipartisan legislation aimed at forcing the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay benefits to student veterans who have been shorted because of the VA’s information processing and accounting difficulties. “The VA let these veterans down and this cannot be tolerated,” Gardner said in a…
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Report: Districts can do more to give black and Hispanic students access to college courses
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School districts could do more to ensure students, particularly students of color, have an opportunity to take college classes while still in high school. That’s the conclusion of a new report from a student advocacy group that looked at disparities in access to what is known as “concurrent enrollment” in Colorado schools. Programs allowing students…
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Jared Polis visits teachers, students at Colorado public schools
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After announcing a comprehensive plan for K-12 education in Colorado, U.S. Rep. Jared Polis hit the road last week to talk with teachers and thank them for all the sacrifices they make on behalf of kids in Colorado. Polis’ “Giving Thanks to Teachers” tour took him to Denver, Johnstown, Windsor, and Greeley. Polis, a Democrat,…
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ICYMI: Forgery no-no, SAT test sure looks new, teen seeks DPS board seat and more
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Here’s a look at the Colorado political news that might have breezed by right under your nose over the last week. ? A couple of Mesa County women didn’t fool anyone – at least not the people they needed to fool – when they allegedly tried to cast second ballots in last fall’s general election…
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Student free speech protection legislation signed into law
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Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday signed legislation that aims at protecting free speech on college campuses. Senate Bill 62 addresses “free speech zones” on campuses, where people are confined to an area of campus to express political and other views. The bipartisan bill’s sponsors, Sen. Tim Neville, R-Littleton, and Reps. Jeff Bridges, D-Greenwood Village, and…
