COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — State leaders have a goal of getting students back in the classroom by January, but how feasible is that for districts in Colorado Springs? According to El Paso County Public Health there are 39 outbreaks in K-12 schools right now, making it the greatest percentage of COVID-19 outbreaks in the
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Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Higher Education reports applications increased by 28% during this year’s Colorado Free Application Day. Colorado Free Application Day eliminates application fees, giving more students the ability to apply to the school of their choice. According to the CDHE, Colorado students submitted nearly 57,000 college and university admissions applications
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) Academy District 20 is now accepting school choice applications from families who live within district boundaries. By January, the application will be open to all families; regardless of where they live. District 20 leaders say applicant turn-out will play a big role in next year’s budget. As of October, leaders say
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DENVER (KRDO) — Governor Jared Polis announced on Wednesday that a new task force will coordinate the safe return of students to the classroom in January. The “Back-to-School Working Group” will consist of teachers, school staff, superintendents, health officials and parents. The team will share their perspectives and feedback to state leaders about schools reopening
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DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis provided an update Tuesday on the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic as over a dozen counties enact stricter guidelines aimed at decreasing the spread of the virus.Watch below: The most sobering revelation of Tuesday’s news conference came from Dr. Rachel Herlihy, the state’s epidemiologist, who said that deaths
Continue Reading COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — All Academy District 20 high schools and middle schools moved to e-learning Monday, November 16th, and now their elementary schools are following suit. After Thanksgiving break, all District 20 elementary students will be learning from home. District 20 leaders say they know the transition to e-learning for Spring of 2020
Continue Reading El Paso County’s largest school district announced late Friday evening that all middle schools and high schools would transition to remote learning through the end of the semester. According to a news release, Academy District 20 administrators have not yet made a decision about our elementary schools. In the included letter from superintendent Tom Gregory,
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Kindergarten through 12th Grade schools account for nearly one-fourth of active COVID-19 outbreaks, according to El Paso County Public Health. Several local school districts have announced plans to transition into remote learning either this week or in the coming weeks. According to the health department, there are 24 active
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — For the past two weeks, school districts in the Pikes Peak region have struggled to get substitute teachers to fill in, which has lead to several schools having to switch to remote learning. Within the past two days, Allison Cortez, the spokesperson for Academy District 20, says eight schools have
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FALCON, Colo. (KRDO) — This week, 35 students and staff in Falcon School District 49 tested positive for COVID-19, shutting down in-person learning at five schools. “Surging infection cases from the community flow into our schools, creating quarantines that deplete our on-site staff, and in-person learning shuts down,” said D49 chief education officer Peter Hilts.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Discussing the election can easily get heated; especially in the comfort o a home. Jenna Glover, child psychologist for the Children’s Hospital Colorado, says children absorb more than you think; especially when it comes to stress. “Our kids look to us to understand the world,” says Glover. “Oftentimes they look
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Even as cases spike in El Paso County, districts have different answers when it comes to students in classes. Hundreds of new COVID-19 cases are being reported in El Paso County daily, and more restrictive state health orders have already affected several businesses, while schools remain a big question. “Our
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Thomas B. Doherty High School and William J. Palmer High School District 11 are now utilizing remote learning in their entirety after multiple students tested positive for COVID-19. District 11 leaders say a shortage of substitute teachers was a big factor in the decision to shift Doherty High School to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Some school districts are now struggling with dramatic shortages of substitute teachers, made worse by teachers absent because of COVID-19. District 11 alone has lost about 70 substitutes, with many giving different reasons as to why they’re not coming back this year. District 11 Spokesperson Devra Ashby believes some of
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Just about every school in Southern Colorado is closed Monday due to snow, but students aren’t getting off the hook that easily. Instead, students are learning from home. School districts have been developing their e-learning programs since COVID-19 hit the area last March, and now the weather won’t stop many
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SOUTHERN COLORADO (KRDO) — Several schools and districts have announced closures, online learning days or delays because of the winter weather in Southern Colorado. Click here for a list of schools in our area that have announced changes due to the weather.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — With El Paso County’s two-week COVID-19 incidence rate over 217 per 100,000 people, local leaders are scrambling to curb the virus’ growth rate before further restrictions are enacted. An hourlong news conference started at 1 p.m. Friday at the El Paso County Office of Emergency Management to provide more information.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — This week, high school students in Pueblo are back inside the classrooms for the first time since COVID-19 prematurely ended the 2019-2020 school year in March. Students at Pueblo East, Central, Centennial, and South High Schools returned to a hybrid format, where half the school alternates days coming to class. “[The
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BLACK FOREST, Colo. (KRDO) — Surrounded by nature, Edith Wolford Elementary School in Black Forest is taking classes outside to keep students interested. “You have natural background sounds, and I work best when there’s a little bit of noise,” said Jason Yonce, a fifth-grader. At first glance, it may look like the kids are outside
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Academy District 20 leaders say notifications they’ve sent to parents about students and staff in isolation or quarantine have caused confusion. A new guide released by District 20 is offering clarification about what it means to isolate or quarantine. District 20 says the protocol they follow in either circumstance is
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