COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado state lawmakers are working on a bill that will prohibit corporate punishment of kids in schools and daycares. Colorado is one of 22 states that still allow corporal punishment. The priority for this bill is to make sure students feel safe in schools. House Bill 1191 prohibits a person
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Dual enrollment is on the rise, an option that allows students to simultaneously gain college credits that will go towards a college degree while still in high school. According to the Community College Research Center, community colleges saw a 12% spike this academic year in dual enrollment. At Pikes Peak
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AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (KRDO) — Air Force Academy’s Associate Head Men’s Swimming Coach Anthony Boettcher passed away Sunday, March 12, Air Force Director of Athletics Nathan Pine announced. Boettcher was in his 13th season as an assistant at the Academy. In his recent statement, Pine offered his condolences to Boettcher’s family on behalf of
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — Educators and administrators are adapting College Board’s new computer-based SAT and PSAT assessments as the standard entrance exam for Colorado colleges in 2024. Currently, the statute requires the Colorado Department of Education to review new processes for college entrance exams every five years. This process was delayed for a year due
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Mitchell High School and School District 11 (D11) is partnering with Peak Education to help high school students prepare for college and careers. Peak Education is a post-secondary mentoring service that helps students and families develop college and career readiness. “Having strong relationships with community partners is a key part
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — This year, the Pueblo City-County Library District will be honoring 40 local women during the Outstanding Women Awards. Honorees will be celebrated and given awards for their contributions to the community during a luncheon at the Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library. According to the PCCLD, the Outstanding Women Awards has been
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Two young students at Palmer High School are proving yet again that girls belong in STEM. Natalie Muro and Cami Wolkow, both freshmen at Palmer High School in Colorado Springs, took home major hardware recently from the Pikes Peak Regional Science and Engineering Fair. Natalie investigated buoys that capture wave energy and then convert it
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You probably never had a field trip like 5th graders at Springs Ranch Elementary just received in their own classroom. For the second time in as many weeks, surgeons from UCHealth came to D49 to show 5th-grade students at Springs Ranch what it’s like, firsthand, to be a doctor, more specifically a trauma surgeon. Doctors
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PUEBLO, COLORADO (KRDO) — Pueblo County High School (PCHS) students have partnered with Make-A-Wish Foundation to host a ‘Wish Week’ from March 8 through March 15 to raise money for Make-A-Wish Colorado. The school and community members are working together to help six-year-old Cash have a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse built in his backyard. This is
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — For the second straight year, the Pueblo East Eagles won the 4A state wrestling title. This was the third title won in the last six years. Wednesday, the Eagles Empire got a chance to celebrate the accomplishment through a special school pep rally. Even some members of other Pueblo schools came
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — Tuesday, a principal at a Pueblo District 60 elementary school joined Governor Jared Polis and other lawmakers to announce a new statewide initiative to boost math performance in Colorado students. According to the governor’s office, the bipartisan supported legislation provides support for math instruction and improvement for students in pre-kindergarten through
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The almost $3million comes from a grant given by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The plan is a two-year long pilot project to improve internet and device access in underserved communities within the city. 200 CSU Pueblo students, and their households, will receive digital literacy training, new devices, and have their internet services subsidized.
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — Students at Denver East High School are pushing for more gun safety through a walk-out of Friday classes. This outcry comes after a 16-year-old East high student, Luis Garcia, was shot while sitting in his parked car near the school on Feb. 13. Wednesday, our Denver news partners confirmed Garcia had
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado State University-Pueblo is working on increasing broadband access to underserved communities thanks to a nearly $3 million grant. Through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), CSU-Pueblo received a $2.98 million grant to implement a two-year pilot project called “Adelante Connect.” Adelante Connect will staff Community Digital Navigator positions, provide
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Friday, Academy District 20 announced four finalists the Board of Education selected in its search for the next superintendent. Superintendent Thomas Gregory announced his retirement in October 2022, with plans to stay in his position through the end of the academic school year, June 30, 2023. According to D20, the
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Woodland Park, Colo. (KRDO) — Thursday morning, parents and students in Woodland Park protested a decision to move sixth-graders to the elementary schools. This outcry comes one day after nearly 30 teachers called out sick in protest. “I’m an alumnus. My whole family has gone through this district. Some of the things they’re taking away
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — A program that gives high school students the chance to learn more about the aviation industry returns to the Denver International Airport (DEN). The Teen Navigator Program is designed for students over the age of 15 who are interested in learning more about the aviation industry and helping passengers navigate an
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WOODLAND PARK, Colo. (KRDO) — Wednesday, the Woodland Park School District announced it was relocating sixth-grade to from middle schools to elementary schools, making the three schools PK-6. According to a press release, this was made “after careful consideration” and is a “strategic decision to optimize its facilities and enhance academic performance.” The press release
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WOODLAND PARK, Colo. (KRDO) — Tuesday afternoon, community members gathered at the Woodland Park Public Library to discuss banned books, after a Woodland Park High School course was recently removed from school course offerings following a complaint about a class book. The initial complaint came from Woodland Park resident Jameson Dion, who sounded the alarm
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — ChatGpt takes massive amounts of data and converts it into the type of human conversation requested by the user. Created by developer OpenAI, it has become the source of both fascination and frustration. Almost immediately after its launch, many colleges and school districts across the country banned it after reports
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