COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Starting February 8th, teachers and child care workers will be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Now, school districts are preparing for when the time comes. Governor Jared Polis made the announcement Friday during his press briefing, saying that the group is being moved up to receive the vaccines sooner
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A student at Widefield High School had the opportunity to speak to First Lady Jill Biden during a Zoom meeting Friday. Jacob Parra is part of the Military Child Education Coalition’s Student 2 Student program. It’s a student-led and faculty-advised program that helps bring military and civilian students together by
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FALCON, Colo. (KRDO) — Falcon School District 49 reopened their elementary school for 100% in-person learning, but the impacts of Covid-19 continue to linger. Transportation officials with District 49 said because of Covid-19 restrictions, the amount of kids they can have on each bus is limited to only one student or one household per seat.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Dr. Sean T. O’Leary with Children’s Hospital Colorado said the consequences of closing schools again greatly outweighs the side-effects that COVID-19 has on children. O’Leary said the impacts of closing schools multiple times last year are still looming. Some of those impacts include depression, isolation, child abuse, and hunger. “So
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Overall, Colorado schools posted an estimated 3.3 percent drop in enrollment in fall 2020 compared to 2019 with more than 30,000 fewer students in preschool through 12th grade.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — School District 11 released a statement Wednesday confirming all staff members will have to re-apply for the 2021-2022 school year. In a written statement, District 11 says: All Mitchell staff members have been notified of their release from current work assignments at the end of this school year. Mitchell staff
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The new Biden administration is proposing $130 billion in COVID-19 relief funding for K-12 schools. It’s part of the wider $1.9 trillion ‘American Rescue Plan,’ unveiled by the President earlier this month, which aims to boost economic recovery. At least $130 billion would be allocated to help public elementary, middle
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Southern Colorado district leaders are hopeful they’ll be able to keep some consistency this semester; especially with the continual roll-outs of vaccines. Educators are expected to receive their vaccinations in Phase 1B, but it could be a lengthy process. According to the Colorado Department of Education, there are over 55,000
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — With many students from elementary school to college struggling with their education during the COVID-19 pandemic, and hourly rates as high as $40 or more, families had few affordable options. Until now. Last summer, Kaleb Neal was one of two college students who started Tutors for Change, a nonprofit online service
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DENVER, Colo. (AP) — Colorado’s graduation rate reached its highest level in a decade with the Class of 2020, despite school closures and disruptions caused by the pandemic. The Denver Post reports the Colorado Department of Education says 81.9% of high school seniors totaling 55,220 students graduated from public and charter schools last spring. The
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The 2020 school year has been quite rocky for several school districts across the country. But District 11 in Colorado Springs feels better equipped going into the spring semester with what they’ve learned from the fall. “We found with families with multiple students in one house, parents were using that
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Gov. Jared Polis’ recent change to school vaccination plans may have just given schools the break they need after almost a year of shifting students in and out of the classroom. Educational staff was originally slotted for Phase 2 of vaccinations in the spring, but they’ve been moved up to
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — AT&T has contributed more than $38,000 in grant funds to Pueblo City School District 60 to assist high schoolers experiencing anxiety, depression, or mental health issues. With these grant funds, D60 says they will be able to cover costs for students receiving counseling through State of Grace Counseling. Due to the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Kaiser Permanente announced an almost $200,000 grant for eight school districts in Colorado to help improve their mental health services. Three of the districts receiving the grant are Colorado Springs District 11, Harrison District 2, and Fort Carson District 8. Officials with Kaiser Permanente said the districts awarded grants have
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs just received an over $3,000,000 donation from the Anschutz Foundation to expand the college’s engineering department. Dr. Don Rabern, Dean of the College of Engineering, said UCCS will be able to enroll close to 1,000 more students in the engineering department by 2026.
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Pueblo, Colo. (KRDO) — Pueblo City Councilman, Ray Aguilera was determined to bring Christmas cheer to the steel city despite how difficult the pandemic has been. For almost a decade the Bessemer Christmas Extravaganza has brought joy to families in need during the holiday season. Though it looked a little different this year, their mission
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Academy District 20 just released plans for high school and middle school students to return to hybrid learning come January 2021. Just like the fall 2020 semester, students are not required to go to school in-person. Aly Johnson, a business and marketing teacher at Air Academy High School, said she
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Starting a college career in 2020 is like any other. Students are forced to not only navigate the typical stresses of college but a pandemic as well. Fear and anxiety with the ongoing public health crisis forced some students to make tough decisions. Dawn Boden, Career and College Access Specialist
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Starting after the New Year, Governor Jared Polis says Colorado schools will be able to test students and teachers for COVID-19 on campus. The announcement came during Tuesday’s press briefing about schools returning to in-person learning and what state and local governments are doing to keep students and teachers safe.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The University of Colorado Colorado Springs announced Tuesday students will begin the spring semester remotely. According to a statement, classes will begin remotely Jan. 19 until Feb. 22, when the university plans to return to a blend of in-person, hybrid, and remote learning. “Starting the semester remotely is the most
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